Greg Myers Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/124068-supercharged-blown-pro-drag-radial-55-ford-juke-box-pro-mod/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/120909-pro-drag-radial-mustang-update/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwc43 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 IF you are talking about the tires, nothing but the words on the sidewall if it even says drag radial on it. Most are more low profile on the sidewall as compared to a real drag slick though. As for a real tire, it's the inner construction. Radial tires have their fabric and metal belts ran from one side of the bead to the other in an X fashion all the way around the tire. That's why you can't tell if they are low on air by looking cause the wont bulge very much even when they only have as little as 10 pounds in them. Bias ply tires have the same cloth or metal belts, but they run from bead to bead in a straight line. That's why they look flat even if they have 40 pounds of air in them, but if you drop that down ten pounds you can defiantly see a bigger bulge in the side wall. Drag radials are not worth much. Not for serious racers. Just made to fit new cars with small wheel wells. They are usually wayy to short in the sidewall to do any good as a drag tire too. They wont wrinkle enough in the side wall for a big high horsepower car. You need bias ply or normal drag tires for high hp cars. The sidewalls wrinkle up on launch cause the tire sticks to the ground as the wheel starts to move and then the tire starts to move as it runs out of sidewall. That way the sidewall takes some of the shock of the launch and it helps to keep the tire from breaking loose and spinning uncontrollably. This is a general answer just to get the point across as simple as I could so don't have a fit from the ones that want to get more technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theraif Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Not for serious racers ? some classes demand a dot drag radials , heave race cars like a stiffer side wall the drag radials have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 hey meyers. is this legit question? or are you, just being you? if it's a legit question, i'll give you a legit answer. D.W. as far off as your as your answer is, i'd expect some fit throwing. drag radials go as large as 33x 14.5. record is a 3.70 something in the 1/8 mile. you're definition of serious racer is highly questionable. no sense in talking technical here as it makes no sense to waste time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Never heard of cars referred to in respect to the type tires they had. '55 Chevy piecrust gasser ? Edited February 2, 2018 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) Drag Radial slicks are used in the Stock and Super Stock Eliminator classes today...and the stock and super stock racers are very serious indeed. The radials are more stable on a heavy car and often quicker than traditional bias ply tires. I have a couple of close friends here in Sweden who only use drag radials on their race cars, one of them has a Super Stock 68 Camaro with a 396 Big block, a national record holder bought from USA some years ago, and the other friend has a 68 Hemi Barracuda in the SS/AH class with a Joe Allread built 426 Hemi (Hemi 3) bought complete from Jim DeFrank when they stopped racing Hemis in the super stock class after Joe Allread died, he also owns the Allread built Hemi 1 engine wich he bought a couple of years earlier from DeFrank as a spare engine. Edited February 2, 2018 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgefever Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 (edited) On 01/02/2018 at 5:45 PM, dwc43 said: Radial tires have their fabric and metal belts ran from one side of the bead to the other in an X fashion all the way around the tire. That's why you can't tell if they are low on air by looking cause the wont bulge very much even when they only have as little as 10 pounds in them. Bias ply tires have the same cloth or metal belts, but they run from bead to bead in a straight line. That's why they look flat even if they have 40 pounds of air in them, but if you drop that down ten pounds you can defiantly see a bigger bulge in the side wall. No, you have that totally arse about face. Radials have the plies going in a straight line from bead to bead. Bias plies are, as indicated by the name, angled across the tread. Edited February 2, 2018 by dodgefever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) well, i guess you might learned something new today greg. just to clarify, it's not referring to a car but, a class. pro drag radial is a class. just like the many other classes defined by the tire you are allowed to run. some radial, some not. BTO ( big tire outlaw ) 10.5 outlaw 10.5 limited 275 275 x275 pro 275 limited drag radial etc., etc., etc. .......... neat '55. is it yours? edit: the tires on that '55 look about 10" wide. you could do: pie crust 10.0 pro piecrust 10.0 Edited February 3, 2018 by comp1839 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 What sanctioning body is this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 if you're asking if it's nhra....it is not. mostly local and area geographically close tracks. nhra wishes they could get the attendance numbers some of these venues draw. serious cars, serious car counts, serious performance. what's your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Pretty much answers the question. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummerdad Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Im pretty sure the NMCA has some drag radial classes. Also a few years ago Tom Bailey won Hot Rod drag week on a set....the same set he drove about a thousand miles on throughout the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theraif Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 the gasser belongs to mike finnegan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1IdPylqngGiuHFLJqHbG_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAFpxqa1pG4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2zhgIXqRno most do run drag radial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcI2GsJFeGU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 the question was about the word "radial" in the name of the class (pro drag radial) not what classes run radial tires. when myers said he never heard of cars being referred to, by the tires they ran. i listed a few classes that are referenced by tire size. yes stock and super stock run radials. so do bracket cars. yes there are street drag radials (DOT), there are also drag radial slicks (nonDOT - true slicks). there are ALOT of small sanctioning bodies the run radial classes. that is why i didn't bother to try and list them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reegs Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Maybe the word should have been "radical". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Yep, I might learned something new today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 (edited) Pro Street RADIAL truck Edited February 27, 2018 by Greg Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 TOO FUNNY Gregory!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike morelli Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 10 hours ago, Greg Myers said: Pro Street RADIAL truck Yeah......I saw this truck a while back in, I believe Hot Rod. All of the photos in Hot Rod were like this one...motionless. It may be, in reality, better suited as a show truck. Interesting, but to me, trying WAY too hard for the concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 On the Salt or just a good HOT run ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socal76 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Maybe it is too far out there but that sure would be a neat project! Anybody know of a radial engine in a size close to what it would take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 On 2/28/2018 at 10:36 AM, Greg Myers said: On the Salt or just a good HOT run ? Wow,that is one sick little truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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