Will new slicks help my E.T.

ciara · 10-09-2003, 04:44 PM

I have been running a set of Mickey Thompson 28x10.5x15 slicks. I bought them used in 2000 and they set in my garage on my car until I got it running last winter. I have ran them all summer but now there are worn to the bone. I have heard slicks get hard after getting too old. Is this true and when I get my new set can I expect an increase in my E.T.

andy669 · 10-09-2003, 09:04 PM

How bad are they spinning? Mine arent any good after 30 or so passes. They have plenty of rubber left, but the sidewalls are shot.

Andy

ciara · 10-10-2003, 01:55 AM

I don't feel them spinning, but I have an easy 100+ passes on these tires and they were used when I got them. This is my first year drag racing so I have never had a new set of slicks to knowif new ones stick better or when my times start dropping off.

ultraflo · 10-10-2003, 06:14 PM

I had well over 50 passes on a pair of 28x10 Goodyear Eagles last year... I picked up .1 @ the 60ft. mark and .2 in the 1/4 mi. after changing to a fresh set of 28x10.5 M/T's. I couldn't believe how much of a difference they made... so much of a difference that I had to start over on the chassis tune to get the front-end to stay down some.

10-13-2003, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by andy669
How bad are they spinning? Mine arent any good after 30 or so passes. They have plenty of rubber left, but the sidewalls are shot.

Andy

How can you tell when the sidewalls are shot? Is that when the *** of the car begins feeling unstable? I mean, I know a fast Mustang can get unstable when going down the track...but when my slicks got old if I didn't have the exact precise pressure in both tires...the back end of the car would kind of sway back and forth...occasionally forcing me to let off the gas so that I didn't cross the center line or crash into the guard rail. Kind of like the sidewalls had lost their support...what little bit slicks have. I'm buying new ones before my next outting to the track though. I've turned to many wrenches to crash my 12sec. stang into a wall, lol!

andy669 · 10-14-2003, 07:11 AM

When my sidewalls go away the tires wont hook. I have never felt any difference at all downtrack between and old pair and a brand new pair.

I think I could get a few more passes out of a pair if I put tubes in them, but I dont want the added weight. I also plan on trying some different things with my clutch to get them to last longer.

Andy

10-09-2003, 04:44 PM	#1
ciara Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 100	Will new slicks help my E.T. I have been running a set of Mickey Thompson 28x10.5x15 slicks. I bought them used in 2000 and they set in my garage on my car until I got it running last winter. I have ran them all summer but now there are worn to the bone. I have heard slicks get hard after getting too old. Is this true and when I get my new set can I expect an increase in my E.T.

10-09-2003, 09:04 PM	#2
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	How bad are they spinning? Mine arent any good after 30 or so passes. They have plenty of rubber left, but the sidewalls are shot. Andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

10-10-2003, 06:14 PM	#4
ultraflo NX dealer-man Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 977	I had well over 50 passes on a pair of 28x10 Goodyear Eagles last year... I picked up .1 @ the 60ft. mark and .2 in the 1/4 mi. after changing to a fresh set of 28x10.5 M/T's. I couldn't believe how much of a difference they made... so much of a difference that I had to start over on the chassis tune to get the front-end to stay down some. __________________ RLS Racing! 93 LX 9.20 @ 147mph 03 Mach 1 12.39 @ 116mph

10-14-2003, 07:11 AM	#6
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	When my sidewalls go away the tires wont hook. I have never felt any difference at all downtrack between and old pair and a brand new pair. I think I could get a few more passes out of a pair if I put tubes in them, but I dont want the added weight. I also plan on trying some different things with my clutch to get them to last longer. Andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

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10-10-2003, 01:55 AM	#3
ciara Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 100	I don't feel them spinning, but I have an easy 100+ passes on these tires and they were used when I got them. This is my first year drag racing so I have never had a new set of slicks to knowif new ones stick better or when my times start dropping off.