Hoosier Quike times, street. inner tubes????????

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 07, 08 6:04 pm

do you have to run inner tube with the hoosier quike time street tyres????

cheers

pete

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Oct 07, 08 7:17 pm

People will tell you "No".

I found that as the sidewalls were only 2 ply the air actually leeches through them - proved it in a tank of water.

On the street I would run tubes.
If they were "track only" (spare wheels swopped on in the pits) then I would not.

I have some spare tubes - they are VERY expensive for what they are, because I guess they are natural rubber. Y
ou may have to drill the rim out for the bigger valve; then you should use rim screws.....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 07, 08 7:30 pm

thanks for the quick reply pete, what are rim screws?

would the tubes you have be ok for a 295 50 15?

and do ya wont rid of them?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Oct 07, 08 7:37 pm

Rim screws do what they say on the tin.

You drill the outer edges of the wheel rim in about 8 places in both the inner and outer sides of the wheel rim.
The screws are effectively self-tapping and bite into the tyre bead and the wheel rim.

They stop the tyre slipping around the rim and thus ripping the valve of the inner tube out. Used on slicks and big horesepower/torque motors for safety purposes to prevent rapid deflation of the inner tube/tyre.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 07, 08 7:43 pm

ahh i see thought thats what you were on about

i dont thinck me lil 318 will have toe power or torque at the moment to rip them around lol, but ill keep that in mind for the new motor.

you wanna get rid of you inners then pete???

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Oct 07, 08 7:56 pm

I will check on the sizes to ensure they are appropriate.

I used them in Slicks with a 28" diameter and 10.5" width. They have no punctures. How does that stack up with your tire sizes?

I also used that size tube with 325 x 50 x 15 Hoosiers; which are currently on Julie's car.

Great tyres but I will be changing them soon as they are not tall enough.....

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Tue Oct 07, 08 8:03 pm

I never ran tubes, but as Pete says, they did loose pressure very very slowly. And as the walls are SOOOO thin. I think that is why they crack quickly on the sidewalls. So I would go for the tubes.

MilesnMiles · Post by **MilesnMiles** » Tue Oct 07, 08 10:39 pm

On the same topic. Anyone know if I need to use tubes on Mickey Thompson ET drag radials?
These are the DOT approved street legal (only i the states!) version.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Oct 07, 08 11:03 pm

The M/T site clearly states which tyres require tubes.
I would think that Radials would not require them...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 07, 08 11:44 pm

yea if someone can confirm that they will be ok for my tyre size (295/50/15) on a 10 inch rim, then ill have um off ya should thinck they will be ok not too far out.

how much wonga you wont for them with postage pete??

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Oct 07, 08 11:57 pm

You may like to read this before using rim screws

Thread about spinning tyres. On page 2 Redvictor gives some advice

Redvictor is Andy Frost with the worlds fastest street car, and if his tyres did'nt spin i doubt the scamps will

http://www.nsra.org.uk/newforum/showthread.php?t=15539

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Oct 08, 08 12:03 am

lmao yeh i aint really expecting me lil 318 scamp to spin um lol, maybe one day, lol.

cheers for that though, gud bit of info

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Wed Oct 08, 08 12:19 am

MilesnMiles wrote:On the same topic. Anyone know if I need to use tubes on Mickey Thompson ET drag radials?
These are the DOT approved street legal (only i the states!) version.

I'm running MT Radials, without tubes, no issues so far

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Oct 08, 08 12:40 am

Didn't have any rim screws or problems with my slicks, Pete B.

Philth · Post by **Philth** » Wed Oct 08, 08 7:57 pm

Hey - that's my door on there!