Hoosier Problem

Rory Christianson · 03-30-2008, 07:07 PM

Just wondering if any but has had a similiar problem
Have a new pair of hoosiers on the front of my stocker, they are new but a year to a year and a half old, they have been on it since I have been finishing the car, always pumped always inside, car is pretty much done now, all of a sudden I walk by it front tire is dead flat, pump it up and it has a noticable leak on the inside side wall right in the letter G, where it spells Drag Race.......no puncture wounds nothing.........anybody else run into anything like this......decal still on the tire, has not even run down the track
Thanks in advance

Myron Piatek · 03-30-2008, 10:32 PM

I've had them develop a crack around the sidewall bulge after 1 - 1 1/2 years of use, but they were about worn out by then and never leaked.

Rory Christianson · 03-31-2008, 09:40 AM

Thanks Myron
Yeah this is weird, you can see a slight split, between the lines in the letter, I will phone Hoosier, but I guess it is better that it happened now than later
Thanks Again

Rory Christianson · 04-01-2008, 10:58 PM

Anybody running tubes in your front tires ?
I am running 28/4.5/15 Hoosiers, with a Mickey wheel.........Trying to fix a sidewall leak in my tire by running tubes, a tube we tried had a slightly bigger valve that would not fit through the hole in the rim....................Any suggestions or part numbers??.............My front tires are new or I would just replace them

Thanks for any help

DK FRAZIER · 04-02-2008, 01:36 AM

I had the same problem about 2 years ago with new front tires hoosier replaced both tires they are aware there is a problem with some of the front tires

Rusty Davenport · 04-02-2008, 08:42 AM

get a pair of the good old Moroso front runners and run them forever.

THE LEGEND · 04-02-2008, 09:14 AM

Never had a problem with Hoosiers.
Forget the tubes.
If tire is splitting it could come apart down track.
2 tires are cheaper than a frontend.
Chip

Rory Christianson · 04-02-2008, 09:42 AM

Hi
Thanks for your replies
In looking at the tire looks like a very small pin hole and not a split, but regardless, I will just replace them I will trying talking to Hoosier first as this things have not even made a run,
But I agree Chip better safe than sorry

Moroso`s yah I had a set on old funnycar I ran them things forever

Thanks Again for the help

03-30-2008, 07:07 PM	#1
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Hoosier Problem Just wondering if any but has had a similiar problem Have a new pair of hoosiers on the front of my stocker, they are new but a year to a year and a half old, they have been on it since I have been finishing the car, always pumped always inside, car is pretty much done now, all of a sudden I walk by it front tire is dead flat, pump it up and it has a noticable leak on the inside side wall right in the letter G, where it spells Drag Race.......no puncture wounds nothing.........anybody else run into anything like this......decal still on the tire, has not even run down the track Thanks in advance

03-30-2008, 10:32 PM	#2
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem I've had them develop a crack around the sidewall bulge after 1 - 1 1/2 years of use, but they were about worn out by then and never leaked. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

03-31-2008, 09:40 AM	#3
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem Thanks Myron Yeah this is weird, you can see a slight split, between the lines in the letter, I will phone Hoosier, but I guess it is better that it happened now than later Thanks Again

04-01-2008, 10:58 PM	#4
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem Anybody running tubes in your front tires ? I am running 28/4.5/15 Hoosiers, with a Mickey wheel.........Trying to fix a sidewall leak in my tire by running tubes, a tube we tried had a slightly bigger valve that would not fit through the hole in the rim....................Any suggestions or part numbers??.............My front tires are new or I would just replace them Thanks for any help

04-02-2008, 01:36 AM	#5
DK FRAZIER Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bogart GA Posts: 117 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem I had the same problem about 2 years ago with new front tires hoosier replaced both tires they are aware there is a problem with some of the front tires

04-02-2008, 08:42 AM	#6
Rusty Davenport Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville N.C. Posts: 506 Likes: 4 Liked 101 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem get a pair of the good old Moroso front runners and run them forever.

04-02-2008, 09:14 AM	#7
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Hoosier Problem Never had a problem with Hoosiers. Forget the tubes. If tire is splitting it could come apart down track. 2 tires are cheaper than a frontend. Chip

04-02-2008, 09:42 AM	#8
Rory Christianson Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: canada Posts: 128 Likes: 3 Liked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Hoosier Problem Hi Thanks for your replies In looking at the tire looks like a very small pin hole and not a split, but regardless, I will just replace them I will trying talking to Hoosier first as this things have not even made a run, But I agree Chip better safe than sorry Moroso`s yah I had a set on old funnycar I ran them things forever Thanks Again for the help