slicks ???

FED 387 · 08-29-2009, 07:18 PM

Notice lotsa cars especially the lower HP stockers are using either Hoosier or MT instead of Gyear---doesn;t Gyear make a comparable tire or are the Hoosier/ MT just that much better peformance wise---also what are most cars running size wise and Bias or Radial??? --- looking at a tire for say a K L or M Automatic car--thanx Comp 387

Alan Roehrich · 08-29-2009, 07:32 PM

We run the soft Hoosier radial on the AA car. It is stone consistent, they last a long time, and we have no trouble hooking.

FED 387 · 08-29-2009, 07:34 PM

Alan would that be a 30X9 tire???

Alan Roehrich · 08-29-2009, 07:56 PM

Yes. The Hoosier radial, soft compound. I think the roll out is 96.4". I'd bet on a lower HP car, you could go to the next harder compound, and they'd last forever. We keep cutting the burnout time down and they keep hooking.

On the G/S car, we had the medium compound bias tire, the things seemed to last forever. I bet the guy who bought it is still running them.

greg fulk · 08-30-2009, 01:31 PM

the Hoosiers are a gum ball! the M/T are faster BUT the Hoosiers are way more consistant! also the Hoosiers will get you down a "not so good" track

danny waters sr · 08-30-2009, 02:11 PM

Been running HOOSIER since 91 and are very pleased . On a stocker and a top dragster/quick rod. Last a long time and repeat consistency. Lots of W's with HOOSIER.

Dave Ribeiro · 08-30-2009, 04:11 PM

I run L,M, and N /sa , I have tried both M/T and Good Year and always go back to Hoosiers.... As everyone else has said, they are dead-on consist and I think they are faster & last much longer .... I run the 92.5 dia..C07 compound... I have a heavy car at 3800 # ... The other key factor is gear ratio ? Good Luck , go with the proven Winner......

Lyn Smith · 08-30-2009, 04:23 PM

the quickest times I have ever run was on a set of Hoosiers that had the threads showing thru. Good to the last hammer drop!!!!!!

GTX JOHN · 08-30-2009, 04:26 PM

Goodyear came out last month with a new series of 9.0 Radials wow much more consistant and forgiving my kid has picked up a Div. win and runner up since putting them on!! Neither of our cars have ever spun with them!! Only problem is my car wants to wheely higher and scared the heck out of me at Autolite,

Myron Piatek · 08-30-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Yes. The Hoosier radial, soft compound. I think the roll out is 96.4".

I think 95" circumference is the legal max for a Stocker. The most popular Hoosier 9" Stocker slicks seem to be 92.5" and 94.0". But they do have some shorter versions. I've been very happy with my lightweight radials.

08-29-2009, 07:18 PM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,410 Likes: 507 Liked 329 Times in 177 Posts	slicks ??? Notice lotsa cars especially the lower HP stockers are using either Hoosier or MT instead of Gyear---doesn;t Gyear make a comparable tire or are the Hoosier/ MT just that much better peformance wise---also what are most cars running size wise and Bias or Radial??? --- looking at a tire for say a K L or M Automatic car--thanx Comp 387

08-29-2009, 07:32 PM	#2
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,095 Likes: 1,542 Liked 1,772 Times in 402 Posts	Re: slicks ??? We run the soft Hoosier radial on the AA car. It is stone consistent, they last a long time, and we have no trouble hooking. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

08-29-2009, 07:34 PM	#3
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,410 Likes: 507 Liked 329 Times in 177 Posts	Re: slicks ??? Alan would that be a 30X9 tire???

08-29-2009, 07:56 PM	#4
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,095 Likes: 1,542 Liked 1,772 Times in 402 Posts	Re: slicks ??? Yes. The Hoosier radial, soft compound. I think the roll out is 96.4". I'd bet on a lower HP car, you could go to the next harder compound, and they'd last forever. We keep cutting the burnout time down and they keep hooking. On the G/S car, we had the medium compound bias tire, the things seemed to last forever. I bet the guy who bought it is still running them. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

08-30-2009, 01:31 PM	#5
greg fulk VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson Posts: 1,165 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: slicks ??? the Hoosiers are a gum ball! the M/T are faster BUT the Hoosiers are way more consistant! also the Hoosiers will get you down a "not so good" track __________________ Greg Fulk 308 308X P/SA "ALL AMERICAN"

08-30-2009, 02:11 PM	#6
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: slicks ??? Been running HOOSIER since 91 and are very pleased . On a stocker and a top dragster/quick rod. Last a long time and repeat consistency. Lots of W's with HOOSIER. __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

08-30-2009, 04:11 PM	#7
Dave Ribeiro VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Williamsburg, Va.---USA Posts: 1,827 Likes: 1,612 Liked 56 Times in 27 Posts	Re: slicks ??? I run L,M, and N /sa , I have tried both M/T and Good Year and always go back to Hoosiers.... As everyone else has said, they are dead-on consist and I think they are faster & last much longer .... I run the 92.5 dia..C07 compound... I have a heavy car at 3800 # ... The other key factor is gear ratio ? Good Luck , go with the proven Winner...... __________________ Dave Ribeiro 1033 STK

08-30-2009, 04:23 PM	#8
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,194 Likes: 273 Liked 950 Times in 189 Posts	Re: slicks ??? the quickest times I have ever run was on a set of Hoosiers that had the threads showing thru. Good to the last hammer drop!!!!!!

08-30-2009, 04:26 PM	#9
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,720 Likes: 2,770 Liked 2,436 Times in 688 Posts	Re: slicks ??? Goodyear came out last month with a new series of 9.0 Radials wow much more consistant and forgiving my kid has picked up a Div. win and runner up since putting them on!! Neither of our cars have ever spun with them!! Only problem is my car wants to wheely higher and scared the heck out of me at Autolite,