Are you on the hunt for new wheels so you can get traction at the strip? Well you have landed at the perfect article! Here we will explain in our latest YouTube video what a Drag Pack is and compare 5 different drag wheels available. Whether you are needing these for your Mustang, Camaro, Corvette, or 2000hp Lamborghini, Vivid Racing has the wheels you need to get the job done.

Race Star 92 Drag Star: https://www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Race+Star+92.html&utm_source=YouTubeDescription-Tag&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=dragpack101

Weld Laguna S107: https://www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Weld+S107.html&utm_source=YouTubeDescription-Tag&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=dragpack101

Weld Ventura S104: https://www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Weld+S104.html&utm_source=YouTubeDescription-Tag&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=dragpack101

Forgestar D5: https://www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=Forgestar+D5.html?utm_source=YouTubeDescription-Tag&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=dragpack101

Forgeline CF1R: https://www.vividracing.com/index.php?keywords=forgeline+CF1R?utm_source=YouTubeDescription-Tag&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_campaign=dragpack101

Credit to the following for the supporting footage used: Race Star Wheels Forgeline Motorsports WELD Racing Goodyear Cleetus McFarland 1320Video Matt’s Off Road Recovery NHRA Global Metal Spinning Solutions Brady Houghton BowenzMotorsports BOOSTED LUCKEY StandMode MP3BOOSTED Kelley’s Garage DerekBaranProductions Street Speed 717 Chris Sullivan Jon Doc

Video transcript:

