Dave:
i also run Talledegas on the rear. The current set lasted only 4 years
(with very few runs) mainly due to sidewall "cracking" However, they do
exhibit a strange wear patteren; the edges, for about 1.5 inches, appear
to be melted. There is a bluish color that fades to the center of the
tire. You would suspect underinflation, but i run 65 lbs. My local
NASCAR shop said not to exceed that pressure. Do your tires show a
similar wear pattern?. As for handling, the car runs very straight at
200+ so that has not been an issue.
Ed
David Haller wrote:
>
> Hi John,
> Thanks for the info on the tires. I ran super speedways, 28x15's with a 9"
> tread width this year on the salt. They worked fine, went 201 with them and
> believe I can do alot more. I was told that the wider tread has a tendency
> to cause spins. Does anyone else out there have info on that problem with
> big tires on the salt?
> Thanks,
> Dave Haller #93 C/GALT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 3:31 PM
> Subject: Tires
>
> > Team
> >
> > Awhile back someone commented on tires at Bonneville. I can't find the old
> > e-mail so I don't remember who it was, but I wanted to add my two cents.
> >
> > Over the years, on my comp coupe, I have run Goodyear NASCAR Daytona's,
> > Goodyear Frontrunners and Mickey Thompson Bonneville tires on the rear.
> Have
> > run them all in the 220 + MPH range. When you discount any potential
> chassis
> > problems, water on the salt, etc. the NASCAR Daytona and the M/T
> Bonneville
> > worked just fine. The Goodyear Frontrunner was down right scary. I most
> > definitely didn't like the 220 + MPH ride, with the tread parting company
> > from the carcass at speed.
> >
> > I believe someone said the wider NASCAR Daytona's won't work on the salt,
> > siting Ron Pruetts BRN article. I would have to disagree, having driven
> with
> > them myself, Gale Banks ran them on his 270 MPH Firebird and even this
> year
> > Calvin Smith ran 260's using the very same tires. Don Stringfellow and
> > others have also run them successfully. They can and do work well. The
> only
> > reason I'm not currently running Daytona's is they wont' fit within the
> > fenders of my Chevette.
> >
> > Another thing to consider here is that, to some extent, the supply of LSR
> > tires is drying up. Example: not to long ago there were about six sizes of
> > M/T tires, now were down to only three. The popular 27.5 x 8-15 is out of
> > production. Who knows what will happen when the other sizes are sold out.
> > Fortunately Goodyear still has some Eagle Land Speed tires (not
> > Frontrunners), but the rating is 300 MPH which won't help Al Teague much.
> >
> > And then there is the tire situation at Maxton. Another story.
> >
> > John Beckett
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