Taller front radial tire?
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I'm currently running a 165/80/15 radial on 15x4 wheels on the front of my '63. The front wheel openings on this car are MASSIVE and dwarf this size of tire. Any taller yet slim street radials out there?
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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M&H sells a 185/75R15, but it's only 26" tall which is not a huge improvement.
I have purchased a set of the M&H to replace the 215/75R15 front tires on my 5" rims. The 215s measure about 27" tall, but I'm going w/ the M&Hs to help lower the front of my Challenger a bit more.
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I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite
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I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite
Tex What brand?
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Brad I really liked the way my car used to drive with the M&H 185/75R15 on the front.
"Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"
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I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite
Tex What brand? Kumho and Hankook . Korean tyres I am sure TireRack etc should be able to help you out Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite
Tex What brand? Kumho and Hankook . Korean tyres I am sure TireRack etc should be able to help you out Tex FWIW, I wasn't able to find that size available in the U.S. It must be a pretty obscure size for an OEM fitment.
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Yep. M/T sportsman S/R radial. 26 and 28 tall. Been using the 26" on my Barracuda. Nice tire. That's the only one I've found that fills the bill. Pricy, though, at over $200/tire for 28"! Ouch!
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Yep. M/T sportsman S/R radial. 26 and 28 tall. Been using the 26" on my Barracuda. Nice tire. That's the only one I've found that fills the bill. Pricy, though, at over $200/tire for 28"! Ouch! Not to mention ugly as heck, with that funky tread pattern. I’ve written M/T about this very subject in the recent past. With all the good radial rear rear tires these days, the market is void of drag-specific radial front runners. I’ve gotten no response from them which is disappointing. But I’ve got to believe they can see the hole in their lineup, and the market potential (??).
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I run a 185/80R15 on my Satellite
Tex What brand? Kumho and Hankook . Korean tyres I am sure TireRack etc should be able to help you out Tex FWIW, I wasn't able to find that size available in the U.S. It must be a pretty obscure size for an OEM fitment. shoot , just realised I have Federal brand on front at the moment its a pain with the reduction of tyre sizes available now Tex
New best ET 10.259@129.65 . New best MPH 130.32 Finally fitted a solid cam, stepped it up a bit more 3690lbs through the mufflers New World block 3780lbs 10.278@130.80 . Wowser 10.253@130.24 footbraking from 1500rpm Power by Tex's Automotive
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The M/T Sportsman SR fronts are the ONLY tall AND skinny radials out there. Everything else is either 26" or shorter. Most are 25", no matter what the online measurements tell you. Anything taller than 26" gets too wide to be considered a "skinny" to me, except for the M/Ts.
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LUMI...You probably believe a 165R15 tire will blow out at speeds above 112 mph too.
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I've looked over several cars, and have come to the conclusion an awful lot of race cars out there are running either radial slicks or drag radials in the back, along with bias ply front runners.
Nobody seems to want to talk about it, but I wonder if they have any issues. Probably no (?)
Nope. Never had any problems running radials out back and bias up front, or the other way around. Never talked to anyone who has either.
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Hoosier is now making “ pro street” radial frontrunners.
Zippy, i run radials on back, bias on front. Have on the last several cars
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I've looked over several cars, and have come to the conclusion an awful lot of race cars out there are running either radial slicks or drag radials in the back, along with bias ply front runners.
Nobody seems to want to talk about it, but I wonder if they have any issues. Probably no (?)
I put some Moroso tires on the front in combination with my drag radial rears. I did not like the way it drove it all.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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I just remembered the dc test car had radial slicks with bias front runners also, I drove it, same thing. It went straight.
How did it drive, Mark? Is it more a street driving issue?
It wasn't horrible, but wanted to wander on the street and didn't feel all that stable on the top of the track. The car drives perfect with radials all around. Maybe I'm spoiled with how well it handles.
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