Ive been through all of this so let me give you my opinion. With your car as it is now, Im sure a set of DR's will give you the traction you're looking for. HOWEVER, you're still leaving a lot on the table. We all know without traction you dont have ****. I try to stress this a lot, once you get slicks and a built rear and start dropping the clutch at higher rpm's your ET's will drop SIGNIFICANTLY. That being said, I HIGHLY recommend going with 2 sets of rims/ tires. First set is for daily driving. Second set is for the strip, either Draglites or Prostars and slicks or ET streets. With these along with a built rear youll be amazed as to how much your ET's will drop. PLEASE, get this setup before the blower or youll be disappointed.
Now, back to your question. 275's are the widest tire you can fit on the stock rim. Im running 17x9 Black Bullitts with 315's in the back and 275's up front. Now you could do this, BUT fitting 315's on a 17x9 rim is NOT good for racing. Because the tire is really too wide for that rim, you wont get a good contact patch with it. For the track Im running Draglites all around, 15x8 in back and 15x3.5 in front. 26x10.5x15 ET Streets in the back and small 165R tires in the front. After seeing the difference (even in my auto car with a 3500 stall) Id never buy a set of DR's again.
And yes, you can do 6k drops. Not with DR's though!
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