Slicks Help!!!!

08stalliongt · Mar 1, 2010

Just got my 5.0 out the stop and going to the track this weekend. Im currently running the stock 10 hole rim. I dont know the stock rim width, but would these slicks mount on my rim with no problems of rubbing.

Micky Thompson Slicks

srtthis · Mar 1, 2010

they should be ok. thats a smidge smaller then a 275/60-15 but its about 2 inchs taller then stock sized tires

08stalliongt · Mar 1, 2010

ok... i appreaciate that.. because i just had drag shocks, control arms, 4.10's and removed alot of weight and needed a tire to hold traction for the 1/8 mile

srtthis · Mar 1, 2010

should be able to do that with a 26" tire and not kill the gearing from the taller tires

08stalliongt · Mar 1, 2010

ok. thanks
if i happen to go on street tires.. what a good way to launch without spinning or bogging. im thinking of slipping the clutch around 2k-2500 rpms.

f8tlfiveo · Mar 1, 2010

I have gotten 1.9 60 ft times starting off in the 3000-3500 range and quickly slipping the clutch and the gas evenly.. Do not do a burnout..that just makes your tires worse. Just give the tires a couple of spinning rotations.. This method has always provided my best results.. And do not drive through the water..

84Ttop · Mar 2, 2010

Why slicks? You will go faster on drag radials all day long, not to mention they are much more stable on the top end. You will never see a slick on my car. I've seen low 1.3 sixtys on most of my friends cars and have 1 other friend that has been 1.19 60ft on a drag radial (69 Camaro runs NMCA True Street) IMO Slicks are just a band aid for crap suspension.

Tanus · Mar 2, 2010

I think auto cars are much more drag radial friendly. for a stick car thats mostly a street car (so doesnt have a full drag suspension) slicks will be a quater to a half second faster, at least in my experience's

84Ttop · Mar 2, 2010

Every car we've ever taken slicks off of and put drag radials on has gone faster! Be it s 67 mustang w/ 521 big block that picked up .1 or a 91 Hatchback w/ a stock bottom end motor and novi2000 picking up .2, they have all gone faster. It has everything to do w/ the side wall of the tire being more stiff and the stability at the top end. Your mph will also pick up on a radial. I've seed stock suspension cars, and when I say stock I mean factory original suspension parts on cars w/ radials in the 1.5 sixty foot range. Not to mention, who wants to change there tires at the track, or try to drive on the highway w/ slicks? All of our cars are driven to the track!

srtthis · Mar 3, 2010

84t-top said:
Every car we've ever taken slicks off of and put drag radials on has gone faster! Be it s 67 mustang w/ 521 big block that picked up .1 or a 91 Hatchback w/ a stock bottom end motor and novi2000 picking up .2, they have all gone faster. It has everything to do w/ the side wall of the tire being more stiff and the stability at the top end. Your mph will also pick up on a radial. I've seed stock suspension cars, and when I say stock I mean factory original suspension parts on cars w/ radials in the 1.5 sixty foot range. Not to mention, who wants to change there tires at the track, or try to drive on the highway w/ slicks? All of our cars are driven to the track!

i agree with this 100% other then a nitrous car... but i really dont think we could get the race car going mid 1.teens on a radial.

84Ttop · Mar 3, 2010

Dave Wolfe went a 1.18 sixty last weekend in his outlaw radial ride, 4.44 @175 to the eighth too boot.

srtthis · Mar 3, 2010

His a 4link or ladder bar do you know?

84Ttop · Mar 3, 2010

Stock suspension!!!! It has the latest and greatest trick parts, but still uses coil springs and fox body upper and lower adj. arms.

srtthis · Mar 3, 2010

84t-top said:
Stock suspension!!!! It has the latest and greatest trick parts, but still uses coil springs and fox body upper and lower adj. arms.

damn turbo cars... haha

Tanus · Mar 3, 2010

I could never get a faster et or mph out of DR's.
think 12.6 at 110 with 1.8 short, then with slicks, a 12.2 at 110 with a 1.6

the guys running quick on DR's is just amazing to me

srtthis · Mar 3, 2010

Tanus said:
I could never get a faster et or mph out of DR's.
think 12.6 at 110 with 1.8 short, then with slicks, a 12.2 at 110 with a 1.6

the guys running quick on DR's is just amazing to me

i have had a basic idea of how to make them hook after talking to 84t-top i got a better idea of some stuff to try...

odds are your suspension is set up wrong... also what kinda radials were you running? nittos dont count for DR's i could just about 60 my lightning the same on an F1 as i could a 555R... 1.89 to a 1.84

Tanus · Mar 4, 2010

my suspenson is pretty good, lakewood 70/30s and 50/50, moroso drag springs front and rear, SSM lowers, dbl adj uppers set at -3 pinion. Ive only used the bfg DRs, 275s.

I think the problem is that its a stick car, from what Ive seen autos like DR's much more than slicks

84Ttop · Mar 4, 2010

the bfg's suck, if you look and the cars running nmra drag radial, they are forced to run the bfg's and when they go to other events and run the m/t radials they are all almost 2 tenths faster.

srtthis · Mar 4, 2010

84t-top said:
the bfg's suck, if you look and the cars running nmra drag radial, they are forced to run the bfg's and when they go to other events and run the m/t radials they are all almost 2 tenths faster.

i would have LOVED to watch kolivus come out distroy the SSO record on a radial... 7.31@194 on a 275 is SILLY FAST

84Ttop · Mar 4, 2010

We were watching the race on live timing, have you seen the you tube video's of that pass. I heard he had problems w/ the car in georgia last weekend though.

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