Want best traction for my recently acquired new 23 hellcat..

[creekcat]

Hi.. I want the tires to remain inside the fender wells.. I think i need 10.5 wheels. Also may need a little cutting of some plastic
underneath.. Rather not go with the street slicks...thanks.. New here and should be fun!!

 

[72 440 Barracuda]

Hi.. I want the tires to remain inside the fender wells.. I think i need 10.5 wheels. Also may need a little cutting of some plastic
underneath.. Rather not go with the street slicks...thanks.. New here and should be fun!!

Welcome aboard!!! This is a great forum!
Tire and wheel combination varies a little by the car (widebody vs narrowbody and Challenger vs Charger), but I believe you can go up to 10.5" (maybe 11") wheels and a 305 tire to start for all. Wider with some others...

 

[creekcat]

Thank You for the Welcome... And for the info.. Now a rim idea to start with.. Appreciate all help..

 

[Hunter]

Hi.. I want the tires to remain inside the fender wells.. I think i need 10.5 wheels. Also may need a little cutting of some plastic
underneath.. Rather not go with the street slicks...thanks.. New here and should be fun!!

I have a narrow body challenger, but have Phillips performance fender flares and have a 11.5 wheel with 335 30's on the rear.

 

[Hunter]

BTW:
Welcome from the Mississippi Gulf Coast

 

[GNBRETT]

Get the drag pack from AAD ull need it for wheel hop.

 

[Linda's Hell Cat]

I have a narrow body challenger, but have Phillips performance fender flares and have a 11.5 wheel with 335 30's on the rear.
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@Hunter Really love PPFF mod, it sure makes a difference and looks Great!

@creekcat Welcome to the forum! Man if I were you I'd do the mod that @Hunter did!

When you get a chance, Post up some pics of you ride!


Congratulations and Enjoy All The Fasssst Fun!

~Linda

 

[ACMAVRO]

Welcome! Here’s 10.5 rims with 305 nittos on back and 9.5s with 275s on front.

 

[creekcat]

 

[creekcat]

Will be doing some “ test and tunes “ at KillKare drag way in Xenia Ohio on Thursday evenings.. Have to get the right wheels figured out and sourced in the spring.. Have raced there since early 60’s..Thanks for any recommendation…b

 

[DGatzby]

I have a narrow body challenger, but have Phillips performance fender flares and have a 11.5 wheel with 335 30's on the rear.
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This is a fine example of getting large rubber under one. @Hunter that is a nice one. Make sure you let him know about the wheels.

 

[Hunter]

I have a narrow body challenger, but have Phillips performance fender flares and have a 11.5 wheel with 335 30's on the rear.
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Wheels are Triumph SVS 11.5 x 20 in rear and 10 x 20 in front.

 

[ACMAVRO]

Hunter and I are lowered on mopar springs as well

 

[creekcat]

Thank You!!.. Will be on the hunt when back home...

 

[vortecd]

You really need a street tire and a drag tire, there really isn't a best fits both. Buy some 17" with some Mickey Thompson for the track

 

[EricG]

This is where I ended up, 305/35 Michelins for the street on 10.5 in replicas and then a drag wheel/tire set up when I'm feeling frisky or hitting the test n tune.

 

[2ndAmend]

I have 305 PS4S for the street and 17" 305 MT's for the track. The right tool for the job.

 

[creekcat]

This is where I ended up, 305/35 Michelins for the street on 10.5 in replicas and then a drag wheel/tire set up when I'm feeling frisky or hitting the test n tune.

That is what i was thinking.. I want that extra inch inside.. Does your 10.5 do that? Also, i have read
the NITTO is very good.. What 10.5 did you have? Thanks

 

[creekcat]

I have 305 PS4S for the street and 17" 305 MT's for the track. The right tool for the job.

Thanks for this info.. I am hoping that the street ones will suffice for my minimal track time, although
am not ruling it out. Thank you

 

[EricG]

That is what i was thinking.. I want that extra inch inside.. Does your 10.5 do that? Also, i have read
the NITTO is very good.. What 10.5 did you have? Thanks

Yeah it’s mostly tucked in the wheel well, but at the same time I had minimal rubbing of the plastic inner liner so I had to trim it a little and heat a couple spots to re-form. So I have the PS4 summer tires, they still spin pretty easy if I want them to but it’s so much more capable than the stock joke 275s. Car shifts so much cleaner with better tires. My drag wheel/tire is cheap, Bravado 18s with ET street R 305/45r18 and they work really well! Very happy with how the car performs. Now on those 10.5s if you want to just use a street drag radial 305/35r20 there’s the Nitto 555r2 or Mickey ET street s/s, I couldn’t say which is better. I have run et street s/s on other cars and they work well, I also had a set of 555r Nittos a while back and didn’t like them nearly as much, they seemed barely better than a good regular street tire.