Hey guys
I need a recomendation for a 15" rim for some BFG drag radials. Looking for something reasonably light, durable, and cheap.(yes, i want it all, and at a minamum price... dont we all???....lol)

These wheels will not be driven on the street much.. maybe 5 miles to and from the track. I think i am going to go with 205/50/15 tires, but would like the rim to be wide enough to seat both those, and 225's correctly should i want to try them out in the future.

Should i just go with like a cheap rota wheel in 15", or are there some better and lighter racing wheels for around the same price???

Thanks for the help guys.

---Joe

 

i run rota attacks with 225 bfg drag radial no problems at all. i actually dd with them and air down at the track with 0 problems.

 

racing hart cp035s are about the lightest you will find but they are a little pricey i have a set for sale by the way but they are for 5 lug

 

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Nice, so they dont bow out or anything crazy like??? Full contact patch on the road??? How are the BFG's daily driven???

I was also considering the slipstreams because i think u can get them in 15x7??

 

also, does anyone have a comparison as to how much stickier the bfg's are over the nitto 555r's?????

 

i air mine down to about 14psi i was kinda scetchy about goin lower and spinning the tire but i cut 1.8 1.9 60fts on them i know i could do better but ill wait for slicks for that. but i love my bfgs from what i hear u have to heat the nittos alot for them to stick with my bfgs small burn out and they would hook like crazy

 

I had 205/45/15 nitto 555's on my rotas running around 13-14psi at the track and I ^ agree. They were a bitch to get traction. Maybe because of the small sidewall. (Got them cheap)

Maybe even if you have a designated two rims for the track go down to a 14" rim.
Would help with your drop. Just suggestion and my experience.

M&H or BFG FTW
Nitto FTL

 

I recommend going with a pretty wide wheel for drag radials. It keeps the tire from wanting to balling up when you launch the car and reduces wheel hop quite a bit. I run an 8" wide rim on mine.

 

rota jspls' pm me if you like to know more about rotas wieghts and advailability.