Hey guys I am starting to look into getting a set of real slicks for my 99 Camaro SS for the track. I have 15X10 Weld Prostars that I will be mounting them on. Right now I have full bolt ons, MS3 Cam, 150shot, Adj T/A, LCA, PHB, QA1 R Series up front, and QA1 rear coilovers. It is a 6spd car with a Strange 12bolt with spool and 4.56 gears. car weight is around 3200 with me in the car. So I need help with what size I need, stiff or soft sidewall, etc. Thanks for the help.

Dan

Oh and the car puts down 550rwhp and 550rwtq

 

I think a 28'' Soft Sidewall would do nicely.

Thats just me.

Tony.

 

Just dont have FedEx ship them!

 

Why, Fedex is good? They lose tires all the time, its so much fun!

Just a thing to consider, you have a camaro so your going to have to do some cutting/banging to get a 28'' slick to fit. You could also go with a radial tire. 275/60/15 or 325/50/15 Mickey Thompson Drag Radials.


Tony.

 

I would go with a 28x10x15 (D3 compound) goodyear eagle, only problem i can see is you may end up running out of gear with the 4.56's, It'll be close. You may have to step it down to 4.33's.

For comparison i cut low 1.4 60ft's with that tire in a very similar setup, only i had 4.11 gears.

 

Why not stiff sidewall? I heard its better for a 6spd. I am running the soft sidewall 28x10.5 15 right now but thinking of getting the stiff sidewall next.

 

Stiff side wall is better for a stick shift car.

 

dude i wanna run at your DA, anything below 6000ft above sealevel up here is unheard of lol

 

I like Hoosier slicks, my slow car liked better than Mickeys. I used the "W"

I also heard stiff side walls were for stick cars, or high power small tire cars.

 

Those are the one's I use but I have the 11inch ones. I love them. Very consistent.

I wouldn't go with a DR for an M6 car.

 

Shoot, Alex, we should have put my tires on your car at the rental to see how they would've worked.

 

We know you like it stiff Alex!

 

my current 28s were going away as it is, then at the GM High Tech event at E-town on Monday I got a puncture in the left slick going down the return road and it ended my day at 2:30. To bad I was on the way to a new best.

So now I am forced to buy new slicks, and I am going with the stiff sidewall ones. M/T say that with my race weight and the fact that it's a 6spd car the stiff sidewall should give me more stability and longer tire life. I have always had good success with M/T so why stop now.

 

yup, i love my mickey t's

 

Thanks for the info guys, looks like some 28X10s with a stiff side wall are in order!

Dan

 

Mickey's FTW!

 

Could you fit a 30" on a 4th gen firebird?? With a little "modding"?

 

most are lucky to get a 28" in there with a little modding, the 29" tires are bitch to get in is the word on the street

 

I vote for drag radials here.


1.29 60ft on the 325/50/15 MT radial