Does anybody have any input on how much traction Radir slicks have? I looking for something that has a bit more bite then just a pair of regular bias 8.20's, I have a pair of the radir's that were laying around.
No bite at all..You should send em to me..... I posted a thread a while ago comparing the Radirs to the Hurst cheaters.. Didn't get a whole lot of input.. Good luck, EVILT
I like my Radir's a lot. Had lots of Hurst's as some of you may know. But I'm a Radir fan now. (pun intended)
Who is it that owns or runs or works at Radir wheels on the HAMB? I need some contact info. I thought he gave a little discount to HAMB'ers.. Thanks, EVILT
I bought a set of Radir slicks last summer and love them! As far as traction goes, pretty good once you heat them up. I had 2 sets of Hurst slicks and they cracked and seperated on the sidewalls in 2 years, long before the tread was worn. Also had LOTS of wheel weights so I could drive the car without the headlights shaking out. This is what they looked like burning the last 15,000 miles off of them before throwing them away and buying the Radir's....
I bought a set of HURST about 4 years ago and drove the **** out of them until they finally needed replacing. Excellent tires. A bunch of nice folks on the HAMB pitched in and bought me a new set this summer while HURST was owned by NW speed. To put it bluntly, they were absolute ****. Cap started coming off the tire after less than 30 miles. I'm pretty bummed HAMBers had to give up their hard earned money for them. I then heard HURST was sold back to the employees, so I thought I would give them one more chance. I sent them a set of new cokers to recap and they turned out gorgeous. I did have to pay for em again, but... I think their new ownership has solved a lot thier problems. We shall see how they hold up...
The Radirs are also all new, not recaps. My pair seem to be very sticky, they haven't moved from the same spot in the garage in two months
Thanks Sheepdog--I'm still tryin' to learn computerin'. As far as the Hursts go, I can't say they didn't hook good. I broke a 9", a rear axle, a drive shaft, and shattered a transmission housing on 4 seperate occasions at the strip with those tires. I just wished they hadn't come apart. From what Ryan wrote, it sounds like they're doing something different now. I hope it goes well.
Hey Fellas, Thanks for all the compliments on our tires!, We have gotten a few calls over the past few years from guys running our slicks at the track. They are a harder compound like you would find back in the mid-60's. Alot of guys are running these on drivers, so we want to have a happy medium so they will last a long time AND hookup at the track. Heres a few tips on getting our tires to hookup very well. #1. Heat em up good. #2. A few customers have called us back after trying VHT track bite on there Radir Dragster slicks, they say that this stuff makes the tires hook up like a modern wrinklewall slick!. Any other questions? Feel free to PM,Email or give us a call. Thanks again, Jason www.Radirwheels.com
Jason, do you know if it takes any special tricks with the VHT for your tires? Or would it be the same as conventional (ie Mickey or Hoosier) slicks?
Hello, HURST uses the latest technology in racing rubber. Our compound is a durometer reading of 65 cold and 50 hot. Dont know what Radirs are? Ryan I am glad you are happy with your tires. Adams Hot Rod Rubber is here to be #1 NOT TO BE #2 "pun intended"
I bought a set of radir's and was very pleased. Plus Radirwheelsguy treated me great. Here's a picture of Littleman's "A" truck hooking up at the G***er Reunion. The pic speaks for itself. And I'm pretty sure those are Radirs! Never mind. I ****. I cannot get th edamn picture to load. It's a weird file.
Thanks to all for there input, the reason I asked is that I really don't want them to really hook hard but have more traction them a regular bias 8:20 or 700:16. I'm sure playing around with tire pressure's will get me where I would like to be which is slight traction with a nice hazing of smoke coming off the skins.
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