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street strip front tires. #1094852
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i asked this question over in Q@A,(dont ask me why)but its for you street strip guys.i finally got my bump steer problem addressed.every front end guy ive talked to said i really need to get rid of my steel belted rdials on the front to get the best steering on my car.what i have is 235/60 R15 on the front and MT ET streets 15x30 x12 on the back.what are some of you sreet strip guys runnin.its a heavy B-body, caltracs.

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094853
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I'm not sure what sizes they come in, but I have the M/T ET streets on the front of my Valiant. They offer them in a 6 or 8 ply for heavier cars.

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: Dart1031] #1094854
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I just run a standard radial tire. 215/70-15's I think are the size but I will double check when I go out to the garage. Ron



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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: 383man] #1094855
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Ron, you're running radial slicks too. AJ has bias tires on the back. That's what his problem is. He needs a bias front runner on the street to ride/handle better. At least that's what I took from his post, lol.

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: Dart1031] #1094856
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Yes you are right. When I had the Hoosier QTP bias tires out back it did not handle as well. Thats why I went to radial slicks as it handles way better. Forgot about that. Ron

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094857
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my car doesn't weigh as much as yours ..I use BFG's Comp T/A's in 215/60x15 and Drag T/A's in rear 275/60x15

handles like on rails and great traction on the street....never had good luck w/Drag T/A's on track, but the fronts are great

this will give you an idea on the fronts..

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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: smokinwoody] #1094858
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my car doesn't weigh as much as yours ..I use BFG's Comp T/A's in 215/60x15 and Drag T/A's in rear 275/60x15

handles like on rails and great traction on the street....never had good luck w/Drag T/A's on track, but the fronts are great

this will give you an idea on the fronts..


its really hard to see the tires with the headlights in the way.

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094859
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as you follow the gentle curvature of the rims, you can see there is ample contact points for grip...







Re: street strip front tires. [Re: smokinwoody] #1094860
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Front tires?...I don't see any front tires..or blue Z-28 in your pic! YOWZA!!!

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: smokinwoody] #1094861
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i looked in the jegs cat and the MT ET streets are all refered to as rear tires,will they work as fronts?

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Hoosier 31" Quick time pro's out back and Firestone Indy 500's (P225/70R15's) on 6" aluminum wheels up front. 4000 car. Handles great @ 115.

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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094863
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meant to ask...what profile are you looking for..

mine are 60 series..

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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094864
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Here's the Summit link for the M/T front runners
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3007/
I'm running these: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOR-17026/

From personal experience I'd stay away from mixing bias and radial even at the track


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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: DragDart360] #1094865
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Quote:

Here's the Summit link for the M/T front runners
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3007/
I'm running these: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MOR-17026/

From personal experience I'd stay away from mixing bias and radial even at the track


those are pretty small tires,idont know how long they would last on the street with my big pig.

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094866
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With Bias ply DOT's out back and a heavy B-body i'd be inclined to use something like this :

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-1052/



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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094867
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Hoosier makes some sizes big enough for full grown cars.

http://www.hoosiertire.com/Drtire.htm

Re: street strip front tires. [Re: GTXX] #1094868
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I run 165 80 r15s on my 65 Belvedere with Mickey n50 bias rear.My kid runs 215 75 r15s on the 62 300 with Mickey L60 15s bias rears.Never any problems with either and both get lots of street and strip miles.I had Mickey bias on the fronts of both cars.They were total garbage.Even at the track they were all over the place.Now I can let the wheel go at 120 and it stays straight.Rocky


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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: bonefish] #1094869
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I used a 215/75/D/15 which is a bias tire that is very close to the same size as a Moroso 7.10x15.


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Re: street strip front tires. [Re: Chris2581] #1094870
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My preference has always been the Moroso bias ply and 29+ inches tall.Out back are 16.5 X 31's.I prefer the bias all the way around.The gets driven upwards to 2000 miles a year and 4 or 5 trips to the track


DRAG TIRE SPECIFICATIONS

SPECS
DRAG SPECIAL

Part No.
17050
17100
17600

Size
5.50 x 15
7.10 x 15
7.60 x 15

Approx. Weight
10 lbs.
11 lbs.
13 lbs.

Diameter
25-1/4 in.
27-3/4 in.
29-1/4 in.

Tread Width
3-1/2 in.
4-1/8 in.
4-5/8 in.

Recommended Rim Width
3 1/2 in. - 4 in.
3 1/2 in. - 5 in.
3 1/2 in. - 5 in.

Operating Pressure
30-35 lbs.
30-35 lbs.
30-35 lbs.

Ply
2
2
2

Type
Tubeless
Tubeless
Tubeless

Circumference
78 in.
87-3/4 in.
90-3/4 in.



Rim
4.0
5.0
5.0

Tire Width (in)
5.7
7.4
8.0




SPECS
DS - 2™

Part No.
17023
17040
17025
17026
17028

Size
23.0 x 5.0 x-15
24.0 x 5.0 x-15
25.0 x 4.5 x-15
26.0 x 4.5 x-15
28.0 x 4.5 x-15

Approx. Weight
11 lbs.
11 lbs.
12 lbs.
12 lbs.
13 lbs.

Diameter
23 in.
24 in.
25 in.
26 in.
28 in.

Circumference
72-7/16 in.
76-7/16 in.
78-1/4 in.
81 in.
86-3/8 in.

Tread Width
5.0 in.
5.0 in.
4.5 in.
4.5 in.
4.5 in.

Recommended Rim Width
3 1/2 in. - 6 1/2 in.
3 1/2 in. - 6 1/2 in.
3 1/2 in. - 5 in.
3 1/2 in. - 5 in.
3 1/2 in. - 5 in.

Operating Pressure
30 psi
30 psi
30 psi
30 psi
30 psi

Rim

5.0
4.0
5.0
5.0

Tire Width (in)

6.8
6.4
7.1
7.7




Note: for each one-half inch change in rim width, thesection width will change .20 inch.


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