Which tire for track?

Questions how to improve your 1/8, 1/4, or 60' times or maybe you just want to share you times, post it here.
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Post by infil » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:39 pm

and for forged aluminum drag wheels figure on around 200-600 per wheel
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Post by 99dohcneon » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:24 am

I cant afford that damn. I just want something thats cheap that I can throw on my stock rims. I wish I had my stock stratus wheels. They were 15in 195s
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Post by 6(sic)6 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:21 pm

^ just get some azeni's or pick up some bf drag radials......
Throw em on your stock wheels....


Also Ive got M&H slicks on some keizers and Theyre tubeles. I bought them off a .org member a few months back for about $300, Keep your eye on the for sale threads for wheel/slick combos

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Post by 99dohcneon » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:50 pm

How would 195 60 14s work? They want $40 for 2 and they have really good tread. We are going to try to get them for $30. Would they fit on my 14 rim? I would think so but Im just making sure.
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99 neon with 2.4 swap w/ 2.0 cams, afx race ecu, 60mm jeep tb, cai, header, polished intake, straight pipe with no muffler, poly. inserts, pt clutch, B&M sts w/booger bushing and skunk2 springs. 14.3 (gtech) 2.5 60 foot :O

'98 neon rt srt swap w/20g turbo ran on MS 18psi Project log
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Post by sohcneon13x » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:53 pm

^^^^
$40 FOR 2! juMP on that !
What kind of tire?
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Post by Archametes » Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:32 pm

I usually run the V rated BF Traction T/A's with a 205/60VR14. They handle great and I don't have to keep swapping them on Fri and Sat nights.... They cost around $80 each for that rating but for a little less you can get the H rated ones.....

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Post by chipdogg » Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:55 pm

99dohcneon wrote:How would 195 60 14s work? They want $40 for 2 and they have really good tread. We are going to try to get them for $30. Would they fit on my 14 rim? I would think so but Im just making sure.
They should fit fine. Go for it, if they suck well then sell them for $50.
'97 black ACR coupe- #3 - Scrappy
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51

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Post by 99dohcneon » Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:29 pm

chipdogg wrote:
99dohcneon wrote:How would 195 60 14s work? They want $40 for 2 and they have really good tread. We are going to try to get them for $30. Would they fit on my 14 rim? I would think so but Im just making sure.
They should fit fine. Go for it, if they suck well then sell them for $50.
Yea true. I want to run my car sooo bad I might go saterday. The worst part is the track is about 85 miles away. Would it be much better than my 175s?
sohcneon13x wrote:^^^^
$40 FOR 2! juMP on that !
What kind of tire?
damn im not sure I should have looked
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99 neon with 2.4 swap w/ 2.0 cams, afx race ecu, 60mm jeep tb, cai, header, polished intake, straight pipe with no muffler, poly. inserts, pt clutch, B&M sts w/booger bushing and skunk2 springs. 14.3 (gtech) 2.5 60 foot :O

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Post by chipdogg » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:17 pm

Um yeah, wider tires, better grip. That's two bonuses right there. And those are hella cheap, $20 apiece or less? Hell even I'd buy them.
'97 black ACR coupe- #3 - Scrappy
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51

52 and counting, when will it stop?

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Post by sohcneon13x » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:35 pm

Ya! I wanna know where you are buying tires?!!!!
96 Plymouth Neon Sedan
SOHC/MTX(swapped!)
MOPAR Street Header/3.0 CAI/ATX TB/UDP/95 cam/ ........40+MPG HWY!

96 Plymouth Neon Expresso Coupe
SOHC/MTX
MOPAR ECU/ ATX TB/ 3.0 CAI/ MOPAR X-High Rates & KYB struts

97 Plymouth Neon sedan
DOHC/ATX ...soon to be MTX!
RECENTLY VANDALIZED AND TOTALED OUT!
rebuild?
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Post by 99dohcneon » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:37 pm

chipdogg wrote:Um yeah, wider tires, better grip. That's two bonuses right there. And those are hella cheap, $20 apiece or less? Hell even I'd buy them.
the first number is the width right? (195) What unit of messure is it?
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99 neon with 2.4 swap w/ 2.0 cams, afx race ecu, 60mm jeep tb, cai, header, polished intake, straight pipe with no muffler, poly. inserts, pt clutch, B&M sts w/booger bushing and skunk2 springs. 14.3 (gtech) 2.5 60 foot :O

'98 neon rt srt swap w/20g turbo ran on MS 18psi Project log
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Post by chipdogg » Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:51 pm

centimeters
'97 black ACR coupe- #3 - Scrappy
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51

52 and counting, when will it stop?

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Post by 99dohcneon » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:32 pm

chipdogg wrote:centimeters
I dont think so. Its in milimeters. How ever the hell you spell it
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99 neon with 2.4 swap w/ 2.0 cams, afx race ecu, 60mm jeep tb, cai, header, polished intake, straight pipe with no muffler, poly. inserts, pt clutch, B&M sts w/booger bushing and skunk2 springs. 14.3 (gtech) 2.5 60 foot :O

'98 neon rt srt swap w/20g turbo ran on MS 18psi Project log
http://www.cardomain.com/id/the_game_rock

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Post by Archametes » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:24 am

The first number is Millimeters. (195) The second number is a percentage of the first number in relation to the height off the rim. (60) and the R14 is the rim size. Any lettter before the R would be the speed rating in which S is normal, T, H, V,Z. There are some others in there but those are the most common. The speed rating is at what point in a government test the tire reaches a certian speed before losing traction. If it's between a given 2 ratings it goes under the lower of the two for safety reasons. Usually S and T are not listed before the R. ( S is around 115MPH) So you would have 195 mm width by 60% of that being the height off the rim and it mounts onto a 14" rim. It's known as the Aspect Ratio of the tire. I hope this helps.

(If the tire were measured in centimeters then a 195 would be around 2 feet wide...for example a 9mm bullet is almost a 1/4 inch in diameter)

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Post by 99dohcneon » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:06 am

Archametes wrote:The first number is Millimeters. (195) The second number is a percentage of the first number in relation to the height off the rim. (60) and the R14 is the rim size. Any lettter before the R would be the speed rating in which S is normal, T, H, V,Z. There are some others in there but those are the most common. The speed rating is at what point in a government test the tire reaches a certian speed before losing traction. If it's between a given 2 ratings it goes under the lower of the two for safety reasons. Usually S and T are not listed before the R. ( S is around 115MPH) So you would have 195 mm width by 60% of that being the height off the rim and it mounts onto a 14" rim. It's known as the Aspect Ratio of the tire. I hope this helps.

(If the tire were measured in centimeters then a 195 would be around 2 feet wide...for example a 9mm bullet is almost a 1/4 inch in diameter)
Thanks very informative
sohcneon13x wrote:Ya! I wanna know where you are buying tires?!!!!
junkyard, he said he thinks the tires are off a tempo.
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99 neon with 2.4 swap w/ 2.0 cams, afx race ecu, 60mm jeep tb, cai, header, polished intake, straight pipe with no muffler, poly. inserts, pt clutch, B&M sts w/booger bushing and skunk2 springs. 14.3 (gtech) 2.5 60 foot :O

'98 neon rt srt swap w/20g turbo ran on MS 18psi Project log
http://www.cardomain.com/id/the_game_rock

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