I finally snagged a set of 1 grams but after reading several posts about losing momentum in the flat after the transition, I'm having second thoughts. Reversing wheels is not an option since washers/spacers are not allowed. Last year my son's car, using full-weight BSA wheels consistently nosed out my car which ran Rages. Our body designs, COM, cant, alignment and wheel prep were practically identical (paint job and his using Hob-e-Lube and mine using DD4H graphite were the only differences). All things being equal, is there a happy medium for wheel weight? Are Cheetahs the way to go? I accept the possibility there might be other factors we overlooked.
Lightened wheels dying in the flat
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The lighter wheels will be faster. Minus the 4th wheel the only difference in the street stock, and street pro are the wheels. And the fastest pro car verses stock car is .030. That's huge. Go with the lightest wheels you can.
I am loving the Cheetah Extremes! On the cars I have built they have been wicked fast but in general the lightest should win. No 2 cars are identical regardless.
I was thinking about this a little, and if your losing top end speed with the lightened wheel I think a miss aligned car with lightened wheels will show a bigger speed loss that a heavy wheel do to inertia. If the drill is good than its got to be in the lube process and or type.
I am having a hard time creating a competitive Street Pro. Last week, I spent 2 full days with 3 sets of SP wheels on 3 different bodies, and my SS car "Red Flag" was consistently faster. I finally became so disgusted that I didn't even send an SP to tomorrows race, since my fastest time at home was 2.996, a time that might have garnered me last place.
By the way, .01 seconds is 1.3 inches. So the .03 seconds quicker time mentioned above is 3.9 inches.
By the way, .01 seconds is 1.3 inches. So the .03 seconds quicker time mentioned above is 3.9 inches.
I was struggling in the SP class all year. Before the man of the mountain race, John cut me some new wheels and I spent a little extra time on the wheels doing some things it read on the board and well you saw it at this last man of the mountain, same car and axles, just new wheels.
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