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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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need some advice, wat is the best size wheel for quarter mile and track days on a series 1 ive got a set of 15"/7J AND A SET OF 17"
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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i've run 17's and 15's on the strip, with 15's i get a better 60ft time, but slower terminal, and with 17's i get a quicker terminal but the 60 ft suffers, both sets i run the same time though!
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Old Feb 6, 2010 | 04:56 PM
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its best to try em both if ya can it also depends on weather, temp of track, what 17's are they
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