14" Drag Racing Wheels?

[Scottster]

Yeah, I know weird diameter.....

Next Racing season I am going to be racing in a 26x8.5 class. I am looking for wheels to take advantage of the bigger sidewall of Mickey Thompson's 26x8.5x14 Slick (PN 3020).

The only wheels I have found that may work to my liking is "American Racing's Outlaw II PN 624748. This is a 14x7 on a 4" BS.

I was hoping to find a 14x9 on a 6" BS. What are the odds of Weld making such a wheel?

Thanks,

Scott

[srider]

Scott,

Weld Racing's new catalog can be downloaded by clicking on the "Products" like on the front page. See pgs 13, 14, and 15 for the 14" wheels offered in the Sport Forged line. You specific size is not shown but if you are still interested in these styles please send me a PM and we could look into your exact requirements.

Thanks,
Scott Rider

[dill100]

please could i get a response the car is sitting on a roll cart suspension is ready to go in i just need the torque specs for the center section of the rim the bolts are i believe 3/8 fine thread with a 1/2 inch head there are 15 of them per rim i just need to get it rolling so i can go have the chassis set up , also need the torque specs for the bead lock bolts

[weldadmin]

please could i get a response the car is sitting on a roll cart suspension is ready to go in i just need the torque specs for the center section of the rim the bolts are i believe 3/8 fine thread with a 1/2 inch head there are 15 of them per rim i just need to get it rolling so i can go have the chassis set up , also need the torque specs for the bead lock bolts

Torque specs can be viewed here: http://weldracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1120

[Weld 3]

please could i get a response the car is sitting on a roll cart suspension is ready to go in i just need the torque specs for the center section of the rim the bolts are i believe 3/8 fine thread with a 1/2 inch head there are 15 of them per rim i just need to get it rolling so i can go have the chassis set up , also need the torque specs for the bead lock bolts

Torque for the centers are 20 foot lbs and a drop of red locktite.
The beadlock rings should be 20 ft. lbs as well.
Thanks

[jeff]

Drag racing is a motor sport which involves rapid acceleration from a standing start. The drag racing vehicle has two rear wheels on which is mounted a tire which can be a low profile tubeless tire. A considerable amount of power from the vehicle engine is applied suddenly to the rear wheels which is transferred by torque to the profile face of the tire in engagement with the pavement. Ordinary low profile tires are made by maintaining the same wheel diameter while lessening the outside diameter of the tire and increasing the tire width. In the prior drag racing tires one major problem is tire growth which is a type of distorted enlargement of the tire due to the excess sidewall so that as speed increases the tire gets narrower and taller. Both cause tremendous instability at speed and tremendous instability while slowing down. Tire growth causes speeds that alarm insurance companies. The second major problem is tire shake which is when the tire face sticks to the track so tight that the sidewall flexes and wads-up causing the tire to be stretched out of shape whereby the tire runs over itself. The present improved drag racing tire present lesser sidewall of the tire than the prior drag racing tires by increasing the wheel diameter while maintaining substantially the outside diameter and face width of the tire. Thus there is presented a low profile tire in a different way than ever before whereas prior tires maintained the same wheel diameter but lessened the outside diameter of the tire and increased the width.

One object of the present invention is to reduce tire shake by reducing sidewall and preventing growth while presenting enough sidewall to allow it flexibility.

This concept is not an adaptation of an old idea but rather is a "new" tire and wheel combination which is not currently known or in production.