should you balance Drag tires??
 

should you balance Drag tires?? i have a set of 15X8 welds with 26X10.5 et streets. i dont run on then daily, only on the track, i drive to the track with them on. should i still balnce the tires?? thanks

<small>[ February 22, 2003, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: coolguy ]</small>

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

Most definitely. A out-of-balance tire-wheel combo will shake so violently on the top end that your fillings will be falling out....Also, I've found the Mickey Thompson drag tires to be WAY out of balance most of the time. That's ET Streets, or ET Drags. Correct wheel balance is VERY important on a drag race car. Best wishes. WJ. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

Just think about it....you will be doing 100mph + would you want a severly out of balance tire at that speed?

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

Run them a few times hard on the street to 75MPH and then balance them.This will make them much better to balance out...

JS

<small>[ February 22, 2003, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: JS ]</small>

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

yes

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

so balnce them

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

also should i use a inner tube???

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

If theyll hold air dont use tube itll cost you a tenth or two and mile an hour or so

Re: should you balance Drag tires??
 

And going a step further...

Are edge-of-the-rim weights legal? Or do they have to be stick on?

Reason I ask, I have brand new ET drags on my Bogarts. I did have them balanced, but the stick on rim weights did not clear the caliper. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> So they came off.

Should I:

1) Grind the piss outta the caliper
2) Rearrange the stick on weights
3) Do rim edge weights? I would think they'd be illegal, since in theory they could be slung off (whereas I put duct tape over the stick on weights).

TIA,

-Andrew