Think ET Street Radials Will Work for Me?

[67Satty]

I need you guys' opinion> Do you think M/T ET Street Radials will work for me and my combo?

I have a mild 440 in a 3600 pound '67 Satellite. Best ET is 7.86 in the 1/8. It regular runs 7.90s so it's probably a solid mid-12 second car. Best 60 foot is 1.68 and usually goes 1.68 to 1.72.

Suspension is #3400 Super Stock springs, long Monroe truck shocks in back. 90/10 Calverts with original 318 torsion bars in front.

Currently using Hoosier bias-ply Quicktime Pro D.O.T. slicks in the 27" X 9' size. I've got 92 runs on them so far but I picked up something and now I have a flat. If it's not feasible to fix it, I thought maybe it might be time to try a D.O.T. drag radial but I don't want my 60 foot times to suffer.

I TNT at Barona a few times a year for fun. Will I be able to hook as good with M/T ET Street Radials? Would I need to get better rear shocks to make them work? Thanks!

 

[dvw]

We run my sons 9.80 car on ET drag radial with Caltracks. 1.40 60 fts with a 3.55 gear running a trans brake. Hooks great.
Doug

 

[dieseldazzle]

Ive been 10.80s 1.52 60 foot on them......

 

[383man]

I have not run them myself but I see alot of guys running them and hooking good. I think they should work fine for you. Ron

 

[ozymaxwedge]

They will hook fine, only problem with ET's is that they don't have much tread to start with, would be half the depth of a normal radial.

 

[Budnicks]

I ran some & had decent luck with them, I had 315/60/15's on my last 68 RR
they really don't last long if your going to drive on them around the street & to the track allot...

High Heat cycles are allegedly a big deal too, so over heating
{driving them aggressively for long extended distances}
& doing nasty long burnouts aren't good....

I also haven't had a set since 2007 thou,
I'm not sure about the newer ones & their compounds or sidewall structures,
"they could be way better now", tire technology has come leaps & bounds in the past 10 year

IMO you'll possibly need a stiff rear shock setting usually too, to get them to hook correctly...

That was my experiences anyway