ET Drag Radials Spinning On Wheels

Chris Cogan · 08-30-2009, 10:03 PM

Chad,
Contrary to popular belief, you can use tire screws with radial tires. Higher air pressure won't guarantee that the tire will not slip on the wheel. See the attached pictures. This car has gone 7.80 @180 at Milan Dragway on drag radials. You had better believe that radial tires will slip, and when they do, it can cause some uncomfortable top end handling. Tires can slip unevenly side to side (inside and outside on same wheel), and this can put the tire in a bind. Screw them down and forget about it.

08-30-2009, 10:03 PM	#4
Chris Cogan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Defiance, OH Posts: 47 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: ET Drag Radials Spinning On Wheels Chad, Contrary to popular belief, you can use tire screws with radial tires. Higher air pressure won't guarantee that the tire will not slip on the wheel. See the attached pictures. This car has gone 7.80 @180 at Milan Dragway on drag radials. You had better believe that radial tires will slip, and when they do, it can cause some uncomfortable top end handling. Tires can slip unevenly side to side (inside and outside on same wheel), and this can put the tire in a bind. Screw them down and forget about it. __________________ Chris Cogan Last edited by Chris Cogan; 08-30-2009 at 10:11 PM.