[Music] [Applause] welcome back to Vivid racing I’m Aaron and today we’re talking drag racing we’re talking about the spicy staggered setup the Big mey L Hoover 305 come alive this is drag pack 101 and by the end of this video you guys are going to have a solid foundation of what wheel setup to buy for your car whether you’re on the street or on the track or even both so first and foremost what is a drag pack technically speaking this is a term that Ford used back in the day however over time it has become commonly used to reference a lightweight wheel and drag tire package now on the front you will typically see a really skinny wheel setup these are called Front Runners or more commonly known as skinnies these will typically be about 4 and 1/2 in wide now the obvious reason for running these is weight reduction they’re quite literally half the size I have heard arguments that there’s more to it than just weight reduction but that is the basic principle here these really probably shouldn’t be used for daily driving considering they’re quite literally half the wheel of your traditional setup you’re going to run the risk of cracking a wheel from hitting a pothole due to how just simply how skinny they are there isn’t a whole lot of mass there to absorb the impact but the real risk is the lack of traction purely because there’s not much of a contact patch at all you’re quite literally getting half the amount of traction to steer your car so if you run into rain or inclement weather of any sort might get real spicy real quick but keep in mind for the daily drivers out there you don’t have to run a 4 and 1 12 in wheel on the front to get your drag packed look all the wheels I’m going to show you today all have great staggered fitment options to maintain skinnyish fronts now the biggest thing you want to look for when fitting the fronts is making sure you have a large enough Barrel to clear your brakes and spindles and everything else going on in there if you have like a six or eight piston brake kit with massive rotors you’re probably not going to fit a 15-in wheel on the front you’re probably looking a bit closer to your factory fitment which probably has like a 17 or 18in wheel that are typically 7 to 9 1/2 in wide unless you’re the Roll Racing GTR that’s four-wheel drive you don’t really need thick mey sidewalls on the fronts your goal is that you get just enough Tire on the ground to keep the car going straight with the least amount of rotational Mass possible often times you’ll even see people run the factory fronts wrapped in like a Mickey Thompson Street comp all right so that covers everything for the front so let’s move to the back where all that big meaty thickness is the overall goal here is to get a smaller radius wheel that opens up the wheel well for a big old meaty sidewall and to have that big old wide and thick contact patch you may notice that your atypical drag pack is going to have bead locks on the rear as well this is so you can run a really low tire pressure to let that sidewall twist and grip on launch without the tire actually slipping on the wheel this is the same concept you see off-road vehicles using to grip in the dirt but rather than using a big knobby mud or dirt Tire they’re using a big smooth drag radial or drag slick all said and done the recipe is a small radius wheel plus a thick contact patch plus a meaty sidewall plus an optional bead loock all of that together equals Maximum Traction now an example of why you want a really meaty sidewall is perfectly illustrated by Top Field drag cars when they launch obviously this is at a much greater scale than a street car but the same principles apply the twisting of the sidewall is the tire working to grab traction and it lets the contact patch do its job and grip the track and stops the Wheel from just spinning into a burnout drag races are often won and lost by The 330t Mark or even the 60t mark getting that launchd down is critical now the reality is 98% of all cars don’t really need a bead loock typically anything under 800 horsepower you don’t need a bead loock but if I’m honest if I could afford a good bead loock I would do it in an instant I just I love the way they look they just they do it for me now for sizing you’re generally looking anywhere from 15 to 18in wheels that are at a minimum 10 in wide but as my old man told me a 12-in wide tire is where boys become men just keep in mind clearances it is really easy to put on a 12-in wide wheel on your base C5 because they technically do fit but they rub in every possible way they even poke out quite a bit and next thing you know the fiberglass on your rear quarter panel is cracked from hitting a pothole at 80 Mi an hour if wheel fitments confuse you you’re not alone we have a bunch of Wheel fitment videos that cover all sorts of platforms that can help so make sure you check out some of our older videos If you’re looking to learn more about that but if you guys want to keep learning and seeing us compare different car parts make sure you guys hit subscribe and while you’re at it smash the like button also follow us on Instagram our boy Shane makes a ton of build content on a daily basis to get your build started and if that isn’t enough and you’re looking to go deeper make sure you’re jumping into Old forums and Facebook groups a good form can be a gold mine of information they are full of people who’ve either done it all on that specific platform or are currently going through and are just sharing what they’ve been doing with their car just buy or beware if and when you go to ask a dumb question cuz we all have dumb questions do yourself a favor and use the search bar first every form has a Search tool and every Facebook group has a Search tool as well it is very likely that somebody has already made a post looking for information about putting a corset exhaust on a Corvette so use the search tool before you ask so let’s compare a few different wheel brands that are popular among the drag racing community and as always links are in the description below along with a little discount code if you guys want to save a few of those Pennies on checkout at vividracing.com each of the following Wheels come in a standard wheel as well as a bead loock option for the rear so if you like one of these styles of Wheels but you don’t want the bead loock don’t worry that wheel is definitely an option to purchase so first up is an affordable cast wheel option we have the racar 92 drag series these are great for someone who is getting into aftermarket wheels but doesn’t want to break the bank these wheels technically retail for around $400 a piece but they are more often than not on sale for about $280 to $300 depending on the size of wheel out the door for a full set of these wheels you can expect to be around $1,200 they are a simple but classic five-spoke design that work on nearly any platform they pretty much always look good they make finding the correct fitment for whatever car you have a breeze their data catalog is huge now the biggest thing you want to be aware of with these rayar wheels is that you will need to use a shank style lug nut this is a trend in pretty much every drag pack that I’ve seen so far you are more likely than not going to need to get some shank style lug nuts if I’m honest the only real negative about these wheels is that they are cast wheel which isn’t inherently a bad thing but lightweight and durable and strong is the goal you certainly can go lighter and you most definitely can go a lot stronger but hey if this is what you can afford there is nothing wrong with that these are a great wheel to get the party started they’re not the fanciest thing in the world but they definitely work next up is where you get a bit more value but it does come with some extra cost the following three sets of Wheels here are flow forged meaning they are a combination of cast and forged wheel technology first up we have two offerings from weld we have the Laguna s17 which is a super clean design that I actually absolutely love this would absolutely be my top pick outside of going for like a super clean forged wheel setup now these retail for around $350 a piece all in all you can expect to be around $1,500 for a full set next we have the well Ventura s104 now in my eyes these are a direct upgrade from the RAR 92s that’s simply because they’re both of simple five-spoke design the Ventura s104 definitely has a little bit more premium look to it out the door a set of four of these wheels will cost around $16 to $1,700 once again based off of the size of the wheels you’re looking for and for our last flow forged wheel we have the forar D5 just another classic simple look you generally can find these wheels from $4 to $500 a piece out the door you’re looking at about $2,000 for a full set of these wheels now like I said these three sets of wheels are flow Forge aluminum so they’re going to be stronger and slightly lighter than a cast wheel like the RAR 92s but obviously they do cost a little bit more but I would argue that this little bit of extra cost is worth it in the long run flow forged wheels are probably where you get the most bang for your buck compared to anything else that we’ve talked about plus there’s a reason you see forg star and weld wheels everywhere in the drag racing Community they’re just a really good wheel but just like anything in life doesn’t matter how good something is something better will always come along that leads us to the top of our list the forged forg line cf1 RS these are a lightweight super strong forged aluminum wheels they come in at a spicy $1,500 a piece these are about as high quality as I guess some fitments are readily available but realistically these wheels are made to order with full customization this is the type of wheel you put on a 2,000 horsepower car that’s running deep into the sevens or even in the sixes in the quarter mile but if you want to fleux on your buddies at cars and coffee and be future proof for all the horsepower and tourque you could ever dream of this is your wheel one day when I can essentially double the value of my car by throwing a set of these on it rest assured I will absolutely make the poor life choice without hesitation if you haven’t mathed it up already a set of these wheels will run you about $6,000 and that’s if you don’t do any customization to them and for that price why not just go a little bit deeper and add a little on to get the perfect fit and finish so there it is that is drag pack 101 plus a few buying options to get the part already started now I really didn’t include any Tire fitment in this video because that’s its own realm of black magic and Wizardry so we’re going to cover that in an upcoming video so make sure you hit that notification Bell to know when it’s posted if you guys enjoyed today’s video definitely let us know in the comments but what helps us even more is if you guys use the links in the description below but that’s all I’ve got for you guys today thank you guys so much we’ll see you guys next time peace oh [Music]

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