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Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? #3016432
02/18/22 01:35 AM
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I have Bias MT sportsman front runners and worn out MT ET Street bias rears…want to try drag radials but can I keep bias ply fronts? This is for racing….I actually ran radial rear street tires on the street and haven’t had a problem…but I’m not going 120 either…lol.

I can’t really find many radial front skinny’s…

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Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Quicksilver440] #3016435
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I ran them on my old pump gas Duster both ways, bias on front with radial rears and then radial on front with bias rears with no issues going 134. + MPH in the 1/4 mile up
I ran 165sr15 (VW tires) on the front with M/T 10.5x31x15 on the rear and Moroso 6.00 15 front drag tires with 315x60x15 M/T ET Street Radials on the rear more than once: up:


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Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Quicksilver440] #3016436
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did it one and the other way....no problem at all.

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Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Quicksilver440] #3016444
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I have run that combination on my stocker for years, not a problem.

Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Jamie340] #3016446
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Never an Issue here either up


'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials.
9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge.
RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Quicksilver440] #3016460
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I had a situation where I had the radial sportsman pro front skinnies on to match the radial rears and the sidewall just looked flat out soft. Always had a big bulge to it. I changed to the stiff sidewall bias ply sportsman fronts and kept the radial rears and I could tell zero difference in how the car handled speed at the track.

Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: mopar873] #3016510
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Most Stockers and Super Stockers are running radials. I don't know any who are using radials on the front. I wouldn't know where to even buy a radial front runner drag tire.


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Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: CMcAllister] #3016514
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if i recall it had to with daily drivers back in the day about having a bias on one side and radial on the other shruggy

Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: theraif] #3016684
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Thanks everyone…just ordered some drag radials!

Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Quicksilver440] #3016710
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver440
Thanks everyone…just ordered some drag radials!

Let us know how you get on with them, we picked up 2 10ths switching to radials but the car used to pound bias ply's. Thanks.


'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials.
9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge.
RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: Tig] #3016776
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as long as both tires are the same on each axle, you should have no problems.
bias [especially skinny ones] will tend to "hunt around" a bit on "rain grooved" roads, but dialing in as much positive caster as possible, and toeing in an extra 1/16" will keep that to a bare minimum.
over the years, i have ran just about every combination of tires you can imagine, and on all types of cars, and have never had a problem running radials and bias tires together.

as to the speed rating on tires, it is xx[x] mph for yz amount of time.
so even if the tire is rated for 95mph, the few seconds it spends at 125 will not be a problem.
my opinion only ! your mileage will vary.
beer

Re: Drag radials rear with bias sportsman fronts? [Re: moparx] #3016791
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I had always heard this was an issue, but I’ve been running Pro Bracket Radials with ET Fronts for a couple years now. No issue.


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