I happen to run this exact combo on my Vette.... Tires have been on car
for nearly 5 years & are just now showing wear on the rear. I had the
wheels made by Circle (through my local NASCAR shop.) You will also need
1" lug nuts for 200+ mph. At the time, 1" metric steel lug nuts were not
available, so a machinest friend made mine... Packard, being SAE should
be readily available.
Ed
Ferguson, Darrell wrote:
>
> Both the Goodyear front runners, and the 8.20x8.00x15 super speedway tires
> are designed to be run without inner tubes. Goodyear strongly recommends
> against using inner tubes in these applications, especially at the speeds
> they are rated for (up to 300 mph according to Carroll Shelby Racing Ent.
> and Goodyear ). It is important however that the tire cords are oriented
> properly. There is a small yellow circle with an x in it on all Goodyear
> high speed tires. I forget whether they need to face left or right, but all
> "X-ray" marks as they are called, must face the same side of the car. In
> other words for your front tires, one x-ray mark needs to be on the inside,
> one on the outside. From what Goodyear told me last year, this is very
> important since the cord design dictates the amount of load the tires can
> safely handle.
>
> Darrell Ferguson
> BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
> # 939 BBFALT
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vaughn Rockney [SMTP:vintagegarage@erols.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 9:38 AM
> > To: Land Speed List
> > Subject: Inner Tubes and Wheels
> >
> > Listers,
> > I'm asking these two questions for a friend who is prepping a car for
> > Maxton/Bonneville.
> >
> > 1. The rules say the inner tubes are required in all tires, except for
> > racing tires, expressly designed for use without tubes. Are the Goodyear
> > Land Speed tires designed for use without tubes? I thought they were, but
> > I
> > didn't know.
> >
> > 2. He needs a set of 4 steel wheels, properly constructed to meet the
> > under
> > 200 mph rules, with a 4.5 rim width and a early 1950's Packard bolt
> > pattern.
> > Where should he go for wheels?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Vaughn
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