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Or if you know a good carpenter with a good lathe you could make some tires out ov wood?

With all due respect, why is anyone talking about ancient bias-ply tires in a cornering forum? That stuff was less than marginal 40 years ago, let alone how bad it would be, even NOS if you found some today. My 15 year old sun-baked Radial T/A's i use for rollers would work better than an 'I' tread MT or any old bias trash. I had Pro Tracs on my 70 Buick when i was 18 years old and immortal, and even i thought they were scary back then...



Could not the same be said for the carburetor? Yet it is still a cost effective and manageable method of putting power to the ground.

Have you perused the Hoosier catalog anytime lately? It is still 50% bias ply. While they have lost favor on street applications in general, they are still a very viable competition tire. Now, while the main thrust of this topic is for a street car, the OP has 2 sets of the old N50s, so why not indulge the request. I'd put those MT I compounds over even new TAs any day.

Heck, IMO, Bias ply should hold a more prominent place with neophyte handling applications. Their traction circle, sound, and feel could produce very rapid learnings in the unexperienced driver. They have a very linear and wide traction window. By comparison, a radial will have a more narrow range of grip to deal with and a novice may find themselves blowing off the tires more often than not.


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Have you actually tried that 295/50-15 Marauder? I didn't know they came in a 295. Wonder if they'd be as good as say, the old Comp T/A (H-rated). I had those on my A66 Challenger, though they were very small (235 & 255/60-15's) and that car actually did pretty damn well with them. I'd be down for a 295/50-15 version ov those Comp T/A's, or a similar level tire in a Marauder, for the time being anyways. Till i can afford the 18" Forgelines...



No, I have not. I haven't even worn out my SRs yet. I might try them out in the future though. They actually offer a whole host of sizes from 14 to 18. The trick may be finding a distributor who will pick them up for you. This also demonstrates that this is one of the few new carcass designs out there if they have used it in this product line up to those more modern sizes. http://www.maxxis.com/AutomobileLight-Truck/Light-Truck-SUV/MA-S1-Marauder.aspx


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Are there not rain tires in a Goodyear racing tire? The Goodyear racing catalog seems to have a lot ov options, and in wide 15's too... but again, its just too confusing a catalog to figure out.



Then go to these guys. Click the link, open the folder called Cobra Tires and browse. You can ignore the bias plys on this list. http://rogerkrausracing.com/pages/pricing.html

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About grooving a slick... how hokey would that look? Could you dictate the design to any real degree?



Not as hokey as you might think and you can dictate them to a very high degree. Again, at Roger Kraus, click the information link, open the tire grooving tab, view pictures.

Just for grins and for the browsing pleasure of those with more time on their hands;

The official tire for many IMCA racing divisions are found here: http://www.americanraceronline.com/ Many of these stock chassis, bias ply machines will out handle street cars with set ups costing 3-4x as much.

Track tires for a large number of local bullrings are usually acquired here. http://www.towelcityracingtires.com/
They also build treads with camber built into them. Your welcome to beat the retread horse with these guys too. I've used and abused their products for years. I've had more trouble with brand new BFG TAs then TC retreads.