Tires for Stick Car

LNorton · 07-10-2007, 01:57 AM

Wondering if any of you guys have experience with a stick stocker and 26'' tall tires.

Want to stick with 26'' tires for our gearing, but wondered if there is much difference between the Mickeys and the Hoosiers.

Currently run the 26x9 Hoosiers with the D06 compond and have had good luck, but this is the first tire on the car and we are willing to try something different. After about 125 runs the tires are going away. Will the M/T's last longer?

Geddes · 07-10-2007, 01:30 PM

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Ed Wright · 07-10-2007, 03:12 PM

In my limited experience the Hoosiers have lasted longer.

LNorton · 07-10-2007, 04:12 PM

Ed, How many runs could you get on a set of Hoosiers before they started losing 60'. I was at about 110 runs on this set.

Michael Beard · 07-10-2007, 05:17 PM

Stick or not, you should be getting a lot more mileage out of your tires, particularly on an I/PS entry. I was at 108 runs on my 9x30" M/T Radials when the rear end let loose last weekend... and every 60' was a 1.47x.

On M/T bias plys with my bracket car (low 1.6x 60's), I typically get 300+ runs, and they hook all the way to the cords.

Burnouts are fun, but there's a chance that you're overdoing it. I watched a couple launches at Motor Mile, but admit that I wasn't paying attention to your burnout procedure.

Jeremy1374 · 07-10-2007, 05:48 PM

M/T's are the way to go. We can second Mikes statement about the M/T hooking to the cords. We have Hoosier radials and we couldnt get them to hook consistantly at Pitts this weekend. Got new M/T stick shift skins on the way.

BTW the Hoosiers half 50% life on them.

Ed Wright · 07-12-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by LNorton

Ed, How many runs could you get on a set of Hoosiers before they started losing 60'. I was at about 110 runs on this set.

I never counted runs. I ran them all summer when I was bracket racing. Just bought new tires every spring. I have some friends & customers that have used the MTs, and for their cars they weren't as consistent, nor lasted as long. Other cars love them. My car slowed 5/100 in 60' with MTs, in A-B-A testing against the Hoosiers. Both were 10.5" stiff sidewall bias tires. Mike & Paula Cotton were there, and I think Mike was as suprised as I. In Super Stock trim, I haven't had any tire spin issues at all with the radials. Many cars do just fine with MTs. Just need to find what your car likes. I never had the Hoosiers 60' times degrade, even when the wear holes were gone.

NovaMan · 07-12-2007, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

In Super Stock trim, I haven't had any tire spin issues at all with the radials.

Really? Is it a stick car?

07-10-2007, 01:57 AM	#1
LNorton Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RacerTees.com Posts: 505 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Tires for Stick Car Wondering if any of you guys have experience with a stick stocker and 26'' tall tires. Want to stick with 26'' tires for our gearing, but wondered if there is much difference between the Mickeys and the Hoosiers. Currently run the 26x9 Hoosiers with the D06 compond and have had good luck, but this is the first tire on the car and we are willing to try something different. After about 125 runs the tires are going away. Will the M/T's last longer? __________________ Lee Norton - N229 STK IHRA H/FIA - NHRA O/SA RacerTees.com

07-10-2007, 01:30 PM	#2
Geddes Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Barnesville, Ohio Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tires for Stick Car tt Last edited by Geddes; 07-10-2007 at 01:39 PM.

07-10-2007, 03:12 PM	#3
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: Tires for Stick Car In my limited experience the Hoosiers have lasted longer.

07-10-2007, 04:12 PM	#4
LNorton Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: RacerTees.com Posts: 505 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Tires for Stick Car Ed, How many runs could you get on a set of Hoosiers before they started losing 60'. I was at about 110 runs on this set. __________________ Lee Norton - N229 STK IHRA H/FIA - NHRA O/SA RacerTees.com

07-10-2007, 05:17 PM	#5
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Tires for Stick Car Stick or not, you should be getting a lot more mileage out of your tires, particularly on an I/PS entry. I was at 108 runs on my 9x30" M/T Radials when the rear end let loose last weekend... and every 60' was a 1.47x. On M/T bias plys with my bracket car (low 1.6x 60's), I typically get 300+ runs, and they hook all the way to the cords. Burnouts are fun, but there's a chance that you're overdoing it. I watched a couple launches at Motor Mile, but admit that I wasn't paying attention to your burnout procedure. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

07-10-2007, 05:48 PM	#6
Jeremy1374 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 136 Likes: 137 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tires for Stick Car M/T's are the way to go. We can second Mikes statement about the M/T hooking to the cords. We have Hoosier radials and we couldnt get them to hook consistantly at Pitts this weekend. Got new M/T stick shift skins on the way. BTW the Hoosiers half 50% life on them.