Nasty Vibration

[Mike Voth]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lee

Shelf life on slicks is 3 years...may vary by manufacturer but that's approximate. I always make sure I'm getting the freshest sets available.
Find out what your mfg says about shelf life and demand a new set from the vendor you bought them from.

And do get that clutch fixed by Hyatt!

After reseaching and a phone call to the Akron, OH Goodyear facility, they have not made the tire we run for a long, long time and won't for sometime either. They said they are 3,000 sets behind in production. We use the 1823's 14x31.5 D4A compound. We bought them from the distributor in OKC and took them to Denver. No one has these anymore and the compound on this part is junk. We have a set of Hoosiers that we couldn't ever get to work on our car, but they might be going back on for the time being.

Anyone ever make the radials work for a stick car ?????????

[Michael Compton]

Mike -

My dad has a set of Mickey Thompson tires that were recommended by them to use on his stick E/SM. I know there were several comp cars this weekend at Tulsa running Mickey Thompson radials. The tires he has are the 3074R 32.0/14.0R15. We have not ran them yet to give you an idea of if they work or not, but we will definitely be running them in the future.

[Jeff Lee]

I bought a set of 1823's from Goodyear tire distributor Carol Shelby here in Phoenix, AZ just this year (probably February?). Although they are at the shop 75 miles away and I can't give you a date code, they were fresh or at least fresh enough.
It was Goodyear that told me a 3 year shelf life was acceptable.
Rob Youngblood talked me into these 1823's as he loves them on his SS/J 'Vette. He tells me they will match 60' times with anything but will excel in the 330' and beyond. It's a lot bigger tire than anything I'm used to but I can't help but think they'll work for me.
But nothing will help an old slick so I guess it's cha-ching time!

And I'm not aware of radial tire success with a stick. If there is, guess it's a big secrete!

[Mike Voth]

Vibration gone! Bell housing was twisted. After many futal attempts to straighten with no luck, purchased a new bell housing and now, smooth sailing once again. Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. Glad this saga is finally over. We went through 2 QuickData's, loose motor mount bolts, loose 3rd member bolts, metering rod hanger pin suck through the carb and many other "gremlins" due to the vibration. On to the next adventure!

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Wow never heard of that one before. Glad you found it and good luck. Joe