Tire Advise for Blown Alky FED....HELP!

We FINALLY got the FED out with the New Blown Alky engine! The tire on it are "old" (Hoosier NTF's) and shook my BRAINS out! Is anyone willing to "share" what the "Hot Ticket" is for these cars? Its build for 7.0 PRO class 509BBC, 14-71, 3.90 gear, 1.56 low 2-spd Lenco/Bruno. Thanks in advance! Tim

 

Go over to the Nostalgia Funny Car Board. You will probably find some 7.0 Pro advice there. Take a trip to Bakersfield for the CHRR and spy on them. What they do with seat of the pants tuning is amazing. I will guess the gearing might be off ??

 

In my FED blown SBC 6.60-6.70's I run Goodyear 33x14.5 D6 D2070 mounted on 15x14 wheels. I have run these tires against a powerglide 3.70 gears and currently with a 3-spd B&J and 9" 3-disk pedal clutch

 

Are you using Bead Locks?

 

No but I will be running them next season

 

I do know that one of the 7.0 Pro dragster driver claims that you only need a 12" wide tire in a 10" rim on a FED to run 7.0 and not have any shake

He is on
http://www.frontenginedragsters.org/forum/

 

We run a 1984 Goodyear (14-32-15)on a 14 wide bead lock, @,10 psi... Love em!!