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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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03/06/11 05:02 PM
03/06/11 05:02 PM
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IMO Hoosiers are a Walmart type slick. Soft compound which works fantastic for about 38-40 passes and then little by little 60 foots go away. I believe the sidewall breaks down 1st and then its shot.
Mickey Thompsons and Phoenix seem to last the longest. But what do I know. I only 60 foot 1.21
First off congrats on the new bests. Alwasy good to run a new best on the car. We did the same yesterday, a new best with the stop bolted on the car running it all out. The stop slows the car .2-.25.
I think someone needs to attend a Div or National event and take a look in the Super Class staging lanes. I would say you will find a very large percentage of those cars running Hoosiers. We care more about 60' consistency than most racers do. FWIW I put 120+- passes a year on my junk. But what do I know I only 60' 1.15 
In the end it boils down to your particualr combination. I have run Goodyear and M/T on the Cuda. They both have thier pros and cons. What tire is right for YOUR car depends on a lot of factors. I am using M/T 33x15 SS tires currently. They have a bit more roll out than I like but so far so good. Been very consistent especially on the stop. Previously I ran Goodyears for a couple of years and other than my turd of a car beating up the sidewalls they worked fine. BTW on ANY drag tire the sidewalls will go away before the tread wear dots do...
I see that this post was about Hoosiers, Alguire I see in your response that you in no way expressed that you run Hoosiers, What's up with that or are you just 
I have used them for many years only realizing that when I changed to a M/T I was able to consistently run the same 60 foot.
Also I was able to get a hole season out of my M/T with over 250 passes.Not the case with Hoosiers.
If I wwas Mr. Moneybags I probably would run Hoosiers as their hook was incredible for the 1st 35 passes then they were hit or miss. 
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: DaKuda]
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03/06/11 05:18 PM
03/06/11 05:18 PM
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IMO Hoosiers are a Walmart type slick. Soft compound which works fantastic for about 38-40 passes and then little by little 60 foots go away. I believe the sidewall breaks down 1st and then its shot.
Mickey Thompsons and Phoenix seem to last the longest. But what do I know. I only 60 foot 1.21
We 60ft a 1.16 with 32x14 Hoosiers and put around 100-150 passes a year on them. They ALWAYS last us a couple years. I think you got a bad pair or you are doing 5min burnouts.... 
I run a small tire 29.5-10.5 non W
The hoosier go away for me very fast and no 5 minute burnout. Just see a little smoke and I'm off.
I guess everyone's different. 
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: DaKuda]
#943898
03/06/11 05:25 PM
03/06/11 05:25 PM
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i like the Hooiser Radials, and YES you have to watch your burnouts because they will be no more wear holes in no time if you are not careful..LOL They practically need little or NO burnout to work
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
#943899
03/06/11 05:25 PM
03/06/11 05:25 PM
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Las Vegas
Al_Alguire
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Over the last few years I have run Hoosiers, Phoenix, Goodyear and MT. Also ran BFG and MT radials. I do have more than one car ya know  Just one Mopar. Just pointing out as that blanket statements usually dont work out to well. What tire works on what car is dependent on the car, combo and set up. Also hopefully you caught the hint of sarcasm there, maybe not BTW the MT's are on the car becuase they were FREE!!
"I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know."
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
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03/07/11 12:43 AM
03/07/11 12:43 AM
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Brea, Ca
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They dont last long. 38-40 passes with a small burnout.After that the 60 foot goes away.
Hoosier themselves told me the radials would go away pretty quick, so for my application where ultimate ET isn't what I was looking for the stiff sidewalls would be best and last quite a while. So we'll just have to see. If they don't last, I'll report that too....
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: Dart Racer]
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03/07/11 01:00 AM
03/07/11 01:00 AM
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Pittsburgh PA
Eric
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Keith...were they a stiff sidewall?
5.53 @ 125 1/8th on the launch control..more left in her!
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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03/07/11 06:36 PM
03/07/11 06:36 PM
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reynoldsburg,ohio
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Hoosier radials worked well for 25 runs then they would go away. I tried three sets,same thing every time.
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Re: Hoosier Tire Comment
[Re: Dart Racer]
#943910
03/07/11 07:42 PM
03/07/11 07:42 PM
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Byron, NY
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Race tires are like any other performance suspension part... they are effected by the chassis tune. I have always had good luck and gotten more than my $$$ worth from Hoosier compared to other brands... My chassis tune simply matches their design characteristics best.
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