383 240z Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 I may have a source for cheap used GoodYear Stock Car racing slicks that would fit my Z and RX-8. But my question is would these be any good for Drag racing or are the differences in the tires to great? Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 Generally used racing slicks have lost a lot of their stick. Racing slicks are generally good for about 5 heat cycles - 5 short track sessions, one long track session, 3 autocrosses, etc. After that, the rubber starts to harden up and they are no better than a regular set of street tires. Sometimes you can bring them back to life for a another heat cycle using tire treatments like Formula 1. But be aware that some race tracks ban the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
383 240z Posted July 24, 2002 Author Share Posted July 24, 2002 Using that logic Drag tires are only good for 5 weeks? or does this only apply to road racing tires I know several semipro drag guys who use a set of tires for 2 seasons with no real drop offs in 60' times please keep in mind I'm not dicounting your knowledge I'm just trying to understand this Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 I had a good friend who used to run front Goodyear Eagles from a Winston cup car on his car. 26 10.5 I believe they were. They hooked up great ~ 11.0's on a 3500# Trans Am. I ran some too for awhile. They hooked up fine on my low powered car (13.40's) and they have NONE of the "wiggle" that drag race tires do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 My dad used to use old dirt track tires that he would soak insome chemical similar to what they spray on the track at the strip. They hooked up really well on his 56 ford p'up running 10.40's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 This talk of rejuvinating tires is interesting. The Micheln Pilot MXX3s on my Z are probably 5-6 years old, but have little wear. I need to get a durometer, but a road racing buddy stuck his fingernail in them and said "they're ROCKS". Mike Kelly said the same thing. What's the deal with this "Formula 1" stuff? Will it ruin the tires (make them wear out quicker, or something)? Does it work? Anybody with experience with this stuff, I'd like some opinions. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 My comment about the useful life of slicks concerns road racing and oval track slicks. And it probably only applies to the useful life for their intended purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aaron Posted July 24, 2002 Share Posted July 24, 2002 I have a buddy using used asphault circle track slicks on his 70's ford pickup. He says they hook up well if he gets them hot enough. His burnout is about twice as long as it was with the drag slicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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