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Message started by Ensign3 on 01/10/12 at 11:17am

Title: DOT dirt tires
Post by Ensign3 on 01/10/12 at 11:17am

What do you look for in a stock car tire? I know Cooper Cobras are popular with their open tread design, but they stopped making them in the size we run on mini stocks.

Firestone has a tire called Winterforce with a similar open tread, but it seems like a much harder compound.

Would you rather run a softer compound with closer tread blocks or sacrifice compound for a more open tread design?

Also, dou you want to stay away from flimsy sidewalls? Goodyear makes a tire with good tread design, but the sidewalls seem to have a lot of flex. Will this tend to roll over too much?

Title: Re: DOT dirt tires
Post by hogracer3d on 01/10/12 at 10:05pm

The Hoosier DOT Dirt (AKA Dirt Bozz) is a DOT approved tire...

Title: Re: DOT dirt tires
Post by JOHNSON MOTORSPORTS 99 on 02/03/12 at 9:55pm

hogracer3d wrote on 01/10/12 at 10:05pm:

The Hoosier DOT Dirt (AKA Dirt Bozz) is a DOT approved tire...

not for a hobby stock which it sounds like he wants since he mentioned coopers to start