SPF Tires Avons or Mickey T's????

SPF1061 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 08:04 PM

If you want to go fast for more than a few seconds at a time and also put your car into high G turns, the Avons are designed specifically to do this, and to do it very well. Regarding the M/Ts Drag Radials. They are fine tires. I have a set that I use on the rear when I go drag racing. That is what they are designed for. Why in the world would anyone want to put a tire on the front of their car that is designed to run low air pressure, get squishy and provide good traction under hard acceleration for a short period of time? Has anyone called the M/T tech support people to ask them what they think of using the drag radial on the front of a Cobra replica? It seems like a very dangerous, bad idea to me, but, what do I know?

turnpike boy · #2 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 05:43 AM

It's understood that a drag radial probably won't make a great corner-carving tire.....but M/T makes the Sportsman SR radial, which isn't specifically a drag tire, are available in the right sizes for 15" rims, and carry the hope that maybe they're a good alternative at a much better price (even Goodyear billboards are half the price of the Avons).

Maybe the right people to ask about these are the street rod crowd, since the SR's are marketed pretty much in their direction. Then again, they're probably not the most informative source as they seem far more interested in easy cruising than hauling a$$.

It would sure be nice to have a relative comparison (i.e., SR's vs. BFG's) before just giving in and going to 17" wheeels.

RedBarchetta · #3 (**permalink**) 08-12-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SPF1061

Why in the world would anyone want to put a tire on the front of their car that is designed to run low air pressure, get squishy and provide good traction under hard acceleration for a short period of time? Has anyone called the M/T tech support people to ask them what they think of using the drag radial on the front of a Cobra replica? It seems like a very dangerous, bad idea to me, but, what do I know?

I know it doesn't sound logical, but if you put some air pressure in them (to stiffen the sidewalls) they stick like glue. Necessity is the mother of invention. All I know is that it works really, really well on the street. On the track is a different story (they will wear quickly), but on the street that combo is quite incredible.

-Dean #747