drag slick life expectancy??

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Re: drag slick life expectancy??

#16 Post by DOTracer » Mon Sep 20, 2010 7:21 am

With any small tire car with higher HP, your gonna find the sidewalls are beat up and dead long before the tread is worn down. Some change tires in 8 to 10 passes, some may get up to 30 passes. I just replaced my 295 Hoosier drag radials with 46 runs on them, probably should have replaced them at 30.

I'd also say any tire over 1 year old is likely due for replacement...unless it's a low HP deal.

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Re: drag slick life expectancy??

#17 Post by Moparious Maximus » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:11 am

DOTracer wrote:With any small tire car with higher HP, your gonna find the sidewalls are beat up and dead long before the tread is worn down. Some change tires in 8 to 10 passes, some may get up to 30 passes. I just replaced my 295 Hoosier drag radials with 46 runs on them, probably should have replaced them at 30.

I'd also say any tire over 1 year old is likely due for replacement...unless it's a low HP deal.
We are finding this is very true, we run a heavy car with 10.5 wides and about 1500hp, sidewalls do not like it at all.

When we put new tires on its like driving a whole new car.
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Re: drag slick life expectancy??

#18 Post by 427belair » Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:17 pm

I have noticed that with my mid-high 9 second combo, 3200lbs on a 28x10.5w tire after 40 +/- runs 60's go from 1.32 to 1.36 or so and after 80 runs it goes to the mid 1.4's. There is still a lot of tread left, but the side walls are shot.

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Re: drag slick life expectancy??

#19 Post by 79 Camaro » Mon Sep 20, 2010 6:37 pm

427belair wrote:I have noticed that with my mid-high 9 second combo, 3200lbs on a 28x10.5w tire after 40 +/- runs 60's go from 1.32 to 1.36 or so and after 80 runs it goes to the mid 1.4's. There is still a lot of tread left, but the side walls are shot.

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Re: drag slick life expectancy??

#20 Post by bert » Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:23 pm

30x9 Hoosier slicks on 3200lbs nova runs 10.0X and occasional 9.9Xs get about 45 passes on a set and 60 ft goes away.
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