MT vs Hoosier Small Tire

[1320racer]

Hoosier is the #1 brand of racing slick in all of drag racing, run by more racers than all otters combined, They also hold air and are fast. Goodyear and M/T which is owned by Goodyear are used by some of the biggest names too. Keep in mind also, that all three have deals with many racers. Phoenix is another tire run by some racers, mostly in super stock.

That all said. you eluded that you plan to compete in S/ST and IMO your choice of tire should not be your concern, rather your choice of car and combo.

[nickh]

When we ran TS we tried MT, Goodyear & Hoosier. Hoosier Hands down gave us our best times and also best value for our money. And we never had a Hoosier leak down! Hoosier for the win!

[1320racer]

Agree

[KennyAnderson]

I've run several sets of both brands of typical stocker tires. 30x9 radials. Cars both ran great on either brand. The difference is MT's had cords showing at 75ish runs. Hoosiers I easily get 100+ runs out of a set. I've spoken to a couple MT reps and they say that's normal and were unwilling to do anything for me on a new set.

[GTX JOHN]

Any of the Racing Slicks you mentioned will be fine
on a car with 1.5 @ 60 and a glide unless there is a major
chassis issue.

[JP1738]

Originally Posted by GTX JOHN

Any of the Racing Slicks you mentioned will be fine
on a car with 1.5 @ 60 and a glide unless there is a major
chassis issue.

4400 pounds tho. If it weighed 2800 it'd be more like a 1.30 60ft. Would it still be true if that were the case?

[M120]

Try what you have on hand first imo.

If you want a DOT bias tire(slick) , I would look at the Hoosier Quick Time Pros. I've used them for index classes as well as others with success requiring DOT tires.

[GTX JOHN]

Originally Posted by JP1738

4400 pounds tho. If it weighed 2800 it'd be more like a 1.30 60ft. Would it still be true if that were the case?

We routine run low to mid 1.3s with our stockers without any issues.

I lot of the higher HP Stockers are way faster than that on the above
tires.

We have found very little difference in ET between Goodyears
and Hoosiers the last several years.

Years ago, the Goodyears tended to not recover from wheel spin
very well. However, Goodyear seems to have gotten a handle on
that since that time.

[JP1738]

From personal experience, I believe M/T makes the best "Big" tire. Had a set of 32x13 hoosiers that were down right awful. I put 14.5x32 MTs on and its been amazing ever since and I get tons of runs out of them. I've also had great luck with Phoenix big tires (radial construction) that came off a SS car like 1320 eluded to. As far as a smallish tire like you are wanting to run, I've heard nothing but good things about the 30x9 Hoosier from all who run it. They work better, live longer, and hold air. At this point, the people that run MT/Goodyear have to be on deals in order to overlook the Hoosiers the way I see it.

[curtis reed]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

Hoosier is the #1 brand of racing slick in all of drag racing, run by more racers than all otters combined,

Ed, I just have to ask how you know what tires all these otters are running? Just kidding man, I thought it was a funny auto correct when I read it.