Hoosier 30" Radial Designation
Just curious as to what you guys think of my proposal. I would like to see the 92.5" called a 29.5/9-15 and the 94" called 30/9-15. I think this would help a lot of racers remember what size they are running. A lot of times at the track when someone comes to to buy tires and are asked which size are you running they are not sure on 30x9 or 9x30 I have to ask the rollout or they go back and check. Just trying to make it easier.Or would this just confuse matters even worse?
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That may be a good idea. I run both sizes and I usually refer to them as the "short" or "tall" tires.
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Thanks Jim for replying. All these views and only one reply not good for me getting it changed. Maybe I should have said who I am posting this, never thought of it til now.
Bruce Browning Drag Product Manager Hooiser Tire Midwest |
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I like the idea.
As with most "change", communication will be key. Make sure everyone knows that you are not changing the tire at all, just trying to simplify the sizing. I, like most others, always have to ask "tall or short"? Just my opinion... they tend to vary! Good luck. Ken |
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Yes, it is a very good idea to simplify/clarify the designation and size. I went through some confusion the first few times I bought tires from Keith here in the SE. I finally just started saying " 94" ". But it will help existing customers as well as new and potential customers.
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I know of an IHRA Pure Stock racer that would be very happy with the change.He was at an IHRA event running the "small" tires,and somebody actually complained that the rules say that a Pure Stock has to have a 9 X 29.5 X 15 maximum sidewall designation.
It is beyond me how anybody could complain about this when a Crate Motor car can run a 10.5 inch wide tire. Anyways,the change of the designation seems like a good change to me.I run both sizes too. |
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mr. tiremaster it seems this would be a good marketing oppertunity keeping the tires same as far as compounds, however it would open up a chance to get more sales to a group of racers that may not have extra clearance for taller tires and currently would not consider a 30x9.00x15 hoosier. They could easily and quickly see that you have a shorter tire they can buy to fit there car or truck.
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I can remember when the Hoosiers used to say 92.5 or 94.0 right under the 30.0/9.0/15 tire size. Why not just go back to that?
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Bruce,
I think this would be a good idea. When I talk to people about these tires you have to tell them which ones to get "tall" or "short". Make it easy. Robert |
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The thing is, 92.5" circumference tires are a lot closer to 29.5" diameter than they are to 30", so it would make sense to call them 29.5/9.0/15. I'm surprised Hoosier hasn't already figured this out.
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Another thing I wanted to say before is you can CALL them whatever you want,but PLEASE don't change ANYTHING about the tires.I have run into this before,where a tire made by a certain manufacturer works very well and then they CHANGE the compound or something to try and "improve" them. The Hoosier tires that are currently made DO NOT need ANY "improvements" in my opinion.They work great! |
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we've run the 92.5 on my comp car (it's a four cylinder) and the 94 inch tire would be a big problem in terms of gearing, so yeah, different numbers would be great.
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Bruce ,yes this would be a great Idea to change the sidewall size to the correct designation.I have sent you a PM on this subject. thanks for your concern.
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Sounds like a good idea to me..:)
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I would definitely like to see the change in the designation of the tires to avoid confustion. I also agree that no change in the actual tire compound or construction is necessary, the performance is phenomenal!!
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Great idea!
Common sense, oh yea, this is drag racing. |
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I never understood why they weren't called/ labeled that to begin with. Good idea.
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That is why I am trying to get it changed. The 30/9 is 92.5"cir. and the 9/30 is 94".
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I also think it is a good idea.
Make sure the changes are in BOLD letters. But, no matter what you do, you will start getting calls, "what ever happened to size XXXXX?". Oh, a DOT version of the tire would be nice for those that want to run in other classes/events.:) |
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Changing the designation to 29.5 would also make the tire legal for IHRA Pure Stock. Jim woods busted me on that at the Clay City Race. I had a set of M/T 29.5 Radials with me so it was no big deal.
Jeff Ross |
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Well I guess I couldn't get enough pressure on the Factory to make this change. They are going to leave the designation the way it is. I tried but kept running into a brick wall. Obviously I didn't have enough people on my side that think this was a good idea. I am still going to work on getting it done, only makes sense to me. You would think with all the views to this post I would have had more replies and could have gotten this done. Thanks to the people that tried helping me.
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the 92.5's i just got say 92.5 below the size
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