Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 I've seen this on real drag cars back in the day. Anyone know why, or what the purpose is ?
Mark Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Usually both the front and rear wheels will be painted that way. If they look different when the car is coming off the line, then you've got wheel spin.
Ben Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Now they put a white stripe on the tire to check for wheel spin.
Greg Myers Posted June 29, 2017 Author Posted June 29, 2017 Jim Schild in his book "Maximum Performance MOPAR Super Stock Drag Racing 1962-1969" , states " The Two -color wheels were originally used to visually check for wheelspin, but they soon became a popular fad. "
Johnt671 Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 It was the 60's. That would look pretty trippy back then Cheech and Chong "wow man look at the wheels. They're red, no white, no red."
FordRodnKustom Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Guess the fronts were painted like that at times to check if they were off the ground during the run?
Chuck Most Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 It's done on demolition derby cars as well- in that case it's for safety reasons. If a car flips over or or gets wedged in with another car, the first responders can easily tell if a wheel is still spinning.
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