Slicks vs. DOT Slicks vs. Street Tires.

_shay · #1 09-30-2004, 03:37 PM

I'm sure this has been asked before...but let's go through it atleast once more....

How much is your quarter mile time going to be affected by say, going from street tires to DOT approved slicks? Or from street tires to pure slicks? How many tenths do you think that might shave of, on average?

I'm not sure if there is any sort've standard way of telling. I've heard that you may run has much as 5 tenths of a second faster with slicks than on street tires. But who knows. Anyone have experience testing the actual difference at the track?

JekylandHyde · #2 10-01-2004, 06:04 AM

Tires are only going to help if you can use the traction. That being said, the amount of gain is going to depend on how much moretraction you can use.

If you have an 18 second car that does not hav enough power to spin street tires ... putting on better tires isn't going to help

Assuming the car has some respectable power and could use the traction, I would expect an increase of .2-.3 on drag radials and .3-.5 on slicks.

Again, this is going to be really dependant on the power/traction needs of the car.

chevytrucks92 · #3 10-01-2004, 04:19 PM

I agree with JekylandHyde. The size of the tire also will make a difference. If you get too big of a slick, then you're going to loose time rather then gain (or any kind of tire for that matter).

Our race car usually picks up about a tenth in 330 ft. on new slicks (we change them every 2-3 years).

_shay · #4 10-03-2004, 08:46 PM

I definitely need the traction. Right now I have 205/35-17 drag radials on my SRT-4 and I'm going to upgrade to slicks for next season. The only reason I went with the 205/35-17's is because I wanted to buy the stock rims and someone on SRTForums was selling those drag radials already mounted on the stock rims.

I really should just buy some 15" rims and slicks but I still want to appear stock.

225 is as wide as I can go. So I think I'm going to go 225/40-17 or 225/50-17.

95dxcivic · #5 10-07-2004, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by _shay

I definitely need the traction. Right now I have 205/35-17 drag radials on my SRT-4 and I'm going to upgrade to slicks for next season. The only reason I went with the 205/35-17's is because I wanted to buy the stock rims and someone on SRTForums was selling those drag radials already mounted on the stock rims.

I really should just buy some 15" rims and slicks but I still want to appear stock.

225 is as wide as I can go. So I think I'm going to go 225/40-17 or 225/50-17.

Ill take those 205/35-17 tires. I tought those were rare.

_shay · #6 10-07-2004, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 95dxcivic

Ill take those 205/35-17 tires. I tought those were rare.

If you want them without the rims, we can work something out. They've got about 1000+ miles on them and 10 quarter mile trips on them. They're sticky, just not sticky enough for the power I'll be putting down next season.

They are BF Goodrich tires, the KDW drag radials, they look very similar to the stock tires on my car. Not sure the exact name of them. I'd have to go look.

My mistake though, the stock tires are 50 series and I remembered that there was a difference of 10. So yeah, 40 serie, not.

95dxcivic · #7 10-07-2004, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by _shay

If you want them without the rims, we can work something out. They've got about 1000+ miles on them and 10 quarter mile trips on them. They're sticky, just not sticky enough for the power I'll be putting down next season.

They are BF Goodrich tires, the KDW drag radials, they look very similar to the stock tires on my car. Not sure the exact name of them. I'd have to go look.

My mistake though, the stock tires are 50 series and I remembered that there was a difference of 10. So yeah, 40 serie, not.

Are they 35's because if they arent then I dont want them. And yes, I only want the tires. I'll take them if they are 40's as well.

_shay · #8 10-07-2004, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 95dxcivic

Are they 35's because if they arent then I dont want them. And yes, I only want the tires. I'll take them if they are 40's as well.

They're 40 series. I'm not sure when I'm going to get new ones, probably as soon as the car goes into storage for winter. I'll get a hold of you then.

Shannon

95dxcivic · #9 10-07-2004, 07:14 PM

Alright, thanks. How much do you want for them.

_shay · #10 10-07-2004, 07:20 PM

Cheap. They shouldn't cost a ton to sent either since they won't have rims.

95dxcivic · #11 10-07-2004, 07:24 PM

Can I get a price because I dont have a job and all I get is $50 from my dad weekly. Please.

_shay · #12 10-07-2004, 07:52 PM

I'd have to find out how much it will cost to ship them. I'll get back to you sometime this weekend.

AWP9521 · #13 10-12-2004, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by chevytrucks92

Our race car usually picks up about a tenth in 330 ft. on new slicks (we change them every 2-3 years).

2-3 years? DANG! I had to replace mine every season!

chevytrucks92 · #14 10-12-2004, 09:22 PM

Well, ours is in desperate need of replacing now!

The car still runs consistant however, just slower then its potential.

We had alot of engine trouble this season (and last season as well), so I think that's why its been so long since we replaced them. Used to he'd (my uncle) woudl get new slicks every 1-1/2 to 2 years. So really, I should have said about every 2 years, but I think they've been on the car now for about 2 and a half years.

AWP9521 · #15 10-13-2004, 08:17 PM

Engine problems will do that to ya!

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