MT dr's vs Hoosiers on a M6
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MT dr's vs Hoosiers on a M6
I currently have a set of 27" hoosiers mounted on my drag wheels, but I think they may be a bit too tall for my combination. I bought some 275/50/15 MT drag radials hoping that the 26" tire would work better for me. In back to back testing using my 26" et streets mounted on 16" wheels, from my other camaro, I found that the car had a better 60' better with the shorter tire, and a quicker et.
My question is, how well will the drag radial work on a stick car when compared to a bias ply tire? Will the sidewall be too stiff? Can you launch the car the same way?
My question is, how well will the drag radial work on a stick car when compared to a bias ply tire? Will the sidewall be too stiff? Can you launch the car the same way?
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Hard launching M6s need a bias ply tire. I assume you are referring to a radial ET street though you didn't mention it. There are 2 versions of an ET Street.
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Well i've had both dr's in 275/40/17 and they have both worked for me. I think the hoosier might be a little stickier but it doesn't last as long as the mickey. You know what kind of 60fts i'm getting and that is with the Hoosier radial.
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Iv used ET Radials, ET Streets, and the Hoosier Radials.All were a 325/50/15 or a 28x13.5. My best on motor was on an ET Street Radial. Now that Iv put the bottle on it I can not get the car to bite with the radials so I went back to a bias ply. I like the side wall on the Hoosier radials more, but never got a good track prep to see how well they worked. I just changed them out before I had a good track to try them on. I tryed the radial game..its hard but radials are HARD ON ****!! Iv broke a lot of **** because of the hard *** sidewall, just something to think about.
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My primary reason for this thread is, I bought a new set of MT drag radials last year but I didn't know how well they would work with my stick car. I definitely need the 26" tire height for my setup. The 27" is just too tall. If I can find a 26" et street, or similar tire, that would probably work best for my setup.