Radial slick Q?

[T Hall]

I am about to purchase some new aluma stars for my Nova, I am going to switch to 9 x 30 x 15 Raddial slicks. I have never run Radial slicks before. I like the idea of no drilling the wheels.
My questions are.
#1. Tubes or no tubes?
#2. Glue?
#3 Tire pressure?
Thanks for the help.

[rallye bob]

I run the Hoosier 30 X 9.0R15 radial slick.
When I mount them, after the tire is on the rim but not yet seated, I wipe the beads of the slick, and the area where they will seat on the rim with brake clean, then air them up. No screws. Some people do use some type of glue. I do not.
I run between 18 and 21 psi depending on track. 1.40 60' best, with a 3500 lb small block Olds.
I love the tires.....

[gmonde]

hoosier 29.5 x 9 radials,no glue,no tubes,i put screws in just because my rims have the holes already,but i dont think there is a need ,i went from a 1.620 to a 1.520 60' and run 24 psi ,,,one thing you need to be aware of is the size the radials run a little short on diameter compaired to a bias ply slick

gmonde

[72Malibu]

I run 30x9 Hoosier radial slicks, no tubes, no screws, 18 psi cold, wipe the inside down with palmolive dish soap before mounting. 1.319 best 60ft to date @ 3700lbs.

[Myron Piatek]

Hoosier lightweight radials here. They tend to take a few more lbs of air than bias ply.
No glue or screws but they can move a few inches in the first few races, then seem to settle in. I do swap tires to minimize the change and affect on balance. I run 21 lbs footbraking a 3,540+ lb IHRA Stock 360 Dart Sport.

Radials don't grow like a bias ply so the will result in higher rpms at the finish. They are also more sensitive to track conditions. So if a track is "marginal" or worse, they will not be as consistent as a bias ply. But radials do tend to be around .10 faster.

[greg fulk]

I have the M/T 30x9 on mine (i like the hoosier lightweight better) no tubes 24lbs of air 1.59 best 60'