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slicks #915225 01/27/11 05:10 PM 01/27/11 05:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana 73_dart_beast OP member
73_dart_beast OP member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana	I need a new pair of slicks for my car because I put a larger gear in from a 410 to a 456 and am on the revlimiter a good bit before the finish line. I have a pair of M.T. slicks 28x10.5. I am looking at the Good Year radial 30x10.5 slicks. Allot of the stockers use radial slicks. Is it true they are a faster tire? Do any of you guys use these tires and what do you think of them? Thanks for any help on this subject... Last edited by 73_dart_beast; 01/27/11 05:34 PM.

Re: slicks [Re: 73_dart_beast] #915226 01/27/11 05:17 PM 01/27/11 05:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH	Never used radials but from what I understand they are faster but can be a pain to get hooked up. Biased slicks may be slower but more forgiving on margial tracks

Re: slicks [Re: WILD BILL] #915227 01/27/11 07:06 PM 01/27/11 07:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 N.E. IL. U.S.A. R Rumblefish68 member
Rumblefish68 member R Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 N.E. IL. U.S.A.	I heard the same thing, however, I found the car picked up and became very consistant when I switched to radial slicks. I would not switch back. I run a 10.5 on an "A" body nostalgia super-stocker with ladder bars. The car picked up by almost 2 10ths. Also, I haven't checked lately, but Hoosier was the only maker of a 10.5 radial, and are 30" tall. I also did not find any more problems on a marginal track than what guys with bias ply were/do have. Bottom line: my car went from 9.80's and inconsistant, to 9.60's and extremely consistant with just a tire change. I had also tested all the other makes of 10.5's prior to it. Hope this helps. Last edited by Rumblefish68; 01/27/11 07:11 PM.

Re: slicks [Re: 73_dart_beast] #915228 01/27/11 07:17 PM 01/27/11 07:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az Crizila master
Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: I need a new pair of slicks for my car because I put a larger gear in from a 410 to a 456 and am on the revlimiter a good bit before the finish line. I have a pair of M.T. slicks 28x10.5. I am looking at the Good Year radial 30x10.5 slicks. Allot of the stockers use radial slicks. Is it true they are a faster tire? Do any of you guys use these tires and what do you think of them? Thanks for any help on this subject... Just switched from 4.11 to 4.56 myself. What is your rev limiter set at? Fastest 300

Re: slicks [Re: Crizila] #915229 01/27/11 08:40 PM 01/27/11 08:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana 73_dart_beast OP member
73_dart_beast OP member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana	Crizila, the limiter is set at 7200 rpm. I shift at 6600 rpm. Hope that helps.

Re: slicks [Re: Rumblefish68] #915230 01/27/11 08:44 PM 01/27/11 08:44 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana 73_dart_beast OP member
73_dart_beast OP member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana	Rumblefish68, Thanks for the info. That is exactly what I was hopeing to hear.

Re: slicks [Re: 73_dart_beast] #915231 01/27/11 09:14 PM 01/27/11 09:14 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 126 Nevada T theman440 member
theman440 member T Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 126 Nevada	I run 30X9 Hoosier radials and love them, no tubes to screw with. You run them at higher pressures so I don't run rim screws (I run 20 psi)They don't "grow" either. Less burnout time too. Another plus is the tread width is actually 10 inches. I've heard they work best on a 10 inch rim - I have to run an 8 rim inch for clearance. 6442099-wheelie.bmp (57 downloads)

Re: slicks [Re: 73_dart_beast] #915232 01/27/11 09:27 PM 01/27/11 09:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,165 Left Coast B BobR master
BobR master B Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,165 Left Coast	Quote: I need a new pair of slicks for my car because I put a larger gear in from a 410 to a 456 and am on the revlimiter a good bit before the finish line. I have a pair of M.T. slicks 28x10.5. I am looking at the Good Year radial 30x10.5 slicks. Allot of the stockers use radial slicks. Is it true they are a faster tire? Do any of you guys use these tires and what do you think of them? Thanks for any help on this subject... If you want less trap RPM then you want your slicks to grow therefore stay with bias belt tires. If you are bracket racing I'd recommend bias as well as they seem to be more consistent.

Re: slicks [Re: theman440] #915233 01/28/11 12:32 AM 01/28/11 12:32 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 N.E. IL. U.S.A. R Rumblefish68 member
Rumblefish68 member R Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 19 N.E. IL. U.S.A.	I run 20-22#'s, no tubes, 10" wheel, rim screws (habit, and the bias ply were screwed, so 2 sets have holes), and a light burn out. If you do a really heavy smoker, you will spin. Been using them 7 years now. I can't say enough good things about them. I was originally dead set against them, but now, I'm sold. Watching Jiles' car from the detroit area with a 9" tire and leaf springs lift the front end up 4' got me to try them. I was having launch problems, but the radials cured that.

Re: slicks [Re: 73_dart_beast] #915234 01/28/11 01:56 AM 01/28/11 01:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,228 Bend,OR USA	Quote: Crizila, the limiter is set at 7200 rpm. I shift at 6600 rpm. Hope that helps. Have you tried shifting it at 7000 RPM in 1st and 2nd gear yet If you do that you will probally end up at or below 7000 RPM at the stripe Been there, done that the motor goes into 2nd and 3rd gear further down the track shifting it higher and ends up spending les time in high gear Try that before switching tires, if your old tires are still good Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: slicks [Re: Cab_Burge] #915235 01/28/11 11:09 AM 01/28/11 11:09 AM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana 73_dart_beast OP member
73_dart_beast OP member Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 25 kenner louisiana	Thanks for all the great input. Cab I have played with different shift points allot, I was shifting at 7000 because the cam card had the power range from 6800 to 7200rpm. My boss rented a rear weel dyno and he invited my to bring my car so I did, my car made 436hp to the ground but the hp flatlined between 6300 and 6600rpm. The next time I brought my car to the track I changed my shift points my car went from 11.0's to high 10.80's by the end of the day. Last edited by 73_dart_beast; 01/28/11 11:46 AM.

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