i got a 95 z28 and i can never grip when im racing people i burn threw first 2 gears and chirp at the begining of 3rd even after heating the tires... i want to 4:11 the back end and i want to get some grip with tires. this is a daily drivin car also

my car NEEDS tires bad so here are some of my thoughts...

what should i do for rims/tires? should i keep stock rims and get some meaty (er) tires or should i buy aftermarket rims that are mabye a little biger and widder? what tires would work best for a cheap grip?

(btw im a college student so i dont want to spend to much money and i still have to be able to drive the car)

 

find out what gears u have to start with then look at what u want. is the car stock? u could pick up some used rims and put some dr's on them. then whenever u get the urge u can switch the rear tires. the problem with using dr's for a dd is poor traction on wet roads and really poor traction on ice or snow.

 

yes the car is all stock gearing wise (transmission and back end) ... yeah i do drive in the snow being in ohio. so would redoing my transmission gears and throwing a short shifter in be just as productive as 4:11's or could i do both and make it ***** to the wall quick in gears??

 

for highway and racing the 373 gears seem to be the best way to go on the gears with the 4 spd auto. or 370 in the 9 in. moser. do the rear first then the trans if its a money thing. im trying to get everything together before my trany goes so i can change it all at once. at least the front part,,, motor, headers, exhaust, and trany. then ill do the rearend, then paint.

 

you want to hook? lower control arms and relocation brackets, gears and tires. game over

 

Caby: alright thanks i figured i would save transmission for verry last since that seems to be a very expensive thing to do since its best to do it all at once...

whammer: i do want to hook as best as possible while still being drivable... how would i do the lowering the control arms and stuff would i need to completely lower the entire car or just the back end? (iv never done anythin with susspensions)

 

Hey fellas,
I have a question regrding the rear end and it seems like there are a couple people here who are knowledgeable. I want to beef up my 96 z a bit within my budget. I have a local guy here parting out his z28 and he has a 3:73 rear end and I am considering gettin it but im not sure if it's a good idea. Any thoughts??? The car i have is stock by the way.

 

depends on what you want out of the car. 3:73 gears are generally considered the norm for automatic cars

 

so how bad is the driving on like highway roads with a 4:10+ back end with a 6 speed?

 

this is just my personal experince on this topic

I have a 95 z with a lt4 conversion and cammed with 3.73 so like you i was looking for traction anywhere. The way i found it was i went out and bought some c5 zo6 rims (18x9.5 in rears) i mounted them on some 275/40/18 NT555R which are Drag Radials. That was the cheapest way i got traction i still have to pedal it from time to time depending on how heavy my foot gets without heating them up.