slicks..... come on someone out there

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10-31-2003, 12:27 AM
wannabee

slicks..... come on someone out there

hey i'm lookin around on ebay and i see lots of good deals on used slicks. i know they might be toast a lot of 'em, but it's about 2 or 3 bills cheaper than buyin new mickeys or somethin. my real question is most of them are circle track style tires, with stiffer sidewalls. this tires are going to go on a car running low to mid 13s so really soft sidewalls aren't a must. wondering if anyone has tried any of these style tires on the strip, think they'd hook up goin low 13s? i mean no slip at all, very important since it's a bracket car more than anything else.
10-31-2003, 05:22 AM
Steve M

Hold out for a set of drag race slicks. The long burnouts required to heat up a set of oval track slicks will impress the fans but not the motor. Don't forget that slicks deterioate quicker than street tires and may be dry rotted even if they have plenty of tread left.
10-31-2003, 07:22 AM
inlineidiot

Wannabee...You haven't moved to Bainbridge Island yet ???...AKA..Bellyview Island...:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
10-31-2003, 10:15 AM
madgrinder

ebay stuff

Shipping for a set of slicks will be EXPENSIVE...

Add total price + shipping and it may be cheaper to get a new set locally...
10-31-2003, 01:04 PM
wannabee

ahhhh no jokes about livin in yuppieville. my house has a bunch of beaters in front..... i love setting off SUV and luxury car alarms with my car! i aint no damn yuppie, born and raised in texas! just stuck here.
05-23-2004, 10:25 PM
47coupelg

Used slicks work just fine, but buy them locally from a race at your home track or at a swap meet where you can really look them over good. Dry rot can be a real problem.

Lon
06-20-2004, 08:30 AM
bentwings

Tell you what.... dollar for dollar it is hard to beat Hoosier street radials. They are a bit pricey but you should be able to get them within driving distance. Even getting them from Summit or Herbert is still not very expensive as far as shipping.
They will work on anything way down in to the 11 sec car depending on size. You don't have to burn the p...s out of them either. Drive up and run just as you would on the street. With 16 inch wide ones, my Willys just takes a big grunt and goes, they don't even squeel. Definetly turn a lot of sq in of pavement black LOL especially on the street.
They even last a lot of miles.

bentwings