8.5 Tire Guys

[388Monte]

Question for you, gonna be my first time on this tire come spring, what is a good tire pressure to start with, running a 10in rim with a sb nitrous combo at 3150lbs.

Also what kind of 60ft's are the heavy hitters running?

[craig w.]

Not sure which brand of tire you're looking at running, but you'll end up somewhere around 12-13 psi on a 10" with 8.5s.

The fastest 60' I've heard of on a 8.5 is 1.27. My personal best is 1.29.

[81 olds]

I'm thinking about running the hoosier 8.5 on my cutty . 3500LBS BBC no2 stock sus. with 10inch wheels . is anyone having any luck hooking with something like this? I have a 4.10 gear and I was thinking I might have to change the gear ?

[c howell]

i agree with craig anything less than 11 on my car just wadded up .

[R Hollingsworth]

17 psi worked very well for me. 1.28 60s on a mild tune @3225#FordSux:

[Trace Meyer]

Can someone post a link to the rules for this class? Thanks in advance.

[on3 racing]

are you guys running 26" tall tires. im not even close to running with you guys but i have been thinking about running an 8.5 inch tire and i already have 10"wheels.

[jason 408]

tracy you car is legal , here are the rules Outlaw 8.5 Rules '09 http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/templates/rt_carbonite/images/pdf_button.png (http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=15) http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/templates/rt_carbonite/images/printButton.png (http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=28) http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/templates/rt_carbonite/images/emailButton.png (http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=15&itemid=28) Written by Administrator Thursday, 02 November 2006 OUTLAW 8.5
Body & Glass
- Must have working headlights and tail lights
- Stock appearing interior
- Lexan prohibited except for truck rear window
- Windows must be operational
- No wheelie bars
Tires
Maximum rear slick allowed is 26 X 8.5 designation (9” as measured)
Tire must be used as intended from manufacturer. No alterations permitted. Slicks only. Commercially available tires only, no test tires.
Power Adders
Single type power adder only
Gasoline only
Weights
Small block N/A – 2800 lbs
Small block nitrous – 3150 lbs
Small block turbo & supercharger - 3250
Big block N/A – 3050 lbs
Big block nitrous – 3250 lbs
Big block turbo & supercharger - 3350
Add 100lbs for multi-stage NOS
Deduct 50 lbs for non-intercooled forced induction engine
4 Cylinder deduct 500 lbs from small block weight
6 Cylinder deduct 300 lbs from small block weight
Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile OEM engine combinations run at small block weight. Aftermarket and/or aluminium blocks and parts as well as hybrid combos (example: BOP block with Chevy heads) are not eligible for weight break.

[jason 408]

here is the web site !!http://www.outlawstreetmadness.com/

[DPouw]

You'll find most running 12-13psi. Robert Hollingsworth did run a 5.52 with a 1.28 60ft with 17psi. Those that 60 ft well are few. there are maybe 5 cars I can think of that 60ft. 1.32 or better consistantly. The rest are in the 1.37-1.45 range. As far as gears go we run 4.30's and have planted 4.56's. Vern House used 4.30's last year and Robert has 4.30's or similiar. You all will love this class once you figure out the tire.

[R347GT]

Yeah to the guy with 3550 cutlass you better either find a way to lightin it or definetly go to a 3.73 or 3.90 somewhere in that range otherwise you gonna be strugglin to get that big bastered movin!

[MIGHTY6]

Are you guys running beadlocks or rim screws on 10" wheels?

If rim screws how many per wheel?

[388Monte]

You'll find most running 12-13psi. Robert Hollingsworth did run a 5.52 with a 1.28 60ft with 17psi. Those that 60 ft well are few. there are maybe 5 cars I can think of that 60ft. 1.32 or better consistantly. The rest are in the 1.37-1.45 range. As far as gears go we run 4.30's and have planted 4.56's. Vern House used 4.30's last year and Robert has 4.30's or similiar. You all will love this class once you figure out the tire.

I really cant see the tire being harder to work with then a radial tire !!! Alot of us at milan switching over to this class are coming from radial tire racing !!! Hopefully Im right about that and dont fight the tire all year ;)

[81 olds]

I really cant see the tire being harder to work with then a radial tire !!! Alot of us at milan switching over to this class are coming from radial tire racing !!! Hopefully Im right about that and dont fight the tire all year ;)

I hope your right mike !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[R347GT]

I hate to break it to guys but the MT radail is superior to 8.5's maybe the new outlaw 8.5 hoosier might be compartive but David Wolf and others on the MT radial went low low 7's at over 190!!!!!:-Daw!!!!!!!:-Daw

110% impossible on 8.5 slick tire just don't think would be stable enough at that speed! Plus don't think you could 60' with the MT radial! But may not be 100% correct on the 60' part! Maybe some you guys could tell me what is the best 60' you've had on radials!:confused:

[81 olds]

1.24 on a 295

[388Monte]

I hate to break it to guys but the MT radail is superior to 8.5's maybe the new outlaw 8.5 hoosier might be compartive but David Wolf and others on the MT radial went low low 7's at over 190!!!!!:-Daw!!!!!!!:-Daw

110% impossible on 8.5 slick tire just don't think would be stable enough at that speed! Plus don't think you could 60' with the MT radial! But may not be 100% correct on the 60' part! Maybe some you guys could tell me what is the best 60' you've had on radials!:confused:

Ive been 1.23 on a hoosier radial !!!

But the car will run within .05 et to the 1/8th when it goes anywhere between 1.23-1.29 60ft.

[R Hollingsworth]

I hate to break it to guys but the MT radail is superior to 8.5's maybe the new outlaw 8.5 hoosier might be compartive but David Wolf and others on the MT radial went low low 7's at over 190!!!!!:-Daw!!!!!!!:-Daw

110% impossible on 8.5 slick tire just don't think would be stable enough at that speed! Plus don't think you could 60' with the MT radial! But may not be 100% correct on the 60' part! Maybe some you guys could tell me what is the best 60' you've had on radials!:confused:
I hate to bust your bubble, but I've been the same 60' on the 8.5 as the radial also the same et with same tune and weight. So much to your suprise the radial is NOT far superior..Also as bad as I hate to beat a dead horse I think this was proved at Hardinsburg, the same blue cars were in the finals on the slicks as the radials. And running the same et so quit with the freaking radial is better crap, its all about chassie set up and tune on power:smt089FordSux:

[388Monte]

I hate to bust your bubble, but I've been the same 60' on the 8.5 as the radial also the same et with same tune and weight. So much to your suprise the radial is NOT far superior..Also as bad as I hate to beat a dead horse I think this was proved at Hardinsburg, the same blue cars were in the finals on the slicks as the radials. And running the same et so quit with the freaking radial is better crap, its all about chassie set up and tune on power:smt089FordSux:

See that was my line of thinking also !!! With the radial you have to dead hook it or it blows off the rim. With a slick I could imagine you could get a little of spin and wheel speed and still 60ft good.