tire care

[hotrod316]

is there something that i should put back on the side of the slicks  after removing the shoe polish from them thanks steve m. 

[George]

The white mark should be on the outside. 

[masracingtd1167]

A lower dial in !!!!Seriously as long as you don't use something like carb cleaner you should be fine . Glass cleaner works pretty good as long as it has not been on a long time .       

[buickfed]

boy..you guys are tough.    btw, how DO we keep the tires from losing air?

[masracingtd1167]

To stop the tires from loosing air break them down and coat the inside of the tire with dishwashing soap . Let it dry and remount the tires . It work's!

[buickfed]

you mean I have to do some work. yuck.

[ricardo1967]

Somehow I lucked out on rear tire leak, so far. I had bought the FED as roller in 2005 and it didn’t loose much air after about six years of storage!

Mickey Thompson ET Drag 3068W 31.0/10.5-15W M5, screwed.

[George]

I have never tried anything to slow the air leaks unless it is a valve stem leak. The only tires that leak for me are the good ones . Goodyears.

[dragster_john]

i use nitrogen as its less prone to expansion, and the molecular structure is larger, thus less leakage,  my slicks barely drop at all during winter break,  plus use the marker thats for windows/lexan, not shoe polish, it just wipes off,  i clean mine with a rubber cleaner/protectant like armour all  ect, 

[ricci32]

I read that brushing the inside of the tire with dish soap like" Dawn" works also to stop the leaks never tried it.

[masracingtd1167]

Yes the dish washing soap works . For some reason the Goodyear's are the worst . The Goodyears also pick up more rocks on the return road .

[George]

Yes the dish washing soap works . For some reason the Goodyear's are the worst . The Goodyears also pick up more rocks on the return road .

I'll have to try that on the next set. I know what you mean on the Goodyears and rocks! I cover the wings on the way back to the pits to protect them. I have got a new set of Hoosier's JR Fuel tire coming tomorrow. It is said to be improved. We shall see.

[JrFuel Hayden]

George, How did the Hoosier JrFuel tires work ?

Jon, Hayden Wheels

[George]

George, How did the Hoosier JrFuel tires work ?

Jon, Hayden Wheels

Jon, The first set of Hoosiers were the 30# PN 18225 and as you would expect hurt the cars performance significantly. They were hard, stiff and heavy. I went back to Hoosier Midwest and spoke with the drag race rep. He made a call and the next day I had two new tires. They are the same 31.0/12.0-15 C11 BUT weigh 26.6#. We took the car to our local track and with good track conditions fell flat on our face with the tune-up. So the season is over here. I believe Hoosier has improved their tire but the Goodyear 2585 is the better choice by it's lightweight high growth design. George