I noticed that some of the Lightning guys run taller tires in the back than the front.

Any drawbacks to this? I'm sure it has to affect the computer somehow, or at the very least the ABS system.

Any one been there, done that ??

Thanks in a dvance.

 

It increases your gas mileage since you are always going downhill!

 

Hmmm, let's see ........... according to your logic if my rear tires were tall enough my truck would roll uphill all on it's own.

Thanks a bunch for your reply but I'll just wait and see what others might cotribute.

 

I could be wrong on this one, but I would think it would be a drawback. Reason being if the wheels in the back are taller it will shift the weight of the truck towards the front.

The drawback of that is less weight in the back, thus less traction.

 

post this in the lightning forum your more likely to get a better responce, but i doubt itll effect the cpu since the front wheels are simply free turning, i doubt itll affect abs either, its if once wheel stops turning that itll kick in.

 

Actually i think this would increase traction at launch since your shifting the entire weigh of the truck and sorta pushing into the rear wheel. Kinda had to explain without a model in front me.

 

That could be, I am by no means an expert and said I could be wrong.

What you say is true, the weight will shift towards the back at launch, but the question I would have is if the height is equal (no taller tires on the back) wouldn't you actually have more weight shifted towards the back for better traction?

 

hey man no expert here either, not trying to down play your idea, im just throwing assumptions too.

He should as the L boys.

 

Please do not take me wrong. I do not think your trying to down play my idea. Hell, even I said I could very well be wrong. Just wondering if the idea made any sense. I appreciate your post, just trying to learn myself.

So by all means continue my learning experience...

 

I would think the weight shift would be small, especially when compared to the weight shift at WOT to the rear wheels. I have heard the larger tires will give you better traction at the line

I'm not sure what happens to the areodynamics at 75 mph? That look was popular back in the days of muscle cars and bell bottom jeans.

 

I can see a benefit from wider tires, but not so much from taller tires.

 

Larger tires allow for wider widths and when aired down they will produce a larger contact patch than a similar width tire. So they biggest tire you can fit will allow for the largest contact area on the pavement.

 

Taller tire = more sidewall

More sidwall = more give to harnes power to provide more grip

that is why you see the sidewalls wrinkle on the trucks that are running Slicks. If they were low pro's, the tires would be spinning, not gathering Power to place to the ground.

They also look pimp.

Some of the traction bars they use drops the rear end, and some raise the rear end or keep it the same height. If you launch and the rear end drops from the traction you are getting, the weight will X-fer to the rear of the truck and you can continue to steadily incrase the Throttle


LOL

 

Some pics I found off Doug's website.

 

Well stated PhillipSVT and crashz.