Tires for Stick Car

[greg fulk]

hey Lee my old car ran close to the same 60' times as yours...the Hooisers were FAR better then the M/T! That being said with dad's car (almost the same as my old car 6cyl nova V/SA) I'm playing with the new M/T street radial......the damn things work good! the only problem I'm having with them is I'm having to do a low gear burnout with them! as soon as I hit high (it has a P/G trans) they just buzz the converter! They are truning the same 60's (or better) then the Hoosier slicks & if you have a Jeg's discount their only about $136.oo ! I know you hit the tires pretty hard but I turn one loose about 4000RPMs! Good luck!

[LNorton]

Hrmmmm... Not so sure about using a radial behind a clutch though...

[Geddes]

Soap in the sidewalls really helps the Mickeys hold air.

[Michael Beard]

>> because this thing crushes the tire on the line.

Try more air pressure as well... I've run into spinning problems by having tires too low, just as much as by having too much in them! I have run as much as 27psi in an M/T 9x28" BIAS PLY, on my Duster! Granted, that car has no gear and converter, but still, don't be afraid to at least experiment with higher air pressure, even in a bias ply. I've had the 9x28 bias plys on Terry's Dart Sport up to 20psi as well.

>> The only thing pushing me away from M/T is the price, because we get a pretty good deal on Hoosiers.

If they last longer and work better, don't they pay for themselves?

[LNorton]

Very true Michael. Might give em a shot and see how long they last.

On the air pressure, we have tried everywhere from 9 to 18 pounds. Above 14 and we see major tire spin and below 10 it gets bad as well. The tires are just frayed up real bad and need to be replaced.

Who do I need to talk to about getting price help on Mickeys?

[Ed Wright]

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]

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?

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by NovaMan

Really? Is it a stick car?

Sorry I wasn't clear, no it's an automatic. I was responding to his question about differences in tire wear.

[LNorton]

I won't even consider a radial on a stick car. Wanna thank everyone for their replies. Still contemplating what we want to do.