Moroso 7.10×15 front tires
 

What is air pressure for this tire.no info on tire.for a G.M Abody sml.blk

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30psi is good place to start

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We ran 35 PSI

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Why would you not run these up to 38-40PSI? It's all about rolling resistance.

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ive seen #50

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We ran 50 lbs.

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I have never seen any difference between 35 PSI and much
higher pressures in performance.

I used to run more (45 to 50) til 30 years ago when I hit a
collector in the lights = The darn tire exploded and I would
not like to duplicate the ride after that ever again!! Would less
pressure have made a difference - I do not know!

That being said: I think the Moroso front tires are more durable
than the other brands but maybe a bit heavier.

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I run these tires on the dakota and use 40lbs. They live even from a 10 foot drop, I can attest. Very strong tire, sanhuffs, 40lb's in these tires seems to be pretty good to keep the crossmember, and oil pan love scrapes down to a minumum. They also seem to be made of really good rubber, and don't suffer the cracking issue I have seen with others(Thats not going to work with a wheelstander!)

Eric

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I really like the old style Moroso "Drag Special" front tires, not only to they see to hold air better than any other frontrunner type tire I have ever used, they also don`t seem to ever wear out. I had the same set of Moroso 7.10s on the front of my bracket car "forever", (or at least since Mark Faul was driving Tom Turners Dr. Injector Camaro Stocker, which is before Mark got his burgandy Chevelle and Pontiac S/S car, as I bought the tires from Tom back then), and I changed them just a few years ago, simply because I wanted to try a shorter tire. They still looked like new, and would still maintain air pressure over the winter. The only downside to the Moroso is they only come in 3 diameters. I typically ran mine between 30 and 45 psi.

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It's great to realize a product that's been around for at least fifty years is as good or better now then it was then. God bless the late Dick Moroso, he was a genius.

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A Connecticut guy who started selling small parts at the track, out of his station wagon. Arguably, the father of the Drag Racing aftermarket. Drove by his old storefront in Greenwich when I was a teenager, looking for clues, lol. I know Al D`Angelis ( Mystery Willys) built stuff for him out of his shop in Stratford. Frank, you must have some stories to share...

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We used to go Greenwich to the old Moroso Speed Shop but first stop was at the McDonalds next door and we'd bring our food to the shop and hang out and read National Dragster with our friend Everett Mastrich who was the manager. Dick was rarely there because he was developing the new manufacturing facility in Stamford making Fiberglas body components and oil pans which was headed up by Mike Canton. A friend Steve Flett worked there with Mike.
When Dick bought the Corvette (see Mike's photo) it was white with Paul Blevins name on it, the '55 Nomad was parked there as well.
Back at the Speed Shop, Charlie Castaldo used to drop in among other racers. One memory I have was seeing the first Cragar Super Tricks and thinking how light they were.
Before Everett (M/SA Monte Carlo) became manager it was Ben Kaufman who was my friend Steve's brother in law and Ben was a Ford guy who had a '65 D/MP Ford Fairlane and also a matching street car with Moroso 7.60-15 all the was around! Those were the days!

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Good morning to all,
Knowing most of us are " Pak Rats" I bought my first pair of Moroso 7.60 x 15 in 1975, ran them on my 55 Chevy, my 62 Impala bracket car and on my 69 Nova Stocker as well as Wayne Hopkins Stocker. They are upstairs in the garage now "resting". I still have my 7.10 x 15 Moroso that I bought when I built the Nova, and were in service many years/passes.
They are resting next to there Big Brothers up stairs as well.
The both sets still hold air when I've needed measure or check certain things. It is nice to see that a Quality product is still made and lasts. The " Moroso " sticker is proudly displayed on my race car and tool box.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA

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Since we are on the subject of Moroso front tires, does anyone have experience with their DS-2 tires? They are 4-ply as compared to their others which are 2-ply. Since my new car is a bit heavy and was previously known when belonging to other racers to be a bit wheelstand-prone, I am taking a look at them. All comments welcome.

Bill Rolik

SS 1514

P.S. Eric, If your truck goes any higher, you might want to eyeball these as well LOL!

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Well I do run the DS-2 tire on the Gremlin, in the 24 X 5 inch size. Good tire, slides well, rated at 32 lbs, I run it at 40. That 258 block ways a ton, so, theres a lot of weight there. Not as long lasting as the 7.1, Can't speak to the strength, but oddly, the DS-2 is cheaper than the 7.1.

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Eric,

Good stuff!

P.S. I am scheduled to get the Aspen to Tom on Wednesday to get started.

Bill Rolik

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I've been running the 28" DS-2 forever on my very heavy Super Street Nova, which chassis-wise is basically a Stocker.