These short tires would bring down the gearing, but do they really provide much traction? I normaly use a .92 gearset and tall "V" rated tires for running Mercs and BMWs off the autobahn but it'd be interesting to put it through the 1/4 occasionally. I have a set of 14" steel wheels rusting away in the garage that get used as work stands from time to time. Heard anything about these slicks?