Decided on a replacement for Go Man Go

[vortecd]

I've tried to find as much information as I can on the weights of these tires and wheels.

@vortecd something's not adding up somewhere maybe you can help. Your Forgestar F14 in 18x5 with a M&H 28x4.5 Racemaster tire weighs 34lbs? If the tire is 16lbs that would make your wheel 18lbs. However on Forgestars website they show a 18x9.5 weighing 17.6lbs so I'm surprised a larger wheel weighs less if that's correct. Also the Race Star 92 that I run claim to be 18lbs but with the same M&H 28x4.5 Racemaster tire mine weigh 38lbs. Where are the 4lbs coming from? Maybe my Race Star 92 wheels weigh 22lbs but that 25% more than all quoted weights I've seen. What front tire are you putting on the 17s? I don't know what a MT radial is.

I'm kicking myself for not weighing those wheels when I got them. Lesson learned.

Your racestars are 3-4 lbs more then the f14s each. My racestar m&h combo weighed 38 lbs on my scale also. Seemed on my scale the 18 f14 with the m&H was somewhere around 34.6-35 lbs then. I have a new scale and the f14 weight 34.1 lbs. On the same scale the 17x5 f14 weigh 16.7 lbs and the M/T ET street fronts 27x6 17 weigh 15.4 lbs

I put 2 10 lbs dumb bells on the scale and was 19.8 lbs so seems close

M/T DOT radials
https://www.jegs.com/i/Mickey-Thomp...0BpIbEevm4f7hHbM90ZO-MyNFaNZ9GFCEgLjDjbRinUEO

 

[Speedy!]

Cool, thanks for that info.

 

[vortecd]

These are the M/T bias ply that are 12 lbs. This is a great deal and I thought about it. North of Columbus, OH and I might have been able to have someone bring them to me that lives close but decided on the radials

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[Speedy!]

I'm thinking I wanna stay with 18" wheels. What made you want 17s?

 

[vortecd]

I'm thinking I wanna stay with 18" wheels. What made you want 17s?

I'm going to lighter front brakes so I can go down to a 17. Plan was going to the hoosiers which the 17 combo would be 28 lbs.

At some point I will weigh Jons front combos. He has 17" f14s with the hoosiers and 18" f14 with the m/t radials. From what I have seen they should 28 and 37 lbs

 

[vortecd]

Here they show the "box weight" of 16 lbs for the M&H 18

https://dragracingwheels.com/m-h-racemaster-bias-ply-dot-28-4-5r18-front-runner-drag-tire-mss-025/

 

[Speedy!]

I'm going to lighter front brakes so I can go down to a 17. Plan was going to the hoosiers which the 17 combo would be 28 lbs.

At some point I will weigh Jons front combos. He has 17" f14s with the hoosiers and 18" f14 with the m/t radials. From what I have seen they should 28 and 37 lbs

I'm pretty sure a 17" will fit the Demon 170, I just didn't think it was really any lighter than the 18 and since 18s will fit more Hellcats I thought that was the way to go?

 

[BULL]

Speaking of light-weight things...

Fresh off of the printer...

 

[DRAGRCR]

I'm pretty sure a 17" will fit the Demon 170, I just didn't think it was really any lighter than the 18 and since 18s will fit more Hellcats I thought that was the way to go?

A BS Win Lite and Hoosier Race tire the 17" setup is 2 pounds lighter than the 18" setup. 25 VS 27