Mickey Thompson ET Streets question

Does anyone know if you absolutely must run tubes with this tire? I know Mickey T says you should, but I have been told that you may be able to do without them. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

hell no!!

 

It just help keeps the air in the tires. This may sound kinda crazy but some racing guys coat the inside of their slicks with dawn dish soap and let it dry before installing the tire to help seal the pores of the sidewall. Suppose you could do the bead as well right before mounting .

 

Thanks guys!! That makes life much simpler for me! I appreciate both you cats!

 

I"ve never ran tubes in the 3 sets that I have. Just keep up W/your pressure checks.

 

Thanks Motorgod7! I'll be sure to stay on top of it.

 

No never have.

 

nope.

 

soap good! screws you might need young skywalker! mark the stem you will and keep the presure consistent! uuuuhh i'm watching star wars case you didn't know! i'm a nerd!

 

I've never run tubes in my M/T ET Streets or ET Drags!

 

If your a nerd then I'm a dumbass so here goes...how much soap? Is it diluted with water? If so then is there any certain percentages? Should I just put my tires in the tub with me when I bathe. Last one is just a joke...I never bathe lol.

 

Don't dillute it just wipe down the inside real good, and no screws.
I run M/T slicks on mine done this way and they'll hold air for weeks.

Tim

 

ran them for years- no tubes, till i bought a set where one had a cavity or blem- large pore that would bleed down over a week- Since they dont have enough rubber inside to buff for a good tooth to glue a patch to, and i had a tube handy- i put it in (just that one tire)

9 times out of ten, you wont need them.


-rick

 

Me either .No problems other than always having one that leaks down after a week or so.I have heard about the dish soap thing before ,and im gunna try it next time ...

 

X2.....Jus keep up with the air pressure and some hold air better than others. The tubes in them create a tad bit safer combination for lotsa street miles but that's just a personnal choice. The main thing is the air issue.

Good luck and Happy Hot Rodding....you got a bitchin ride !!

 

Thanks to you all for the great input! Tubes be damned!!!

 

Don't skimp on the dishsoap LOL, i've heard Dawn does work the best over others.

 

we use a tiny bit of water and wipe the sidewalls especially before mounting them i have had the tire turn on us mags but no other wheel ever did it....get the 60 ft times down in a hury with them

 

Neve ran tubes with mine but once in a while I'd have one that would go flat in a week.

 

Well, I have them mounted now (without tubes) and I can't wait to try them out.

 

go easy- just turn them over a few times to clean them off- you dont need to burn them down with a John Force burnout to get a good hook- unless you got some serious wheaties under that hood...

welcome to getting a dead hook when you couldn't before....

-rick

 

Thanks for that 69Fury because I probably would have burned them up pretty good! I can't wait to see the difference.I hope it's dramatic.

 

They aren't the end all be all for traction if the suspension geometry isn't right, but even if that's the case, they'll start to hook up lots earlier. play with pressures until the burnout stripe is even darkness all the way across.

i ran 20 psi cruising, then let them down to 13psi for a run- 28x12.5 15's on a 4100 lb car- they do get a bit floaty on the highway but it's nothing you cant get used to.

do NOT try to run 30plus psi in them,lol...

-rick

 

This depends how heavy a car you run them on, how hard you launch, whether or not you put bead screws into them, what tire pressure you use, if you run them at a low pressure and put a hard wrinkle on them you will lose the seal on the bead and could grenade them. Use a little moose juice compound, hook them right up.

 

And it keeps your hands soft LOL

 

Thanks Rick and Francisco! Well my car weighs 2515 without me and 2730 with me. I'm running ladder bars and adjustable coilovers. 28x12.5 15's. I launch at about 4500 with tko600 and 4.11 rear gear. I was thinking about using 12 lbs in them without screws.

 

it will CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

 

Sounds cool to me as long as I still dig chicks!!!

 

i don't know about that!? but i heard that you were wearing some dudes' ring on the way to mpkan?

 

oh please no not "broke back mokan"!