Race and DOT Slicks

[PRstreet316X]

Hello People. I was just wondering what brand Tier every body prefers for their car weather it is DOT slicks for STREET ET or RACE for slicks MOD and TOP ET.

Joey H. Street #316X

[Malibu8x28]

Joey,

In my opinion, i like mickey thompsons. whether its the big slicks or the 9" radials, they seem to require the least burnout which in turn makes them last a long time. later!!

Justin

[PRstreet316X]

Hey Justin, I have heard allot of good things about Mickey Ts.
I was thinking of trying out their DOT slicks later on this year when it is time for me to get new Tiers. Right now I use the BFgoodrich DOT Drag Radials and those have performed very well thus far.

Joey H. Street #316X

[daninline]

I use M/T street slicks (DOT) 26x11.5 they hook hard with a small burnout and the tire presser at 11 to 12 psi.
And there stable on the top end also.

[CCRT]

How many run tubes in the M/T's

[daninline]

I have them in there I didn't want to have any problems with them.

[Dot90]

I've tried both the M/T ET Streets and the Hoosier Quick Time Pro's on my street car (both are DOT slicks). I prefer the Hoosiers.

Jack

[Rice1371]

Well guys, I prefer Goodyear 28x10 run about 11-12 psi. little burnout and I can go about a season on a set. Before I was running Modified I ran M&H Racemasters on my Street car which again small burnout and hooked really good.

[scott_nadeau]

I used to run MT ET Streets and I liked them just fine.

I used to run tubes in them, but one went down on me at Super Chevy 1999 (not a good time for a flat). I took it out and never went back to tubes. There is no good reason to run tubes...just put some dish soap on the inside of the sidewalls and run without them...my tires stay up for months. The car will go faster because of the lower rotating weight also...

[CCRT]

Scott--

How much did the car pick-up by not running tubes?


I ask because, Mickey Thompson states they want you to run the tubes. This could be for safety reasons? or maybe the tube supports the sidewall in some way

[scott_nadeau]

Hi Dave,
I never measured a gain from removeing the tubes...removing 10lbs (assuming each tube weighs 5lbs) of rotating weight is like removing 20lbs of static weight, so I suppose it's good for .02

I did notice that MT recommended tubes and that's why I ran them. After talking to many people (on that other message board) who ran them without tubes, I was convinced that it was okay. You WILL lose some air from slicks without tubes over a stretch, but unless you store your car from November to April and never visit it you will have the opportunity to add air now and then. (I lose more air from my front tires than from my slicks)

If you run screws in your rims you run a bigger risk of cutting a tube. A cut tube will make the tire go down...it doesn't just equalize the air inside the tire like I thought it might...

MT also recommends you use a MT tube...now that's marketing :rolleyes:

[higgybrew]

I have run Hoosier slicks for last 2 years and like them. They are kind of short but "if it ain't broke". Ran M/T's also on my Camaro but I can't say if they were good or not because I spun them a lot! Must have been the car. I got 140 runs out of a set of Hoosiers - just don't need to do burnouts like that "party" guy - what's his name? Oh yeah....Artie. :rolleyes:

[PRstreet316X]

Hello People. I just wanted to thank everyone for posting thier opinions about different tiers. I sounds like M/Ts are a great brand to use. Depending on my financila situation when it comes time for a tier change maybee I will give them a shot.

Joey H. Street #316X

[PRstreet316X]

Hello People. Just wanted to plug my new web site.


Joey H. Street #316Xhttp://www.pureracing.20fr.com.20fr.com

[daninline]

Well Joey I went to you site and got lost in all the pop up ads around 5 ads way to much for me.
But what I seen looked good.
My site in the works a few erors here and there.
www.fast-machines.com (http://www.fast-machines.com )

[Malibu8x28]

Hey Dan,

I like the website, but i think u need sum more recent pics of mine and my dads car :) U want some?


Justin

[PRstreet316X]

Hey Dan nice site from what I saw of it. Sorry about all those popup adds. The best thing to do is just wait for them all to run their corse and then X them all out. It is a nice site if you can get through those adds.

Joey H. Street #316X

[daninline]

I'm going to put up a pop up stopper they work great to stop all of those pop up adds.
Send me all the pics you or anyone has I hve to do some more work to it.
Later

[PRstreet316X]

Hey Dan good idea on that popup blocker. My friend has some of that softwhere I think I will borrow it from him and do the same. P.S. I will see what I have for photos of my car and some of other cars from the track.

Joey H. Street #316X

[PRstreet316X]

Hey Dan almoste forgot pleas feel free to send me some car photos so I can poste them on my site. Lata

Joey H. Street #316X

[MikeSawyer]

Looking good...

Pop ups are the price you've got to pay for free hosting...

Feel free to add your site to the Links section of the site, It's actually do-it-yourself now :-)

Later!
............. Mike

[PRstreet316X]

Thanks Mike I appreciate it.



Joey H. Street #316X

[tnthub]

And I'm not even on the list.... Hmmmmm.

[PRstreet316X]

If anyone els wants to be pictured on the site just say so and I will be glad to poste a photo of your car on the photo page.

Joey H. Street #316X

[ST-Cutlass409]

I personally love my street tires, i found it impossible to spin those darn things...besides, slicks cost more than the value of the car...but i still gotta be careful with the ground pounding force coming out of that nasty V8!

[PRstreet316X]

Hey Chris nice to see ya on the site.:cool:

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[mod313]

After trying the Hoosier radial slicks this season, I love 'em. Once you get used to burnout procedures they wear great too.

[SSTCamaro]

yeap, the I noticed the Hoosiers require a small burnout compared to the other competitiors

[KyleBst264]

Joey, I've been using the BF Goodrich Comp T/A drag radials and have absolutely no complaints about them. They've treated me very well and don't need much heat at all for a good bite. They also seem to work best when they are down to the wear bars and the chords just start to stick out.

[PRstreet316X]

Hey guys, Well this year I have gone with the Hoosier Quick Time Pro's. Last year I had the BF Goodrich and they worked out well but with them at least with my car I would do a ripping burn out until the tires where screaming to be let go. I also tried the M/T'S and both the Hoosier's and the M/T's needed a minimal burn out to get the same result as the BF's. I think that the Hoosiers are the tier to go with for now, seeing as they are almost the same thing as the M/T's but a little cheaper. I think from my experience with the BF's that they a for a more light weight rear end car and the Hoosiers and M/T's are for a heavier type car, though you probably could use the Hoosiers on a light weight car with little air pressure. :cool: