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Lem Evans March 14th 2010, 8:33 pm

I really do not get all heart burn about this. I.M.O. the reasons to do a narrow tire.
1] It's all one can get in their car.
2] Rules say one has to have 10.5 tire.
3] One wants to be like the guys that have to run the 10.5....Even if it's not what one needs to do.

richter69 March 14th 2010, 8:49 pm

I agree, cut them wheel tubs out and quit being a pussy.............

bruno March 14th 2010, 8:53 pm

richter69 wrote:I agree, cut them wheel tubs out and quit being a pussy.............

MANAGEMENT Exclamation

frank13 March 14th 2010, 9:00 pm

could be money also....not all of us own a shop, work for an engine builder, or have mad fab skills....

i prob have more pride in my car than most and i cant run big tires due to budget.....but as i have been told over and over on the 460 boards....if you cant afford to go big ---- save up and wait ten years to run your car....

sorry for the rant

frank

Lem Evans March 14th 2010, 9:09 pm

frank13 wrote:could be money also....not all of us own a shop, work for an engine builder, or have mad fab skills....

i prob have more pride in my car than most and i cant run big tires due to budget.....but as i have been told over and over on the 460 boards....if you cant afford to go big ---- save up and wait ten years to run your car....

sorry for the rant

frank

I'd kind of think #1 would cover that.

LivermoreDave March 14th 2010, 9:11 pm

.... or you could be like me, not have enough power to use the 9" tire much less anything bigger! Embarassed

Dave.

jbozzelle March 14th 2010, 9:24 pm

LivermoreDave wrote:.... or you could be like me, not have enough power to use the 9" tire much less anything bigger!

Dave.

Yeah, but your car just looks cool sitting there all plain jane looking.....

frank13 March 14th 2010, 9:47 pm

Lem Evans wrote:
frank13 wrote:could be money also....not all of us own a shop, work for an engine builder, or have mad fab skills....

i prob have more pride in my car than most and i cant run big tires due to budget.....but as i have been told over and over on the 460 boards....if you cant afford to go big ---- save up and wait ten years to run your car....

sorry for the rant

frank
I'd kind of think #1 would cover that.

Lem, FYI, that was NOT directed at you....just ranting over a message someone sent me.......

Curt March 14th 2010, 11:28 pm

I can use just about any size. Does that qualify me to slap on some 10.5s LOL Very Happy

whatbumper March 14th 2010, 11:55 pm

My car is just mini-tubbed and I can fit up to a 29.5w but still run a true ten five. I can hook on that tire so I see no reason to need the big tire band-aid for a bad suspension or no tuning ability.

by the way, I am just kidding!!!! lol!

To each their own on tire size, type of suspension, and so on. This is one of the reasons that I like drag racing, diversity. Damn, I'm starting to sound like a hippy or something.

If we built our cars the same, we could drive in circles and call it a spectator sport though. Very Happy

Mark Miller March 15th 2010, 12:51 am

Lem,

1.Fits my car i drive it on the street a lot more than the track and like the looks of a car with no wheel tubs.Later Mark
Tires.................. MarkMillers560

56Tbird March 15th 2010, 4:48 am

I run a big tire on my cars because I like winning money bracket racing. I can hardly wait to kick your asses again this year. And they look cool all tubbed out lol!

I've got skinny tires on my convertible that I go around corners real fast with cheers

whatbumper March 15th 2010, 11:41 am

If I bracket raced I would run the biggest tire that I could. When we started bracket racing our TS car back in the late 90's we could run a set of tires forever. These little damn tires I run now don't last worth a F&^%.

IcallhimGeorge March 15th 2010, 12:41 pm

so mine is bigger geek

Take that Fabio!

bruno March 15th 2010, 9:42 pm

yep ..them are w's .....just with knobbies on them Razz

badnotch March 16th 2010, 7:06 am

frank13 wrote:could be money also....not all of us own a shop, work for an engine builder, or have mad fab skills....

i prob have more pride in my car than most and i cant run big tires due to budget.....but as i have been told over and over on the 460 boards....if you cant afford to go big ---- save up and wait ten years to run your car....

sorry for the rant

frank

i think it takes more money to run a small tire car then a big tire car- wit the small tires your having to have way more electrnic control what your motor is doing -VS- a big tire where you can throw everything at it cheers

just my opinion

i think the small tire thing is only for the select small group of people and its kinda like more impressive as well - cheers

bbf-falcon March 16th 2010, 8:34 am

whatbumper wrote:If I bracket raced I would run the biggest tire that I could. When we started bracket racing our TS car back in the late 90's we could run a set of tires forever. These little damn tires I run now don't last worth a F&^%.

I agree w/running a big tire if you are a bracket racer,BUT not as big as you can get. Only use a tire as big as you NEED. If it will hook EVERYTIME on a small tire,then thats what you need. IMO, if it will always hook w/small tire,the car WILL be faster. But if you are a TRUE BLUE bracket racer,you can't be in doubt if it's gonna hook.

342g March 16th 2010, 11:24 am

bbf-falcon wrote:
whatbumper wrote:If I bracket raced I would run the biggest tire that I could. When we started bracket racing our TS car back in the late 90's we could run a set of tires forever. These little damn tires I run now don't last worth a F&^%.

I agree w/running a big tire if you are a bracket racer,BUT not as big as you can get. Only use a tire as big as you NEED. If it will hook EVERYTIME on a small tire,then thats what you need. IMO, if it will always hook w/small tire,the car WILL be faster. But if you are a TRUE BLUE bracket racer,you can't be in doubt if it's gonna hook.

Bracket racers want big old tires, with low horse power, don't want it to loose any traction, bracket racing is all about numbers, not speed, consistency is the key, same every pass, keep the wheel spin to a minumum (s/p), cut a light be a winner. Laughing

chuck stevens March 16th 2010, 1:11 pm

Is it possible that people who run little tires...can't make enough power to run big tires? Suspect

bruno March 16th 2010, 2:11 pm

chuck stevens wrote:Is it possible that people who run little tires...can't make enough power to run big tires?

NOT

badnotch March 16th 2010, 3:31 pm

chuck stevens wrote:Is it possible that people who run little tires...can't make enough power to run big tires?

NOW THATS SOME FUNNY CHIT

paulie9fingers March 16th 2010, 3:41 pm

I personnally think that it became "to easy" to go fast on a big tire so people wanted a challenge and started doing it on the "little" tires so they could say "look what I can do". For a while the tire was the limiting factor in some of these "small tire" classes, but now the tire manufacturers have stepped up their game and along with traction control and programmable ignitions, it is common to see mid to low 7 second passes in the 1/4 and mid 4's in the 1/8. Hell, they're running low 5's and high 4's on 275-60's, I personnally like the small tire stuff.

bruno March 16th 2010, 3:56 pm

BRACKET RACING DONT DRAW THE BIG CROWDS !!!!

Treeyasoon March 16th 2010, 3:59 pm

bruno wrote:BRACKET RACING DONT DRAW THE BIG CROWDS !!!!

And heads up doesn't pay the Big Bucks!

richter69 March 16th 2010, 4:53 pm

bruno wrote:BRACKET RACING DONT DRAW THE BIG CROWDS !!!!

Quit talking like you are some big shot heads up n/t grudge racer cuz you aint.

Everything you been spewing is about someone else.....................

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