srproductions

Any thoughts on running fully threaded Hoosier wets for street use and occasional track use? Searched and found nothing.

froggy47

It's a really bad idea, is why. Call Hoosier & ask.

CodeBlack

They will be toast in a few miles

Aardwolf

I bought a set of wheels with those on and left them on for a year of mixed street, drag, and road track use. They were sticky and I had no problems, I even bought a new set to use the same way. At drag racing the best sixty foot I did was a 1.76 which I thought was decent! (still had the road race alignment too!)

froggy47

I trust you, but that is really hard to believe (a year) when I get max 100 runs (100 MILES) before cording an a6.

Usually (if you follow F1) wets are MUCH softer than the slicks.

Maybe Hoosier makes their wets harder than their slicks, but makes little sense to me.

I might call them myself just to get some clarification.

PushinTheLimit

Does anyone really use Hoosier Wets anymore? I've got a set of them in my garage (315/35-17's) that I can't give away.

Falcon

Mac has a set in his trailer that must be 10 years old and he's never had them on the ground.

I've never bought a set to avoid the temptation to go out in the rain...plus I removed the windshield wipers.

Solofast

As I understood it, in talking to one of their folks, a good while ago, the wet's were the same compound and construction as the dry's, but were made in different molds and had more rubber on them. For that reason, they would likely overheat and chunk if you used them on the track in the dry, and they would heat cycle and harden up over time, just like the dry's do. You might check for sure, but that is what they said at the time.

Jaymz

I would not run them on the street for the noise factor alone. They are a noisy tire. They do work great in the rain though.