[jkb1116]

I know this has been discussed and I’ve seen some folks go back and forth. Anyway, I just bought a drag pack setup from my buddy who was going to build a drag hellcat but changed his direction. It is Racestar 18” skinnies with radial mickeys and 17” Racestar with 28x11.50x17 et street r bias ply. At this point, the tires are still new and if I want to sell and get normal radials, it would be ideal to do it now. I test fit the wheels and tires, but that’s it. I plan to race the car in a couple weeks and am deciding if I want to run these.

Overall, I know that radials would trap better and these could break parts easier and would likely work better on an unprepped surface.

I guess I am just back and forth with the info I’ve read and unsure if I should carry on with these. As a note, my car is stock power, stock driveshaft with diff brace. My car is a daily driver and I go to the track a few times a year for some fun.

What’s your thoughts?

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[OldMoparGuy]

I believe I’ve read here that bias plys are better for M6’s as they soften the hit.

 

[drive_55_not]

The bias tires are easier on the drive line, The sidewalls are lighter so they wad up more as they grip the track which will affect your 60ft,

Be aware a bias tire can get UnStAbLe with lower air pressure and cooler weather. A radial is much more stable.

On these heavy a$$ Hellcat's I would start with 22psi and go easy till you get used to how the car handles,

I ran a pair of rather worn ET bias tires on my stick shift Mustang, They did hook for me doing a 5k+ clutch dumps.

I have a set of 17" Hoosier slicks and tried them on an 1/8th mile with my stock power Hellcat, at 22psi they ran the same times as my M&H DR's but man it was like steering a boat on the Hoosier..

You can see how I had to chase it a bit on the launch and the rear was moving around going down the track.


Hoosier 17in slick Hellcat


.

 

[jkb1116]

Thanks for the feedback! I ran 18 psi on my radials, so I am glad you mentioned starting with 22 psi. I have heard it can sway pretty bad, which is what I was worried about. Hopefully I can try it out in the next few weeks and see how it goes.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk