Posted By: donsdart
Tire pressure - 05/31/14 05:12 AM
How much tire pressure are you running in MT drag radials? Car is 512 cu in Dart non tubbed @ 3400 lbs.
Tire pressure
Posted By: cheapstreetdustr
Re: Tire pressure - 05/31/14 05:15 AM
what size tire
what is the width of the rim.
what is the width of the rim.
Posted By: donsdart
Re: Tire pressure - 05/31/14 05:18 AM
235/60 x 15 on 7" cop wheel
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: Tire pressure - 05/31/14 05:46 PM
Quote:Those are tiny rear tires for a BB like yours in a nose heavy A body, you may never dead hook the car on those tires
235/60 x 15 on 7" cop wheel
On the pressure start at 20 lbs and see how that works 
If it spins, try 18 lbs, and then maybe 16 lbs. don't go below 16 lbs on a good low pressure tire gauge You may be better off with a set of M/T bias ply ET Streets of the same size 
My Duster had a similar engine,512 C.I. at first, bigger later 
It made 612 HP and 644 Ft Lbs on CA pump gas, I ran the 315x60x15 M/T ET Street Radials on 12 inch wide rims and the same size ET Street bias plys on 10 inch rims, the Rdails where faster on a good track but once they started to spin I had to let off and shift to get them to hook back up The ET Street bias plys might spin 1/4 to 1/2 turn on the starting line and then dead hook, especially on the street Once the radials started to spin on the street I had to get completely out of the throttle and wait for the radials to hook back up, even in high gear at 50 + MPH 
Good luck, let us know what you do and the results
Posted By: donsdart
Re: Tire pressure - 06/01/14 02:50 PM
Thanks Cab,
That's exactly what I needed to find out. Tried 18lbs. yesterday and the car was more consistent on a slippery track. Will go to 16 or try a different tire combination. Thanks again!
Don
That's exactly what I needed to find out. Tried 18lbs. yesterday and the car was more consistent on a slippery track. Will go to 16 or try a different tire combination. Thanks again!
Don