my 1/4 mile times with rims??!!

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94hondakilla

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i was wondering what times should i get or if i should even run my car. I'm on Bf goodwrench G-Force TA KDW 245/40/20zr and the car is lowered with some extra work done to the suspension. the engine is stock with 153000 miles on it. What do you guys think? just for i to know if its just the rims that slowing it down or me? the rims weigh 60 pounds each... THanks...
 
RE: my 1/4 mile times with rims??!!

have you run it yet? Those rims are definitely going to slow you down, but it's hard to say how much. And it also depends on how well the car runs. You might still run some decent times, but don't be too surprised if you're up in the high 15's.
 
RE: my 1/4 mile times with rims??!!

the rims weigh 60 pounds each...
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That is some heavy wheels! Refer to:

http://www.lincolnsclub.org/dcforum/DCForumID10/41.html

I would say they are easily twice the stock weight, so lets say for the sake of discussion, you have 30 pounds per wheel extra. That wouls be 120 pounds total. Assuming 120 pounds unsprung weight would equate to 3 times that in normal weight, we would be considering the equivalent of an extra 360 pounds 'in the trunk'.

Using an ET calculator for a 3900 pound vehicle with 250RWHP, your 1/4 mile ET is estimated at 14.55 seconds at 93.65 MPH. Add 360 pounds and the estimated ET is 14.99 seconds at 90.93 MPH. A difference of 0.44 seconds and 2.72 MPH BTW, while that may not sound like a lot, that is about 60 feet at 90 MPH or 3-1/2 car lengths!
 
RE: my 1/4 mile times with rims??!!

Wow, talkin about slowin the car down! maybe i should just get my old rims and put it on the car and then go run it at the track. my 16's are in maine and i'm in hawaii.. so have to do with out that one.. thanks for the info john
 
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