Best 9 inch tire?
 

Working on a 68 Chevelle BBC street/bracket car. Car makes 650 hp and should weigh in around 3800 lbs. The guy wants a small tire and is building the car to possibly turn into a stocker so he is putting all the parts in as if it were a stocker and see where it goes from there. What is the best 9 inch tire?

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28X9 M/T Pro Bracket Radial. I just took a set off with 252 passes on them in 1 1/2 seasons. Really solid consistent tire.

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x2!

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Concur

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Years ago I made my choice based on what tire seemed most popular in the Stock class with some influence from who was running them. I chose Hoosier and never considered anything else since then.

I've only run their radials because I don't want to worry about swapping tires & back if I need to step up, or carry extras. Worked to get the car to work best with them and have been happy with their consistency. But bias ply are suppose to be more consistent on marginal tracks.

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x2. I like the Hoosier, but had good luck with Goodyear for a few years also until they decided to make all of their tires light-weight. I got about 250 passes from my previous set of Hoosier radials.

If you get your car to work on the radials, I firmly believe you will have a GREAT car. I don't care how quick my car runs, and I will not run a bias tire on my Nova.

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We are currently running pro bracket radials on our 10 second car. and they work really good. my only complaint is i miss getting to do real burnouts maybe thats a little a childish, but it was always part of the fun instead of now just get the water off and go which i'm sure is why they last so well your not melting them off in the burnout box. anyway the car is consistent and i think it 60fts better than a bias ply would, plus top end stability is just unmatched its like going to the grocery store.

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Personally, I think rolling out of the burnout box is the most fun part, especially if the car gets a little sideways. With the radial, that's the entire burnout! No more spinning the wheels sitting still.

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I agree rolling out is probably the best part but you got be careful even how far and how much heat you put in them coming out of the box.

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I wonder how many racers have tested the tires back to back at the same track same day. For my car the Goodyear are faster and last longer. A tire will not cover up the need to work on the chassis. I don't know what it takes to hook a 1000 plus hp FS/XX car, those cars blow the tires off on the 1/2 change. I guess I know about low HP stockers, and that's about all.

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I back to back to back to back. M/T and Hoosers on my Drag Pak. I found the M/T were a bit quicker.... However, the burnout had to be perfect and starting line placement (no thin rubber spots) seemed to be important to the M/T.... The Hoosers were much more forgiving. And when you screw up as much as I do, in my old age, the Hooser is a better choice. But, my guest is, that's why the M/T seem to be the choice of the shoot out cars that are looking for every last little bit of ET, and it also bites them in the butt occasionally when the tracks going away.

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Goodyear on everything we own!

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Kevin, until, if the day he ever decides to run stock eliminator, he should run a 10” Hoosier slick and he shouldn’t waste his time with anyone’s suspension parts and just get Alf Weibe’s suspension and Afco DA shocks. He also needs the equivalent of Moog’s 5392 iirc front coil springs with Afco BNC DA shocks.

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Is Alf Weibe’s suspension for 68-72 GM "A" body still available?

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I haven’t spoken to Alf in many years but as far as I know he’s retired. That said, his suspension comes up for sale on occasion and there’s a guy that copied it years ago that made some kits.

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My Plymouth is similar weight and HP to your Chevelle , goes 10.30s footbrake has gone 10.20s. Best 9"radial I have run is the Goodyear , 92.5 rollout . My Prefered tyre is the MT PBR in 29.5x10.5 .
I have run Hoosier 9x30 and 30x10.5 radials . The Goodyear and Hoosier are quicker than the PBR , weigh about 10lbs lighter . PBR gives me the most life 160-180 passes bracket racing not on radial prepped tracks .PBR is also most forgiving .
And if maybe going Stock make sure you can get a 30"tyre in there .

Tex

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I ran radial slicks on my 3880 lb. footbrake launched chevelle for 10 years that 60 footed a best of 1.28. There is no 9” radial tire going 160+ passes on a 3800+ lb. car going 1.30s in 60 foots.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbKYio6OvKM

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The Dumbo car goes 1.24 in 60 ‘ with the Goodyear radials. 3400 lbs car with close to 600ft/lbs torque. No two step just foot brake. I did have some trouble last year due to shock lack of maintenance. My bad !!

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I ran radial slicks on my 3880 lb. footbrake launched chevelle for 10 years that 60 footed a best of 1.28. There is no 9” radial tire going 160+ passes on a 3800+ lb. car going 1.30s in 60 foots


Say what !
1320 you arent stupid but you certainly didnt read what I said .
My prefered tyre is the PBR 29.5x10.5 which goes 160-180 . I noted this was more than the others I had run , so no I cant get that many passes from a Hoosier . Never wore GY out due to multiple punctures in one tyre at a meeting .
And yes we have all seen your Chevelle links . Yes it was good but no better than many others .
Sorry to OP for the sidetrack .

Tex

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He's stupid in love with himself & still stupid!

You are correct with getting more runs with a PBR radial over a Hoosier. I can get easy 150 runs out of a lightweight Hoosier & an easy 200 runs out of a M/T PBR. As for a Goodyear, never ran their radials.

As for the OP, this thread is from 2017.

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Edited for correctness and accuracy!:p