Sorry if its a really dumb question, new to the whole wheel/slick thing! I have some old 00L wheels and before I sell them, I was just curious if I could go and use them at the track with a pair of slicks? If so, what size rear slicks? Im a moron

 

nitto 555 street 'slicks' are the closest thing u can get i believe.

 

SVT00L ! Nitto 555R, DR 305/45/18 Get them good and hot, 17-20 LBS pres. Some guys get them to hook up pretty good. I ran 13.01 ET with stock boost with them. After 6# lower pulley I overpowered them, went with Hoosiers.

 

SVT00L


True slicks are only made in certain sizes,
basically 14", 15", + 16"

When you hear people say they are running slicks,
pretty much 90% of the time, we're talking about 16".
Most run 28 x 10 (16" Hoosiers), and of course you need a 16" Rims to go along with them. Some run a little wider slick,
but the most common size used is def 28x10

For those approching and running 10 sec ET's they find the
need for a taller slick, and for them grinding the calipers and switching to a 15" Rim is the only way to get a 30" tall slick.

This is where Bogarts come into play
Here's V on 15" Bogarts and 30" Rear Slicks




But as said there is a street/strip tire known as Nitto 555-R's

They will give you better traction at the track, AND ON THE STREET, but of course you do give up tire life and wet weather driving, due to it's soft compound and design. Here's what it
comes down too. If your plan on racing on a regular basis at the track on F-1's or Nitto's, you will eat them up fairly quickly and
now you will have to go out AGAIN and buy a set of new tires.
So most find drive the streets with what you currently have on, and buyingn real slicks for the track are a much better way to go, def better 60ft's, and actually cheaper if you find the right deal.

 

good year has a set that will fit on our stock 18s, but they dont work worth a damn, a talon member had a set a while back

 

18" rim would mean almost no sidewall for the slick.

The sidewall on a slick is deigned to helpo it hook by flexing under torque... Less sidewall= less flex = less hook

 

talking about:

 

If you've ever seen them, it IS NOT even worth talking about,
and surly should never be considered as a Slick on a L

 

Thanks guys!

Rob, You thinking about going to 15" wheel, cause Im trying to get rid of the 15"s and slicks I have a just run a 16"?