We are building an LS powered Pinto wagon with Vetmotorsports.org Looking for best solution for cheap 13, 14, or 15" drag tires. Need to be in the 24-25" od size at most. Any suggestions or leads?
We are building an LS powered Pinto wagon with Vetmotorsports.org Looking for best solution for cheap 13, 14, or 15" drag tires. Need to be in the 24-25" od size at most. Any suggestions or leads?
I kept running across old drag tires when I was looking for a used Hoosier tire. Craigslist mostly
Tires aren't included in your Challenge budget. Be safe!
I have used takeoffs, but I'm not sure how I'd feel about used drag slicks (especially if the car is fast)
Four tires aren't included in your Challenge budget. Hit CL and Marketplace and be willing to travel.
Up to 4 tires are except from budget. If you run separate drag tires, you have to pick 2 of the 6 tires to include in the budget.
Most Challenge cars with $2000-levels of performance do better drag racing on autocross tires compared to the inverse.
That's fair. I stand corrected. 4 tires.
Hard to say what an LS powered Pinto will run. Depends if you are an experienced drag racer. But the fastest cars that have been at the Challenge have mostly been LS powered.
If you are gonna compete with the Nelsons, you need good drag tires (and they may be budget exempt). If you are gonna compete with me a used set of snow tires should do.
Search marketplace, and think of alternate words. Like search Hoosier, MT, Mickey, slick, etc, but also things like "cheater slick" "drag radial" and others. people are very inconsistent with what they call drag tires.
Also, you will generally get a much better used tire from an active drag racer than you will from someone who doesn't know what they are talking about.
24/25 diameter might be kinda small though, and therefore hard to find.
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
Good points. I also search "race tire".
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