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Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? #911331 01/23/11 04:59 AM 01/23/11 04:59 AM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8 Southern California S SoCalKevin OP member
SoCalKevin OP member S Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8 Southern California	Mickey Thompson Rep says not to run drag radials with a manual trans. Say run bias ply tire. Is this the norm? Thx Kevin

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: SoCalKevin] #911332 01/23/11 08:58 AM 01/23/11 08:58 AM
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Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,105 Tulsa OK	Quote: Mickey Thompson Rep says not to run drag radials with a manual trans. Say run bias ply tire. Is this the norm? Thx Kevin Yes, manual trans will shock the tires more and drag radials don't deal with that as well. 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: SoCalKevin] #911333 01/23/11 10:18 AM 01/23/11 10:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,645 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,645 Rittman Ohio	Never could get mine to hook "good" with ET Street radials but they work better than any other tire on the street My car used to go sideways when I hammered second and third with regular street tires now it's much safer to whoop on Gus 6433660-burnoutpicturegus.JPG (88 downloads) 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: fourgearsavoy] #911334 01/23/11 11:28 AM 01/23/11 11:28 AM
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Blusmbl master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,249 Plymouth, MI	I remember being a little disappointed when I replaced my Hoosier QTP's with BFG drag radials. They didn't hook up near as well, I remember getting maybe 1-2 revolutions out of the Hoosiers, then the car would hook and go, while the BFG's would spin for awhile. They were a nice street tire though. I've heard the ET street radials are a better tire than the BFG's, but the shock loading still isn't something they can handle effectively. '18 Ford Raptor, random motorcycles, 1968 Plymouth Fury III - 11.37 @ 118

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: Blusmbl] #911335 01/23/11 01:45 PM 01/23/11 01:45 PM
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cudabin super stock Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 903 Saskatchewan, Canada	Can you run a McLeod "soft lock" clutch on a street /strip car to reduce the shock?? Cheers, Arnie 67 Cuda 8.48@ 158.7 mph 1.18 60' 2,600 DA(so far...) 70 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 4-speed. 13.2 @ 104 Stock exhaust/Street tires.

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: SoCalKevin] #911336 01/23/11 01:51 PM 01/23/11 01:51 PM
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Monte_Smith master M Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,890 North Alabama	You can't "hit" a drag radial, like you can a slick. That usually results in instant tire spin. Now once you get a radial moving, you can really pour the power to it, they just don't like an initial shock Monte

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: Monte_Smith] #911337 01/23/11 02:14 PM 01/23/11 02:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,410 Wichita,KS B Blakcharger440 top fuel
Blakcharger440 top fuel B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,410 Wichita,KS	Quote: You can't "hit" a drag radial, like you can a slick. That usually results in instant tire spin. Now once you get a radial moving, you can really pour the power to it, they just don't like an initial shock Monte So what would be a good tire to run on a street car with 4speed that you sometimes take to the track...lets say that car is a 70 Charger RT and makes 640 TQ. I am looking to buy a set of tires soon for the track.

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: fourgearsavoy] #911338 01/23/11 02:20 PM 01/23/11 02:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8 Southern California S SoCalKevin OP member
SoCalKevin OP member S Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 8 Southern California	Thats my issue. The car will get loose with MT indy Profile SS's, let alone a regular radial. I just can't afford to go to 15" rims/tires/springs/big bolt pattern axles right now...

Re: Anybody running drag radials with a manual trans? [Re: Blakcharger440] #911339 01/23/11 03:25 PM 01/23/11 03:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,645 Rittman Ohio fourgearsavoy I Live Here
fourgearsavoy I Live Here Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,645 Rittman Ohio	Quote: Quote: You can't "hit" a drag radial, like you can a slick. That usually results in instant tire spin. Now once you get a radial moving, you can really pour the power to it, they just don't like an initial shock Monte So what would be a good tire to run on a street car with 4speed that you sometimes take to the track...lets say that car is a 70 Charger RT and makes 640 TQ. I am looking to buy a set of tires soon for the track. When I first put my car together I had an old set of M-H street slicks that hooked pretty good.But I believe they were a bias ply tire The only reason I went with the ET Streets this time was purely convenience,otherwise I would have bought the M-H tires again Gus 6434261-burnoutpicturegus.JPG (79 downloads) 64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60

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