Dragster front wheels on a funny car ?

Has anyone run dragster front wheels on a funny car? What are you thoughts?

Thanks, Paul

 

Hi paul, I have seen this done on alterds before if you go and type in outlaw fuel alterds and look up jack and sue heslenk you can see some, jacks boy post on here sometimes..Jack runs fast and very hard when he ran the dragster I hated to see him pull into the track..Dave Lowe

 

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I do not speak from experience but as often as a funny car swerves around on a run and with the much higher load imparted by the stiffness of the front frame and with more wieght forward it would seem a recipe for disaster, I would assume funny car wheels are made the way they are for a reason.

 

this is a pretty good question, and should bring a few different responses. i think i will jump into the fire here. i don't claim to be an expert...but i think a dragster wheel/tire is plenty strong enough to work on a F/C. we run them on our car, and i can name quite a few altereds that run them as well. i think it's just personal preference. maybe it has something to do with the fact that all F/C's have to run front brakes and there would be alot more tire on the ground with the F/C tires. i know people that run front brakes on a dragster wheel, but they won't stop as well as a wider tire. someone needs to call a wheel company, get their input.
Darren

 

I built a blown alky engine for an altered with dragster front tires. On his first pass he got over by the centerline and whacked the throtle once. The thing made a left turn and the wheels turned right. The wheels looked to just slide and I beleve that if not for a 1 inch tire he should have been able to pull out of it. I have driven funny cars and altereds for alot of years now and with 3 inches of tire on the ground you have a better chance of saving the car on a small driver mistake. I would not do it because of the weight transfer, Driveability, Etc......

 

It makes a huge difference in how the car drives. We have two altereds, one with funny car and the other with dragster fronts. The car with the dragster fronts requires a very soft touch and feels like it floats down the track. The other with the funny car wheels can be muscled around and forced to go where you want it.