slicks
 

just wanted to see what everyones prefrence on brands of slicks was and why.

Beau

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Mickey Thompson because thats what i found used in the local classifieds :P M&H seam to be really good guys to deal with they will take the time to answer all your questions and they emailed me again later to follow up and see if the local vendor to me had gotten back to me and I was satisfied with there service.

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Had Hoosiers, but they were RoadRace and they sucked.

I got M/T 24.5x9.0 now. haven't turned them yet, but I know they'll hook up. I know a few domestic guys and they will only run M/Ts

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MH slicks because they have GREAT customer service and good prices. Oh and there slicks hook pretty well too. :y

When I ordered a set of 24.5x8.5x13 MH slicks from their online site, they called me back to let me know they are not in stock the very next day, then said they would either refund or ship me a set of 24.5x9.5x13 slicks that were a little bit more expensive at the time for the same price, they were too big for my setup and I just ended up getting 23 inch slicks, now that's some damn good customer service.

www.mandhtires.com

---- most other online company's won't even tell you there out of stock and you will be waiting all week without even an email or call...

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Hoosier drag slicks are good, as well.

Goforth hit 7.15@105.3 in the 1/8th last night on 24.5X9.0.

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old ass 20x8.5x13 MT's 1.7 60 ft's



Also 23 inch M&H's. 1.9 60's Worked well too.

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I've owned one set of mt 20x8x14 et drags and two sets of m/h 22x8x13's. I will continue to buy tires from m&h because of the customer service. I don't think I'll own another set of mt's because of the excellent experience of dealing with m&h.

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MY M&H's dont hold air, they leak threw the nipples on the side walls :l Bolth tires do it and i called them and asked if they had any problems like this they said its normal and wanted me to pay like $100 for tubes :-\

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23's were oversized for don's power level


still shocked about those slicks. I bought those things back in like 00 used




M&H from what I have seen is just based more towards the import world

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i have the same problem on one of mine i just dont wanna buy tubes for a size that i wanna upgrade from

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If M&H only made a 20" slick.......

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who said they had 20" M&H's?

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nobody

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why would one wants to run 20" slicks? I think 22" is already too small, I want to run 24" with 15" rims, more tire for grip, and higher mph.

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Bigger tire would be slower MPH ;)

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are you sure about that? back up proof please. I am going off hear say from more than one person

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M/T's.

Bigger rims equal slower mph because of the centrifugal force it takes to spin them compared to a smaller wheel.

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so thats 2 against 3 . need 2 more to confirm that, my boys and a couple more folks been telling me that my 22" slicks are cutting my top speed, thats why my best time is 12.17. so I ran his 25" drag radials and best time was 13.3 so I guess I need to stick with my 22". my launch is always fucked up no matter which tires I run, so it all depends on my speed. I guess I need tp tell them they are wrong.

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20" slicks = better gearing..........

14.85 NA, 13.09 ZEXed.

Went to 22x8x13's (Fowee) and car bogged off the line, too tall of a slick for MY combo.

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anything below 190 whp 20's work great with

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There is no such thing as centrifugal force. What you're thinking of does exist, that's just not a real term.

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you are right these guys are getting confused on wtf they are thinking. the bigger your tire is the "harder its going to be to go fast" but your going to be able to get going faster as in top speed, mph. it changes your gearing sorta. the smaller the tire you have the easier its going to be to turn the tire but your not going to be able to hit as high top speed, mph.

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Actualy, a bigger tire could help your MPH by turning 1-2-3 into useable gears insted of just tire burners. There's more than one abosolute determining factor in selecting the tire size. It will take more energy to turn them because the extra height on the tire adds load to the engine, but... if your car can push them it will net you a higher mph for the gear/rpm your in/at. Thats pretty much if your power level is to high for how close your gearing is.

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when I run my 22" slicks I hit a rev limit set at 9100rpm in 4th gear as soon as I cross the 1/4 mile. when I run the 25" I dont even come close to the rev limit. I dont have an expalnation why.

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because the 25 inch slick has a larger circumference. the 25 inch slick takes you 6.5416 feet per rotation, where the 22 inch slick takes you 5.756 feet per rotation

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so actually my friends are right about the bigger tires being better for drag racing.

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well, its something you have to ballance because of the added torque on your engine.

Think of using a ratchet. You have a bolt to turn thats just not moving. So you go and grab the breaker bar to put more torque on the bolt. Easier to turn now, right? Well, when you run larger tires, you have the oppisate effect of that on your engine. Its more of a load on your engine to push that 6.5 feet out in a rotation than it is for it to pull your car 5.7 feet.

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You want tire OD to get you exactly through the traps at the top of 4th @ redline. You're perfect as you sit, Leroy, but if you turn up the boost (or get better launches causing you to redline in 4th sooner) then you need a bigger OD tire.

Got any video of these sucky launches of yours? We can critique and offer suggestions (some of them constructive).

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I have no videos, some people I knew took some but I never get them.
it is so embarassing, I will go up run a 12, then go again run a 14, it sucks, I cant drive for ----, but the funny thing about it I stiff win the race.
my problem is sometimes missing shifts, shifting too early because I dont have any traction, and I shift before I hook up.
when I use fts and ftl I have a dad habbit of resting my foot on the clutch so I hit my rev limit at 6500rpm thats where my fts is set at. its embarassing sometimes. because I just started racing on tracks, I used to be streets. but I am using this as a learning experience for next season.

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You can adjust the clutch switch to help with the FTS problem.

Get video of your launches, and timeslips showing 60' times.

Any idea why you miss gears? You get excited, or sloppy linkage, etc?

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the track I go to only show 1/4 mile, so I have to use data logging to show my mph.
all they have is the timer. and they write the time on a card. but its fun either way
www.germanracewars.com

I missed because of excitement, only when I am racing a car that will challenge me to the end. but I always walk them down, thats one think I am proud, no matter how far behind I am, once I hit veeeetak and that turbo start screeming and them cams get crazy I am passing that car like it aint trying. I love that part. but my driving need work, a lot