Threesixes

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If I switch from bias ply ET Streets to some ET Drags do I need to run tubes in them?

tim99ws6

iTrader: (31)

In a word: No


Tubes are only for extremly low tire pressure, or if you just "feel" more comfortable with them.

SSwanner

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:dunno:

i have et drags now and i have never ran a tube in any of them......

Villain281H

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This is a question that will always be asked over time.

Tubes add weight but a touch of safety as well.

I don't run them b/c my slicks don't rotate on the rims. Usually when someone runs rim screws the tires will leak, thus adding tubes will solve that problem. Most 10-11 second racers I know don't run tubes, but everyone is different.

Derek

CamTom12

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yeah, I don't have them in my ET Drags...

1STGEN68-2000SS

We do not use tubes. If you decide to run tubes I would use a screw kit. When you put tubes in and the tires spin on the wheel they will tear the valve stems off the tube.
Alan

WS6TransAm01

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I don't use tuber either... I usualy run 11.5 to 10.0 PSI in my 28x10.5 15's Never had a major problem. They don't hold air for long, but enough for one day's racing.

I have also seen ET Drags screwd to the rim, w/o tubes. They held air just fine as well.

tim99ws6

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For What it's worth, my Hoosier's are screwed to the rim(no tubes), and they hold air without a problem

CamTom12

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nobody cares about your wussy hoosiers Tim, hahaha

Threesixes

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Cool, thanks guys. My ET Streets are screwed to the rims right now tubeless, so thats whats going to happen with the slicks too. I came home from work today and there they were on the porch waiting for me

FANTAZ28

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I've always ran tubes... but that might be just me.

Wicked ls 1

A friend of mine has a 70 roadrunner in the low 9s no tubes and hes been racing that car for about 8yrs.