![]() Out back, there are smaller and wider 17- by 11-inch wheels wrapped in ET Street R drag radials. The front wheels measure 18- by 8-inches and wear ET Street tires that are optimized for the drag strip. ![]() The upgrades don’t end there as the Challenger SRT Demon 170 is the “first-ever factory production car built with staggered drag radial tires and fender flares.” As part of this effort, Dodge and Mickey Thompson spent months creating bespoke rubber for the ultimate muscle car. They’re joined by 43 spline rear half shafts, which benefit from a revised heat treatment process and offer “optimized stiffness for acceleration performance.”īespoke Drag Radials And Available Carbon Fiber Wheels It also boasts a larger 9.4 inch (240 mm) ring and pinion as well as a new input flange to accommodate the larger CV joint. The rear axle has been fortified and features a housing that is 53% stronger thanks in part to Hot Isostatic Pressing. The latter is 30 percent stronger than the one found in the original model thanks to increases in tube diameter and wall thickness as well as the use of larger CV joints. In the Demon 170, the engine is connected to an upgraded eight-speed automatic transmission that sends power to a beefier rear prop shaft. A powerful engine is sure to draw attention, but it doesn’t matter much if you can’t put that power to the ground without the car grenading itself.
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