DRR Pro
| We run the 10.5 x 28 on a door car and love it. I ALMOST bought the 14-32's to try on my dragster...  Mark Whitener RFD Heads FTI Converter Fab Shop Headers Home built 2 circuit Dominator :-) www.racingfuelsystems.com____________ Good work isn't cheap and cheap work can't be good. |
| | | Posts: 1050 | Location: Florida | Registered: November 16, 2007 | 
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DRR Elite
| why not buy the tire that has been proven for decades, Hoosier's Radial slick?
Super Stock racers have been running Hoosier's 32/13.5 or 32/14.5 radial for decades as well are numerous bracket racers, myself included.
I've been running the 32/13.5 radial since 2008 on my 3144 lb. Firebird which has 60 footed as quick as 1.17 off the footbrake. Not many super stock cars no mind 3200 lb. bracket cars in the country can do that. I swap them out at 150 passes.
That said, I've been running Hoosier Radial slicks since 2000, started with the 30/10.5 radial on my 3880 lb. Chevelle that 60 footed 1.28 off the footbrake and have made thousands of passes on radial slicks for almost 2 decades now. I would never go back to a bias slick. |
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DRR Elite
| I know you do so I've got to get you on Hoosiers, they WORK...  once you do, you'll never go back. |
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DRR Sportsman
| quote: Originally posted by fuzzy dice:
I went from the MT stiff sidewall 14x32 slick to the MT PBR 31.5x13...I now have about 20 passes on them...cliff notes: they are killer...my 60' times dropped .02 and I actually ran record bests at darlington at the bigfoot 40's...\
I love the fact that they do not lose any air between events....I am running 17 lbs. in them and my car loves it...I do a very small burn out as well...I did not get the 14x32's based on Jon Siegels recommendation...he test muled both before they came out and told me the 31.5x13's worked better...
One thing I will mention is I am turning more rpm since the PBR's do not have any tire growth going down the track...btw, my ride is a 79 Monte Carlo with a 496 BBC on pump gas and a glide...I run 5:13 gears out back...car weighs 3250 with me in it...I am turning 6500 rpm in the 1/8th...
For what it is worth, I had the opposite experience from 1320...I ran hoosiers for years including their radials...I loved them but was asked to try some MT's...I never looked back as the MT's were much more consistent for me and now are even more stupid good with these PBR's...
Curious as to how they are going to work in the summer on a ~normal~ prepped bracket track. I'll be needing some new tires later this year and might give this a go if they are still good. I ran Hoosier 13.5x32 stiff sidewall for years and loved them, then switched to MT 14x32 stiff sidewall because it was a medium compound and so far have been really pleased with it, especially with how it responds to the higher summer track temps. But like most racers, I'm always on the lookout for something better. |
| | | Posts: 525 | Location: Orange County, NC | Registered: September 29, 2000 |
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DRR Elite
| if your car/suspension works and you don't race on a junk track, they are consistent, if not you'll spin as if on ice. |
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DRR Sportsman
| quote: Originally posted by JAFR:
I have noticed some tearing of the tread like they might be a little soft on the compound.
My D05's would do that. I use C07's now and they work like a champ and don't get that crazy feathering. |
| | | Posts: 1108 | Location: OklahomaCity,OK | Registered: December 01, 1999 |
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DRR S/Pro
| quote: Originally posted by novaX522:
What are the advantages of a radial over a bias other than being faster? It sounds like they don't last as long and won't work on sub par track surface.
I have very limited experience with non-radials on my Nova, but I've not found them to be any quicker than a bias slick with similar air pressure. I don't think they are any less durable than a bias slick, and would argue that the sidewalls last longer due to the more robust construction and higher psi run in them. They are less forgiving than a bias slick, for sure. What I love about them is that if the car hooks, the 60 is going to be the same as it was the previous run. There is no 'fell off .03 after the jet cars' or when the sun came out or whatever. If she hooks, it's deadly. The only trick is getting your car to where it will always hook. I've gotten it to the point that if I do happen to spin, the track is really garbage for everyone. It has happened 3-4 times in the last 10 years.
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| | | Posts: 3251 | Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN | Registered: March 18, 2004 |
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DRR Elite
| EXACTLY!
18 years and thousands of passes running on Hoosier radial slicks on both 30/10.5 and 32/13.5. |
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DRR Pro
| quote: Curious as to how they are going to work in the summer on a ~normal~ prepped bracket track.
I will know this shortly as temps are heating up down here...I race again tomorrow and the temp is supposed to be high 80's...we'll see...I can say I have run them on test n tune nights, regular old events at orlando and the big foot deal...dead hook every time... |
| | | Posts: 1280 | Location: Florida (FL) | Registered: June 06, 2006 |
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