Wondering what the best type of tire is for our trucks for racing at the drag strip...

I figure since mine is 2wd I'll need a nice wide tread pattern to hook up well... probably a 305/85-16

Would a all-terrain be best? I want something affordable but will hook up. (Wife would kill me if I bought drag radials or slicks, too much $$$)

 

bumpity bump... no one have any advice?

 

i hear that the toyo proxes grip nicely. i may try them but i may go straight for slicks or drag radials.. cant decide

 

an all terrain tire would hurt you since they have less tread on the ground due to the wider space on the rubber to give more offroad traction. you would want a highway tread soft compounded tire, but to get maximum traction you should get a set of mickey thompson et drag tires........

 

Sticky Mickeys.... lol

ET Streets (they are street legal) lol bias ply on a truck at 80 MPH on the hiway would be interesting....

I would say get a big wide highway tire...

 

Ya know the best tire question is loaded because the best for one isnt the best for another...

I would think for saving money sake... A bald set of sand tires???

You need the most rubber touching the surface. Sidewall give.

You might even find an old pair of big slicks at a swap meet, that equal a 31 or 33 inch tire.

Get an old pair of alluminum rims to for less rotating mass. a couple or 4 bead lock bolts on either side.

 

See... the saving money part is the big one. And it's hard to find wide street tread tires that are tall enough for the truck without making it look funny.

Also, most slicks are for 15" rim and I'm pretty sure that a 15" rim won't fit over the rear brakes.

 

there are slicks for 16" rims. i think i found more of em at jegs last time i looked

 

Had a friend used to go to tire stores and buy old tires, experiment with them, 5 or 10 bucks, they have to pay to get rid of them,,,, might be worth the time,,, the Nitto's I had on my Ex hooked up pretty good, course it weighs 8000# but,,, they didn't break loose as much as the goodyear MTrs,,

Semper Fi Brownie, how is ol nort kakalakie, I used to live out on Pony Farm rd,,,, eeoooonnsss ago!

 

I've seen them at Summit and on jegs... I'm just saying that you probably wouldn't find them at a swap meet very often.

If I could I'd buy a pair of 33x12.5 slicks for the back... but right now I just want something cheap I can run till I can get the rest of my mods done.

Still need a locker and chip!

 

Don't forget the traction bars.

 

NC is still hot and humid and the weather changes every 5 minutes. It actually snowed here in january!
I'm gonna check out the used tire places and maybe find something good.

Oh yeah, difinately putting some ladder bars on! Have you seen the ones, forget who makes them, but they are incorporated into the rear leaf springs?
Kinda interesting idea. I'll try to find a link later.

 

Found this one that ties into the springs:
http://www.ultimateautoaccessories.c...source=Froogle

I know they wouldn't be as good as ladder bars but would they be good enough for occasional racing?
Also why are they listed as 4wd only when the axle and springs are the same as 2wd?

 

If you've got enough weight in the bed, the tires won't matter!

Seriously, a straight tread would do best. The widest tire you can put on the rim with the least amount of air. Just make sure that you don't spin the rim inside the tire. There is a tire sealer that you can use that would help that out if it's an issue. I would find a couple of used, cheap/free tires first. Does your truck have a limited-slip rearend?

 

I don't have a limited slip... I'm going to go straight to a locker though. I'd be paying just as much for a lsd so I might as well get a locker.

As long as I'm just running them at the track unloaded I could use passenger car tires right? Even though the load rating is low? I'd probably be running my old 235/85-16's on the front so they can hold the weight of the engine.