I want to purchase of set of Hoosier quick time dot or m/t sportsman to get some extra traction but I'm concerned about the the inner tubes. Will I need to modify the rim? Would any mechanic be able to mount them? What problems should I expect? I've seen tire screw kits in jegs and summit but I really don't want to hack the rims up. Right now, even with my 327, I can spin the tires all the way through 1st then get traction in 2nd. I'm sure some of the problem is due to the 4:11's but I like having that much torque http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif.

You can run the Hoosiers with no tubes. I just got a set of M/T ET Streets and have been running them with no tubes. They finally got me into the 1.7's at 60'.

According to Racer1320 you don't want to run tubes without using rim screws. If you want to skip the rim screws you should go tubeless.

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Bob Von Kaenel
70 SS 54k orig miles

I guess I'll go tubeless then...the Hoosiers are a little more expensive but it looks like they have a deeper tread depth than the m/t's. Has anybody driven their car in the rain with m/t e/t streets on?

You absolutely do NOT want to drive your car in the rain with any kind of street slicks, no matter who they are made by. It's hard enough driving in the rain with regular street tires.



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Chris Dagenais
'71 Malibu with a home built 454! 12.7@107
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Every once in a while I will get caught in the rain...I like to drive my car to work which is about 15 minutes away from home and the speed limit is 35mph. But I know what you mean, every time I take a left turn (even slow) the back end won't stay behind me!

I've mentioned this before... The closest I've come to crashing is when I got caught in the rain with Hoosier Quick Times. I was putting up a hill when the back-end suddenly became the front-end. I ended up in a ditch with no real damage but I never used them on the street again.


I should mention that ANY tire that has continuous tread around it's circumference is bad in the rain. When the water can't get channeled out to the edges of the tire it WILL hydroplane!
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Jim

"You're not afraid of a little mouse, are you?!"
My '69 (http://www.geocities.com/jimschevellepage/)

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