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    best open track/road tyres for 65/66

    iv been looking online at 65/66 race cars allthough i havent found actual brands/sizes or info i want etc they nearly ALL seem to run 15s???:scratch:
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    best open track/road tyres for 65/66

    thanks guys phutch yes your right i should have been more exact in my first post i am more interested in handling oiver looks but guess i never expected classic racers to be using 16-17-18 wheels and super low profiles and if 22s were the best choice i wouldnt use them! so let me put it...
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    best open track/road tyres for 65/66

    ok il try to narrow it down. my limited experience playing with tyres is that on a road at least its not allways wides is best iv found theres a point where wider is worse and will skip about,slide in wet and aquaplane easier. i was thinking 15s as i have a set of a.r.e 7x15 tto wheels and...
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    best open track/road tyres for 65/66

    not the usual wheel and tyre question. can somebody tell me the best wheel/tyre size/type for a lowered street car used for open track and road course. not for looks but for best handling best grip etc tried searching but just found threads on tallest widest etc
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    Dyno results!

    how much more did the torquer make over the vic jnr? i have a tq 2 and wieand steakth cant decide wich to use
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    yes bill ref the uca but i never realized it would meen reaming the spindle? yes good idea about building front bend with shorter coil overs im no expert but cant se why that wouldnt work provided the mounting points were strong enough and it would meen you could remove the towers for room a...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    well i was going to buy cpp lower kit AND top arms but at 300 vs 100 i figured on the howes units but am not sure wich ones i need or wich balljoints to buy from rock auto etc or am i completely missing something here??? i/ we all would be very gratefull if somebody with ,,the knoledge...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    if buying a arms off shelf can you buy them with correct hole locations? or do you simply re drill the car mounting area? is it just a case of buying arms the corect length from howes etc and welding on shock brackets or are there other angles etc to work out??:shrug: would it trim even more...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    hi 5280 just looked at those links cool stuff but no parts details/numbers/links am i looking at the wrong place? im building a twisty track car not a drag car im in england u.k but will be buying parts when i come back over to west coast end june im thinking cpp lower side and stock car shop...
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    yes i saw that with the,,other,, guy talk about,,dangling the carrot!,,:notnice: i would be very gratefull and may be able to help in return il try to p.m you later:nice:
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    i agree i just love that black one! hey wild bill thanks il go and google that in a mo but just incase is that an easy site to find and any idea on part numbers? thanks:nice:
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    65-66 CUSTOM MADE FRONT COILOVER SETUP IN PROGRESS

    excellent info very gratefull for you sharing with us iv allways been convinced theres a more economical way to get same results im guessing those springs simply painted or powder coated would trim the cost down even more? however something iv been thinking about. is there any reason why you...