Hoosier QTP?
03-26-2008, 10:39 PM
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Hoosier QTP? Looking at buying some Bogarts for the Mecham and looking at the 27/11.5 Hoosier QTP. What kind of 60' are you guys getting with them?
My car has been to the track once and made three passes ever on a set of four year old 26/10.5 ET streets. It ran a 10.93 @128 with a best of 1.66 60' full weight 3800+. I couldnt launch over 4500 without killing the tires and my 60'.
The car is an M6 car with a soft rear suspension, it has had the rear lips rolled flat and is lowered approx. 1.5". Should I be looking at a non radial tire for my et range?
Thanks for the help guys!
My car has been to the track once and made three passes ever on a set of four year old 26/10.5 ET streets. It ran a 10.93 @128 with a best of 1.66 60' full weight 3800+. I couldnt launch over 4500 without killing the tires and my 60'.
The car is an M6 car with a soft rear suspension, it has had the rear lips rolled flat and is lowered approx. 1.5". Should I be looking at a non radial tire for my et range?
Thanks for the help guys!
03-27-2008, 05:18 AM
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Best I ever did with that same tire was a 1.51, I think now with the suspension set up a good bit better 1.4x would be poossible.
Not a bad tire, but once you're into the mid to low 10's you will be overpowering the tire.
If you're looking for a track tire that you can run without hammering/cutting the 28x9 et drag will fit with no modding, those are actually about 27.3 tall. If you don't mind trimming the bumper cover a little, the 28x10.5S et drag would be the way to go, at your weight a stiff sidewall tire will most certainly help.
Not a bad tire, but once you're into the mid to low 10's you will be overpowering the tire.
If you're looking for a track tire that you can run without hammering/cutting the 28x9 et drag will fit with no modding, those are actually about 27.3 tall. If you don't mind trimming the bumper cover a little, the 28x10.5S et drag would be the way to go, at your weight a stiff sidewall tire will most certainly help.
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I ran high 1.4X - low 1.5X with the 26 QTP's routinely. 27s could put you in the low 1.4X easy if the suspension is setup. Maybe even 1.3X. I had a stock torque arm, prokit springs, Hal shocks, and stock sway bar.
03-28-2008, 08:33 AM
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I think I will give the QTP a try.
My car doesnt have the best drag set up. Im running the Mecham installed Hotchkis road racing style springs, Non adj. LG torque arm and adj. RCA's. I fabricated my own torque arm relocating bracket with an adjustable spherical rod end on the end of the arm. It did good on a 4500 launch anyway, we will see how it does at 5200+ on good tires.
Heres my home made torque arm re locating set up..
My car doesnt have the best drag set up. Im running the Mecham installed Hotchkis road racing style springs, Non adj. LG torque arm and adj. RCA's. I fabricated my own torque arm relocating bracket with an adjustable spherical rod end on the end of the arm. It did good on a 4500 launch anyway, we will see how it does at 5200+ on good tires.
Heres my home made torque arm re locating set up..
