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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 11:39 AM
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Looking to shed more weight out of my car. Do I need to run a tube with a slick?
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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no you do not need to.
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if its a strip only car, i wouldnt bother. but for the street, i wouldnt go without
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Old Oct 12, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Strip only, never sees the street.
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depends on race weight and tire pressure.
I'm at 3350 with driver run low 11's @122 mph any thing less then 15 psi the car moves around alot on the top end. Been told if I add tubes I could drop the pressure and still be some what stable on the top end.
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Good to know. I should be around similar race weight, et, and mph.
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I would look at the Hoosier radials over a slick. They are very light weight and far more stable then a slick.

I believe they were 8#'s lighter each then my M/T in the same 275/60/15 size.
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Hoosier Radial 24
Hoosier Slick 27
ET Street Radial 33!

I really don't want to mix and match bias ply in front, radial in back though. All these weights are based around a 28x10.5x15 size.
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Radials in the rear and biasedply on the front get along fine. Its the other way around that can act squirrely on ya.
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Hmmm... I had always heard the reverse. Good to know!
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There are 0 issues with bias on front and radials in the rear. There are thousands of cars that run that way.
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Thanks Larry. Looks like I'm going with the Hoosier Radials.
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Originally Posted by Dirty Vegas
Thanks Larry. Looks like I'm going with the Hoosier Radials.
no problem

They do tend to wear fast, but they are a killer tire which many 275 racers use with great success.

good luck
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QTP is a great tire I love mine over the M/T and street leg
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Originally Posted by Smo's04Gto
depends on race weight and tire pressure.
I'm at 3350 with driver run low 11's @122 mph any thing less then 15 psi the car moves around alot on the top end. Been told if I add tubes I could drop the pressure and still be some what stable on the top end.
Stiff walls? I've been as low as 12psi and I don't have any sway. My guess is I'm 3600lb race weight @ trap 123.
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