03 'shee Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 i know this has been asked but i need to ask again what r the best tires for dirt drags. Quote
bkabina Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 Don't know about the best but alot of tires woork good on different tracks.Pro Wedge 2,Are realy good,Cut turf tamers,Titan Trail Claws 2,Some Ohtsu,and dunlops work pretty good to. The most popular around here would be the Pro Wedges,And Groved Turf tamers.Hope that'll help you a bit. Quote
banshee04le Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 ProWedge 2's kickass...especially in dirt that has been softened up by a lot of drag start action. If you don't get the holeshot with the prowedge2's, your problem is not the tire. Quote
q8bizkit78 Posted March 1, 2004 Report Posted March 1, 2004 its easy go for the raptor rear tires they are amaizing my friend uses them for his 7mm strocker and t-rex clynders Quote
Southside Motorsports Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 The best tire by far on the dirt is the ohtsu pro-wedge 2's They hook just the right amount coming out of the hole and stretch out to gear up your bike with rpm...They hook like no other tire for dirt drags. I am now running a 565 10mm stroker on alky and they still get me down the track the fastest of any tire, and im running 140 hp. Quote
Lightninn2 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 The tires of choice for dirt drags are as mentioned before -- Pro Wedge II's, Grooved Turf Tamers, Ohtsu radials (400EX OEM tires), and the Dunlop radials (Raptor OEM tire). Whitch tire is the best depends on the track you are competing on. You will have to experiment with different tires to find the one that works best for you. Lightninn Quote
Ruko Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 I run Turf Tamers now and they seem pretty good but what do you guys mean by "grooved " ?? Quote
Lightninn2 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 Grooving a tire means to literally cut grooves into the tread to make the tire bite better for a given terrain. It also applies to knobby tires when certain knobs are removed to alter the knob pattern. A typical groove pattern on a turf tamer tire is to cut two knobs on the outside shoulder, leave three knobs, then cut off the remaining two. On the next row, leave three, cut two, then leave the final three. Then repeat that pattern all the way around the tire. That offers larger knob spacing which helps them hook better. It also causes them to wear faster, but you can't have everything. Lightninn Quote
Lightninn2 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 Here's a pic of grooved Turf Tamer like I described... Quote
Ruko Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 Thanks for the tip Lightninn. I'll give it a try. Quote
bkabina Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 You can also cut the tread across.You have to play with the design to find what works for you,but you can take out two rows and leave three,or take out one and leave two,and so on and so on. Quote
badcompany Posted March 10, 2004 Report Posted March 10, 2004 wat do people cut the tamers with. i got some in the garage and i thought about cutting them, and after seein your pics i definetely am. Quote
banshee tuner Posted March 19, 2004 Report Posted March 19, 2004 The maxxis 4-snow tires work good to. They look similar to the pro wedge. Quote
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