Bracket Talk
Mickey Thompson results
May 27, 2018, 12:53 PM
Mike NitzscheMickey Thompson results
I have ran Hoosier tires since 2001. I really like them, but have been fighting tire shake for about a year. I put a pair of M/T 3183's on and it totally fixed my issue. Mickey's seem to like a little less air pressure. I have not had any issues with air loss yet either. I cranked up the two step and really got after the 60' with no shake. Just passing along the info.
May 27, 2018, 03:39 PM
"The Bender"What ET, 60ft?
272" Spitzer
540 Chevy
The Blower Shop XR1
FTI XPM Series Converter
FTI Level 6 Powerglide
3.69@199
.916 60'
2017 Bradenton Heads Up Madness
Open Outlaw Champ
2018 PDRA T/D #5
2019 PDRA T/D #2
2020 Retired From T/D Competition....
2020 Bradenton NMCA Hemi Shootout Winner
2021 getting back into bracket racing with a Gen3 Hemi powered 87 Cutlass.
May 27, 2018, 03:44 PM
Mike Nitzsche5.0-4.90, 1.08-1.12 60's
May 27, 2018, 04:53 PM
Curly1I knew you would like them. My car was brutal with the Hoosiers, I tried three different size and compounds and nothing worked. Went to the MT 3074 and it was faster, more consistent and so much smoother. Plus on my car the 3074 works better in colder and hotter track temps.
There are a lot of variables, track temps, tire size, air pressure, weight of car and how fast it is but right now on my car the MT is by far the best I have tried. Glad it worked for you.
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May 27, 2018, 05:48 PM
57 VetteThose M/T #3183 tires are flat nasty on my Corvette roadster!!
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May 27, 2018, 06:05 PM
deadon1578Mike, I have ran the 3084S for years they are 33.5x16x15 and love them. A stiff sidewall on a door car helps in the shock adjustment, when you change a setting you can see the difference, it's not covered up by a soft sidewall tire.
May 28, 2018, 11:19 AM
Mike NitzscheThey keep working better with less and less air.
May 28, 2018, 06:17 PM
KCrownA184how much air are you running in the 3183?
May 29, 2018, 07:03 AM
Mike NitzscheI'm down to 6 psi. I will try lower yet just to find the spot when the tires start paddling. Hoosiers always like 7-7.5, and if I went lower they would paddle pretty bad.
May 29, 2018, 10:15 AM
TOP38quote:
Originally posted by Mike Nitzsche:
I have ran Hoosier tires since 2001. I really like them, but have been fighting tire shake for about a year. I put a pair of M/T 3183's on and it totally fixed my issue. Mickey's seem to like a little less air pressure. I have not had any issues with air loss yet either. I cranked up the two step and really got after the 60' with no shake. Just passing along the info.
Welcome to Team MT! Your results are pretty typical!
May 29, 2018, 10:51 AM
Kutsickquote:
Originally posted by TOP38:
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Nitzsche:
I have ran Hoosier tires since 2001. I really like them, but have been fighting tire shake for about a year. I put a pair of M/T 3183's on and it totally fixed my issue. Mickey's seem to like a little less air pressure. I have not had any issues with air loss yet either. I cranked up the two step and really got after the 60' with no shake. Just passing along the info.
Welcome to Team MT! Your results are pretty typical!
Yep welcome aboard Mike!!
May 29, 2018, 11:12 AM
SCDIV1I have been using 3183's since 2014 on my dragster and just put a new set on.
I run 6lbs or slightly less....5.7-5.8 cold...
Last forever on a S/C car....and they don't care if I do short or long burnouts....
Yea they lose air when they sit but I don't care.....a minor inconvenience....
May 29, 2018, 11:26 AM
Curly1quote:
Originally posted by Mike Nitzsche:
They keep working better with less and less air.
Seems like I saw you runner up or Semi his weekend?
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/"Dunning-Kruger Effect"
-a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge.
Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
4X NE2 CHAMPION. 2020 TDRA NE2 Champion
May 29, 2018, 12:34 PM
wideopen231Love it when you fellas post how much you like MT's.Make me feel better about the ones I bought. Now just fix few minor things and see how they work.
Man whole thread and no BS,sure is nice.
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May 29, 2018, 02:11 PM
rs72zWhat am i missing? A M/T thread with no bashing?
May 29, 2018, 03:01 PM
Mike NitzscheThe only other thing I have to try, is setting the 4 link back to where the car was very free. I dropped the bars down a hole to help the shake, but the car feels kinda bound up.
May 29, 2018, 03:02 PM
Mike Nitzschequote:
Originally posted by Curly1:
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Nitzsche:
They keep working better with less and less air.
Seems like I saw you runner up or Semi his weekend?
Yeah, but it was a Quick 8, so really that's just a nice way to say I didn't lose first round.
May 29, 2018, 07:36 PM
Scott Smithquote:
Originally posted by rs72z:
What am i missing? A M/T thread with no bashing?
Ed will be here shortly.
May 29, 2018, 08:07 PM
KWigI’ll be on my first set of Mickeys in many years, after using Hoosiers. I’ll give them a fair shot.
Scott, if we’re all lucky, that will be a long time. Sure is nice in here now !
You have to put in the effort, to get anything out of it.
May 29, 2018, 09:16 PM
"The Bender"quote:
Originally posted by Scott Smith:
quote:
Originally posted by rs72z:
What am i missing? A M/T thread with no bashing?
Ed will be here shortly.
Nope
272" Spitzer
540 Chevy
The Blower Shop XR1
FTI XPM Series Converter
FTI Level 6 Powerglide
3.69@199
.916 60'
2017 Bradenton Heads Up Madness
Open Outlaw Champ
2018 PDRA T/D #5
2019 PDRA T/D #2
2020 Retired From T/D Competition....
2020 Bradenton NMCA Hemi Shootout Winner
2021 getting back into bracket racing with a Gen3 Hemi powered 87 Cutlass.