Radial Tire question...

Myron Piatek · 06-09-2013, 11:05 PM

Radials don't grow like bias ply, so the same size radial may work well. Hoosier has 92.5" and 94" circumference radial slicks. Don't know about the other brands.

http://www.hoosiertire.com/specdrag.htm

Jim Kaekel · 06-10-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Myron Piatek

Radials don't grow like bias ply, so the same size radial may work well. Hoosier has 92.5" and 94" circumference radial slicks. Don't know about the other brands.

http://www.hoosiertire.com/specdrag.htm

X2...Listen to Myron. Hoosier radials are awesome. I wouldn't go back to bias ply slicks if they gave them away. An easy tenth quicker and they drive better down the track to boot!

1320racer · 06-10-2013, 09:38 AM

I've made more passes on radial slicks than most running stock eliminator. A tenth is the number you usually hear on small block cars but you won't see that on big block cars.

Michael Beard · 06-10-2013, 11:18 AM

You can find the M/T tire guide info here: http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...m=ETDragRadial

They have two different 30x9 radials, one taller, one wider. I always ran the 3066R (shorter 93", but wider, true 9" tire). 110 passes like clockwork, prints tickets, and was .12-.13 faster than the bias plys. Won a Bracket Finals, World Footbrake Challenge, and a Stock World Championship on these tires.

Only ran the 29.5x9's through one set. Also a good tire, but the 3066R's just fit my gearing better, and liked the extra tread width insurance.

brent flynn · 06-10-2013, 12:45 PM

My car does consistent 1.48 60fts with an overcammed bracket
engine. My tires don't rub, down track, just around corners, forward or backward. I thought I'd give the 29.5 Mickey's a try, because they would give me a gear between. 4.56 and 4.88...and figured they would hook just fine,as long a track was good. I bought bias, last year, before my front suspension was redone, with global west stuff. I figured radials wouldn't work too well, with factory stuff. My car seems to work pretty good,,and I think it'll work even better, with more converter and gear.

Ed Wright · 06-10-2013, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael Beard

You can find the M/T tire guide info here: http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...m=ETDragRadial

They have two different 30x9 radials, one taller, one wider. I always ran the 3066R (shorter 93", but wider, true 9" tire). 110 passes like clockwork, prints tickets, and was .12-.13 faster than the bias plys. Won a Bracket Finals, World Footbrake Challenge, and a Stock World Championship on these tires.

Only ran the 29.5x9's through one set. Also a good tire, but the 3066R's just fit my gearing better, and liked the extra tread width insurance.

I agree. One of the best moves I made was to MTs. Tried bias tires also for the local bracket track prep. Didn't hook as well as radials. I think the "bias better on junk tracks" story is out of date. Other SS cars around here found the same thing. They just use them to slow down.

Another was to Santuff shocks.

Jim Kaekel · 06-10-2013, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320racer

I've made more passes on radial slicks than most running stock eliminator. A tenth is the number you usually hear on small block cars but you won't see that on big block cars.

I've got a big block Stocker and had two sets of slicks, one bias ply and the other radial. I picked up .10-.12 every time I backed-to-back them, and that was nearly 20 years ago.

1320racer · 06-10-2013, 03:04 PM

radials slicks back in '93, I don't think so! Maybe you were a tenth quicker with a slow "big block" olds back when it was running in the 12's but NOT with a real big block launching a nearly 2 ton ride...

james schaechter · 06-10-2013, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320racer

radials slicks back in '93, I don't think so! Maybe you were a tenth quicker with a slow "big block" olds back when it was running in the 12's but NOT with a real big block launching a nearly 2 ton ride...

Don't be so quick to reply. You can race a long time and not know everything. Why you would doubt Jim Kaekel is a mystery to anyone that has seen him race for decades in division 3 with a stocker. I get it; your old bracket car was cool! I had a poster of it. It does not make Jim wrong.

Ed Wright · 06-10-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by james schaechter

Don't be so quick to reply. You can race a long time and not know everything. Why you would doubt Jim Kaekel is a mystery to anyone that has seen him race for decades in division 3 with a stocker. I get it; your old bracket car was cool! I had a poster of it. It does not make Jim wrong.

And, he does wheel stands the rest of us can't do. He even has pictures of them! lamo!!

06-09-2013, 11:05 PM	#1
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Radial Tire question... Radials don't grow like bias ply, so the same size radial may work well. Hoosier has 92.5" and 94" circumference radial slicks. Don't know about the other brands. http://www.hoosiertire.com/specdrag.htm

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1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Radial Tire question... I've made more passes on radial slicks than most running stock eliminator. A tenth is the number you usually hear on small block cars but you won't see that on big block cars. Last edited by 1320racer; 06-10-2013 at 09:41 AM.

06-10-2013, 11:18 AM	#4
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Radial Tire question... You can find the M/T tire guide info here: http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...m=ETDragRadial They have two different 30x9 radials, one taller, one wider. I always ran the 3066R (shorter 93", but wider, true 9" tire). 110 passes like clockwork, prints tickets, and was .12-.13 faster than the bias plys. Won a Bracket Finals, World Footbrake Challenge, and a Stock World Championship on these tires. Only ran the 29.5x9's through one set. Also a good tire, but the 3066R's just fit my gearing better, and liked the extra tread width insurance. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

06-10-2013, 12:45 PM	#5
brent flynn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Middletown, IN Posts: 593 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Radial Tire question... My car does consistent 1.48 60fts with an overcammed bracket engine. My tires don't rub, down track, just around corners, forward or backward. I thought I'd give the 29.5 Mickey's a try, because they would give me a gear between. 4.56 and 4.88...and figured they would hook just fine,as long a track was good. I bought bias, last year, before my front suspension was redone, with global west stuff. I figured radials wouldn't work too well, with factory stuff. My car seems to work pretty good,,and I think it'll work even better, with more converter and gear. __________________ 1968 Bird/TRW 455/Home ported 13's, '70 Qjet,Holley Street Dominator manifold, Comp Solid FT, 10.817/122.30/1.440 Workin' on E/SA combo 3119 E/SA

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1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Radial Tire question... radials slicks back in '93, I don't think so! Maybe you were a tenth quicker with a slow "big block" olds back when it was running in the 12's but NOT with a real big block launching a nearly 2 ton ride... Last edited by 1320racer; 06-10-2013 at 03:19 PM.