i've got a race to go to this friday in shreveport, and i need another set of sticky tires..

i was running the 26" tall MT ET streets, but i ran over a sharp rock at the local track & punctured one of them..
i had it patched then did a burnout on them to see if it would hold air.. it didn't.

video of the burnout if anyone wants to download it:
http://svt.kicks-***.net/videos/burnoutcontest.mov
(right click on the link & "save as" to your computer.)

anyway... i have a set of 16x10 rims to use with the slicks, so i need something that will go on them.

the ET streets only got me a 1.88 60' with my rancho traction bars.
i'd spin coming off the line almost every time..
should i go with a 28" tall tire? should i go ahead & get full slicks? what brands & tire height are you guys using?

MT?
Hoosier?

i'm kinda leaning towards getting some 28" tall full slicks.. most likely the hoosiers.

and the last question, where can i buy the tires at a good price?


thanks in advance guys!!

brooks

 

come on guys... help me out here please...

 

I'll sell you my ET Streets!I'm going to Hoosiers.

 

Brooks,
just get the Hoosier 28x10x16's and be done with it... JR

 

Get the Hoosiers

Call one of these places



Hoosier Tire Southwest
2017 Peachtree Road
Balch Springs, TX 75180
Phone: (972) 289-RACE (7223)
Fax: (972) 289-8055

Hoosier Tire South
P.O. Box 290
Louisville, TN 37777
Phone (865) 984-3232
Fax (865) 681-0775

 

Brooks, Hoosier 28X10X16's, you will HOOK!

 

any idea on how much they will cost?
i guess i'm glad i got all of those credit cards now.. LOL

 

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...54&prmenbr=361

 

okay.. i bought some hoosiers... they should be here in time to kick some f-body booty friday..

 

Kick them hard with your new Hoosiers, you'll love them, John H.

 

aren't you supposed to heat them and let them sit to prep them. Hope you can get everything set before the race as far as prepping and air pressure, would suck to get there and run worse 60ft times then you do on your stock tires. Good luck, plenty of people to help you here, unfortunetly I am not one of them.

 

I oredered mine this A.M. also.Got 'em with Ultra 16x10" Alcoa "look alikes".Was $640 out the door with mount/
bal & lugs.I'm told they don't need to be Cured.good to go "as is".

 

Brooks

If you want to come get them you can borrow my slicks.. They are just like yours

Doug

 

Brooks
Where did you get them??

 

tallimeca: the guy at hoosier said to do a long burnout the first time i use them to get the outer layer off, then do a normal burnout after that.. he said that there isn't a "break in" time.

doug: thanks man, but aren't you quite a ways from red river raceway? (shreveport)
i have to work that morning, otherwise i'd come by and visit..

don: i bought them from Hoosier Tire Southwest. i couldn't find anyone online that sold them..


old slicks after the carshow burnout:


pic of the rims i use (16x10)