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Dan, Co-Pilot Drag Week 06
Drag Week '11 just Me and my Dad in my 53 Chevy, which was his Dads old truck
Drag Week '12 plus one day...Me and Dad in my 53 again....
Drag Week 2013 with my father in law.. New BEST ET/MPH 11.87@112
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I ran 275x60x15 MT DR in 2010 and there was no issue in the rain they worked fine... In 2013 I ran 315x60x15 MT DR and it was a problem... Think the wider tire let it hydroplane will run the DR this year also and have 54 passes on them... Thats wrong I ran the 275 and slicks around 8-10 passes so say 45 passes on themLast edited by quick 52; January 24, 2014, 10:35 AM.Drag week 2009 Quickest street rod
Drag week 2010 Quickest street rod
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tire width seems to have more to do with it than anything else.My fabulous web page
"If it don't go, chrome it!" --Stroker McGurk
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[QUOTE=NewEnglandRaceFan;839188 kinda shocked no ones made alum jack stands yet.. bonus is the jacks handle can be used as the cheater bar if needed[/QUOTE]
I have a set I got a harbor freight back in 07. They work great for this event.86 Mustang
454 LSX FTI ls3 Mast 4500 Holley EFI 8" with C4, FTI Hyd Roller 9.24 143.5 1.33 3.73 5.84 116.21
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I ran front runners and Hoosier quick time slicks the whole time on dw13. Still look almost new when I got home. Yes they suck in the rain 20mph and sliding around,I'm sure the spooled rear didn't help either.78 se trans am,67 rs ss camaro,69 BBO Javelin,55 chevy and a bunch of other junk that needs finished.
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The standard M/t drag radials with their curved sipes really seem to make a difference in the rain. I drove on the 325/50's, lot's of width. I switched to the Hoosiers which only have the two very shallow straight grooves, much worse in the wet, but much more forgiving at the strip.Last edited by CDMBill; January 27, 2014, 08:53 PM.Drag Week 2006 & 2012 - Winner Street Race Big Block Naturally Aspirated - R/U 2007 Broke DW '05 and Drag Weekend '15 Coincidence?
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Originally posted by CDMBill View PostThe standard M/t draf radials with their curved sipes really seem to make a difference in the rain. I drove on the 325/50's, lot's of width. I switched to the Hoosiers which only have the two very shallow straight grooves, much worse in the wet, but much more forgiving at the strip.Drag week 2009 Quickest street rod
Drag week 2010 Quickest street rod
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Originally posted by The Outsider View PostYes. And those who don't change tires for the strip are just needlessly burning up a set of expensive drag tires on the road. Hey, if those "Rockefellers" have money to burn . . . .
Besides, as many can testify, many of the DOT drag tires don't perform very well in the torrential rains that sometimes come during DW. Personally, I'd rather have the safety and economy of good all-season radials for the highway drives.
one year when I was riding with Dale(Quick52) we stripped lugs on most
of the stops... no thanks (it was just the lugs in the wheel causing friction
and breaking things
It's a PITA that my copilot handles in about three minutes.
Trailers are a PITA....always.
I dont think so at all... plus you have a big back seat area and a trunk..
which I have NONE
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Originally posted by milner351 View PostMike - where did you get the hardware for the slide out? How many pounds is it rated for?
I like the vice idea allot. I'm still waffling about a generator and my 110 mig flux core, just in case, and a small compressor, and and and and....
I hope to borrow a friends dewalt cordless impact - it's fantastic - but not $300+ I want to spend for a once a year need.
to worry about.... I bought them on line
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I use 2" X 2" alum angle bolted to the bed and the sliders bolt
to the alum... worked out perfect... the set I used locks in and out
and is 40" longLast edited by MR P-BODY; February 2, 2014, 04:31 PM.
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Originally posted by milner351 View PostThanks Mike, I may copy that idea if I have time to put together a covered trailer for this year.
is their + spec... with the - spec at zero... when I get back home I'll mount a couple
of fold up landing legs on the back of the trailer then paint the thing to match the truck
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