Goodyear 4457 Radial

Bobby Fazio · 10-20-2014, 12:06 PM

Does anyone know or have contact info for the Goodyear rep that has the truck at the D1 races and Nationals? I think his name is Dan?

sugar1366 · 10-20-2014, 07:54 PM

Competition Tire East 610-375-6191. I'm pretty sure you're right, his name is Dan, but I lost his card. Nice Guy.

Eddie Bolton

Larry Hill · 02-16-2015, 09:14 AM

After putting 10 runs on the tires this week, must be close to 200 runs on this set, and the last run 1.30 60' I'm taking them off. I plan to do a back to back test to see if they are faster after they have had some rubber worn off.

L79racer · 02-16-2015, 04:29 PM

Do radials work on stick cars?

Larry Hill · 02-17-2015, 07:48 AM

I got them to hook once on the truck and were faster......... the rest of the runs not real sporty. My problem is lack of experience with the clutch, I think some of the D/S and E/S racers have tried them.

Larry Hill · 02-23-2015, 07:03 PM

The tires don't seem to go bad or change with age. To save my 4457 with almost 200 runs for class at the Gators I used the test tires at the second D2 points race. The test tires were made and tested in 2012 and run until the production tire was available in July 2013. We made the change to the production tire at Norwalk 2013. The test tires were only used after Norwalk to let other racers try them on there car.

The test tires ran as well as the 4457 production tire.

Dave Cook · 07-15-2015, 06:30 PM

I ran the 6303 radials for years, after a 9 year layoff I'm on the 4457's, and can't seem to get a handle on them at all.
I took off 10 year old 6303's that were xeroxing time slips to the 60' @ 1.36-1.37, haven't had anything better than a 1.42 on the new tires, and have had to lower the 2-step RPM's by 600-1000 to have a chance of racing the car.
I had always done a "dragster" burnout with the other tires, except on real cold tracks.
They feel from the seat like the sidewalls are stiffer, maybe my shocks can't control these tires?
Any ideas? I had at least 10 sets of the 6303 tires on my car and loved every pass with them, getting 125+ runs from them bracket racing.

10-20-2014, 12:06 PM	#1
Bobby Fazio VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Egg Harbor Township, NJ Posts: 1,472 Likes: 1,463 Liked 4,388 Times in 504 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial Does anyone know or have contact info for the Goodyear rep that has the truck at the D1 races and Nationals? I think his name is Dan? __________________ '65 Mustang SS/L & L/SA DriverInterviews.com \| App.DragInsights.com

10-20-2014, 07:54 PM	#2
sugar1366 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 92 Likes: 4 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial Competition Tire East 610-375-6191. I'm pretty sure you're right, his name is Dan, but I lost his card. Nice Guy. Eddie Bolton

02-16-2015, 09:14 AM	#3
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,676 Likes: 1,990 Liked 10,964 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial After putting 10 runs on the tires this week, must be close to 200 runs on this set, and the last run 1.30 60' I'm taking them off. I plan to do a back to back test to see if they are faster after they have had some rubber worn off. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

02-16-2015, 04:29 PM	#4
L79racer Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North Massapequa, NY Posts: 218 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial Do radials work on stick cars?

02-17-2015, 07:48 AM	#5
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,676 Likes: 1,990 Liked 10,964 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial I got them to hook once on the truck and were faster......... the rest of the runs not real sporty. My problem is lack of experience with the clutch, I think some of the D/S and E/S racers have tried them. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

02-23-2015, 07:03 PM	#6
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,676 Likes: 1,990 Liked 10,964 Times in 2,260 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial The tires don't seem to go bad or change with age. To save my 4457 with almost 200 runs for class at the Gators I used the test tires at the second D2 points race. The test tires were made and tested in 2012 and run until the production tire was available in July 2013. We made the change to the production tire at Norwalk 2013. The test tires were only used after Norwalk to let other racers try them on there car. The test tires ran as well as the 4457 production tire. __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

07-15-2015, 06:30 PM	#7
Dave Cook Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 28 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Goodyear 4457 Radial I ran the 6303 radials for years, after a 9 year layoff I'm on the 4457's, and can't seem to get a handle on them at all. I took off 10 year old 6303's that were xeroxing time slips to the 60' @ 1.36-1.37, haven't had anything better than a 1.42 on the new tires, and have had to lower the 2-step RPM's by 600-1000 to have a chance of racing the car. I had always done a "dragster" burnout with the other tires, except on real cold tracks. They feel from the seat like the sidewalls are stiffer, maybe my shocks can't control these tires? Any ideas? I had at least 10 sets of the 6303 tires on my car and loved every pass with them, getting 125+ runs from them bracket racing.