Nasty Vibration

[Michael Compton]

Mike -

My dad has a set of Mickey Thompson tires that were recommended by them to use on his stick E/SM. I know there were several comp cars this weekend at Tulsa running Mickey Thompson radials. The tires he has are the 3074R 32.0/14.0R15. We have not ran them yet to give you an idea of if they work or not, but we will definitely be running them in the future.

[Jeff Lee]

I bought a set of 1823's from Goodyear tire distributor Carol Shelby here in Phoenix, AZ just this year (probably February?). Although they are at the shop 75 miles away and I can't give you a date code, they were fresh or at least fresh enough.
It was Goodyear that told me a 3 year shelf life was acceptable.
Rob Youngblood talked me into these 1823's as he loves them on his SS/J 'Vette. He tells me they will match 60' times with anything but will excel in the 330' and beyond. It's a lot bigger tire than anything I'm used to but I can't help but think they'll work for me.
But nothing will help an old slick so I guess it's cha-ching time!

And I'm not aware of radial tire success with a stick. If there is, guess it's a big secrete!

[Mike Voth]

Vibration gone! Bell housing was twisted. After many futal attempts to straighten with no luck, purchased a new bell housing and now, smooth sailing once again. Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. Glad this saga is finally over. We went through 2 QuickData's, loose motor mount bolts, loose 3rd member bolts, metering rod hanger pin suck through the carb and many other "gremlins" due to the vibration. On to the next adventure!

[buzzinhalfdozen]

Wow never heard of that one before. Glad you found it and good luck. Joe