Radial Tire question...
 

Anybody out there using a the Pheonix 9x30 92'' Radial, or the M/T 29.5/9 Drag radial? I know alot of you are using the Hoosier's... Reason im asking, is , these tires are 92'', and i have tire clearance probs with a 94'' ... I know Randi Lyn Shipp is running the M/T, but dont know if its the 92'' or 93'' version. My outer wheel well lips are trimmed, and on 10'' rim, i have 94'' pheonix bias tires on it now, and nothing but problems, in the pits, not down track... Im thinkin about goin with the M/T 29.5 Radial... Any thoughts? THanks!

Re: Radial Tire question...
 

Radials don't grow like bias ply, so the same size radial may work well. Hoosier has 92.5" and 94" circumference radial slicks. Don't know about the other brands.

http://www.hoosiertire.com/specdrag.htm

Re: Radial Tire question...
 

Brent,

Hoosier has 92.5" & 94 " dia ... ( 92.5 is what most people run )....

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advised you over a year ago to stay with a bias slick unless your car works on a junk starting line and if going with a radial slick buy Hoosier.

I ran the 92.5" Hoosier radial for 9 years, going through 27 pair and have been as quick as 1.28 in 60 foot at 3880 lbs.

IF you elected to run radials, remember no rim screws and no tubes.

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Brent, I think you will have more sidewall clearance with Hoosier slicks over the M/T`s, on the same size wheel. Tom

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X2...Listen to Myron. Hoosier radials are awesome. I wouldn't go back to bias ply slicks if they gave them away. An easy tenth quicker and they drive better down the track to boot!

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I've made more passes on radial slicks than most running stock eliminator. A tenth is the number you usually hear on small block cars but you won't see that on big block cars.

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You can find the M/T tire guide info here: http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...m=ETDragRadial

They have two different 30x9 radials, one taller, one wider. I always ran the 3066R (shorter 93", but wider, true 9" tire). 110 passes like clockwork, prints tickets, and was .12-.13 faster than the bias plys. Won a Bracket Finals, World Footbrake Challenge, and a Stock World Championship on these tires.

Only ran the 29.5x9's through one set. Also a good tire, but the 3066R's just fit my gearing better, and liked the extra tread width insurance.

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My car does consistent 1.48 60fts with an overcammed bracket
engine. My tires don't rub, down track, just around corners, forward or backward. I thought I'd give the 29.5 Mickey's a try, because they would give me a gear between. 4.56 and 4.88...and figured they would hook just fine,as long a track was good. I bought bias, last year, before my front suspension was redone, with global west stuff. I figured radials wouldn't work too well, with factory stuff. My car seems to work pretty good,,and I think it'll work even better, with more converter and gear.

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I agree. One of the best moves I made was to MTs. Tried bias tires also for the local bracket track prep. Didn't hook as well as radials. I think the "bias better on junk tracks" story is out of date. Other SS cars around here found the same thing. They just use them to slow down.

Another was to Santuff shocks.