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Old 10-11-2012, 08:17 PM
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Some good tips and info in here. Worth the read.

Debunks the myth the drag radials grow at speed and provides guidelines on drag radial break-in.


http://www.corvetteonline.com/featur...ickey-thompson
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Good info!! Thanks for the post.

Some of the info made me nervous about switching to bias plies..... (in regards to not running tubes, screws, beed locks etc etc)...
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You will be ok running bias ply...but you must run bias up front too or skinnies at least. Otherwise you will be swaying at the big end which is bad...and I'd hate to see what would happen if you had to make an evasive manuever.
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Good stuff. Thanks for the info.

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