Fitzy

So I just ordered my new wavetrac and 4.30's for my moser 9" and am curious about the perfect tire for an 1/8 mile track. Car is an '02 SS MS3 cam only 6 speed car making 390rwhp on a mustang dyno. My 295/45/17 et street radial II's are wore out so I am in the market for a new drag radial. I've used the fbody.org calculator but am still kind of iffy, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

FinalCam

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Are you going to be daily driving on them? Driving on them only to the track? What size wheel are the tires going on?

You would want a 28" tire with 4.30s

itsslow98

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Track only tires? If so most definetly get a slick.

Fitzy

I have 17x11 zr1's as my street wheels and a set of 17x9.5 zr1's with my dr's on them. My local 1/8 track is probably under 4 miles from my house so I'm not worried about having to swap tires there as I just swap at my house and drive. I'm thinking slicks just debating on what size and the argument of bias slicks on the rear with 275/40 radial street tires up front

itsslow98

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Bias plys and radials dont mix. I tried it on my car last year and swore i was going to die at 120mph. Do yourself a favor and grab some bias plys and pick up some cheap skinnies.

Fitzy

Yeah I've heard some horror stories from some about mixing the 2 and I've also heard "it's fine just don't air down much" lol I think I'll just invest in some weld's so I can run slicks and skinnies and sell my 9.5 zr1's

Iceman02

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It depends... You're power/cam/gearing are about the same as mine. I am actually going to a 27" tire to see if I can 60ft and ET better. I have my limiter set at 6800, so even with that tire height I still have enough rpm to go over 120mph through the traps. If/when I spray, I will put the 28's back on. If you are going to add a bunch more power soon..go with 28s. The MS3 wants to pull hard up top, the closer I can crowd my limiter through the traps the better. Don't stay with drag radials unless you want to beat your head against the wall for wasting the money. Try a Hoosier Qtp or MT ET Drag slick with some matching bias fronts and don't look back. I daily drove MT ET Street Bias plys all last year and dont regret it one bit. Just my 2 cents. Good luck!

Fitzy

Thanks, I'm looking for some prostars and 28" qtp's or et drags now! I plan on staying cam only for a while, might get a set of prc 2.5 5.3's soon but we'll see. Thanks for the input!