Competition Kinda an odd drag slick ?

[JB @ C and L Machine]

Has any put grooves (1-2) grooves on slicks to make them kinda look street legal? I was gonna try to put some by turning them... but I remember right the rubber does not like to be cut like this. JB

 

[JRD]

Why dont you see if Mickey Thompson makes some ET Streets to your liking. Thats what they are, a drag slick with 2 grooves in them to make them DOT legal. So technically, they have a tread.

 

[JB @ C and L Machine]

The street slicks dont come in the size am looking for.

 

[crawler]

What size tire are you looking for?



Is it the height or the width that you are unable to find?



I know if you a want a 29" tall street legal then Mickey won't cover it. But, they cover just about every other height.



~Wes~

 

[R-N-R]

Have you checked out the M&H Cheater Slicks?

 

[crawler]

RNR is right.



MH makes a very good tire.



I have used them and had great results.



They're actually the tire that are on my truck right now.

 

[R-N-R]

The tallest M&H Cheater slick for a 16" wheel is 30", the Nostalgia model goes up to 31. 5".

 

[Graphic man]

"ET street" is a D. O. T legal slick ... . not sure on sizes



keep in mind any good soft compond tire will work well on and off the track



Hooser is a great tire also..... i used many of set's on my pro street car

 

[keimmmo]

To directly answer the original question, yes, I have groved MANY tires... both street and race tires. I bought a tire groving tool on E-bay a few years ago for about $50. It works very well.



Steve Keim

 

[JB @ C and L Machine]

I looked at everything and the size am looking for only comes in a true slick. . This car only needs to pass visible inspection. keimmmo I just searched e-bay and somebody is selling them for 59 bucks.

 

[Morse]

R-N-R, I've got 33x15. 50x16 M&H cheaters for mine. .

 

[keimmmo]

No shock that they have gone up a little. I bought a 1/8 inch wide cutter for mine since the 1/4 inch cutter it came with was widder than I wanted. It seems to me that it cost $60-70 at the time with the extra cutter.



What I have is a pistol grip that heats a loop shaped cutter. You have to let it warm up before it will work right. But, when it gets hot enough, it slices through the rubber like butter!



Steve Keim

 

[R-N-R]

R-N-R, I've got 33x15. 50x16 M&H cheaters for mine. .

I had read that 31. 5" was the tallest tire I could fit under my 2wd. I see you have 33", did you have to fab you wheel wells?

 

[Toolman9304]

I am looking for a 17" 10 or 12 x 32 or bigger for my 3 gen , has anyone came across somthing like that?

 

[R-N-R]

Bummer, 12. 00-16. 0 (Nostalgia) won't be in until the week of the 12th... .

 

[Morse]

I moved my springs inside the frame rails to allow for the wide tire and 12'' wide wheel. . The 33's fit my dually wheel wells great before I went with a different truck. .

 

[R-N-R]

I have a line on a used set of 15x14 32" Goodyear slicks for an excellent price. I have to decide today whether I should stick with the 16" M&H slicks I have on order, or change direction and order 15" wheels if I want to try and get them mounted before the TS event this weekend. The 15" decision will save me about $450 between the tires, tubes, and a set of steel wheels.



There is about 1/4" clearance between the caliper and the 16" wheel. So I will need to grind the caliper to get at least 1/8" clearance for the 15" wheel.



Anybody have any input on this??