M & H muscle car drag tires

[gt350bp]

I like the stance on your Cougar, as it is old school with the rear lifted. When I bought my KR back in 1981, it had 275 60 x 15 Comp TA's but with air shocks.
What front tire size are you running to get the forward rake? I use 215 70 x 15's as they are about the same diameter as the 255 60 x 15 rear tires.

Don
gt350bp   

[Sixx7shelby]

I like the stance on your Cougar, as it is old school with the rear lifted. When I bought my KR back in 1981, it had 275 60 x 15 Comp TA's but with air shocks.
What front tire size are you running to get the forward rake? I use 215 70 x 15's as they are about the same diameter as the 255 60 x 15 rear tires.

Don
gt350bp   

F60-15 Polyglas up front for the Day 2 look. I'm also running 620 coil springs.

[Special Ed]

Did u have to roll the fender lips on your cougar (like the boss cars) since biggest tire  from factory u could get on 69-70 cougar was f-70-14?

[Sixx7shelby]

Ed
they are not rolled front or back and do not rub at all. But my 235/60s on my Shelby rub with rolled lips. I think the design shape of the 69-70 Cougar fenders allows the clearance, as they would probably most definitely rub on our 68 Cougar.

[Special Ed]

Wonder why the boss 302 cougars didnt get f-60-15 tires with 15''x7'' wheels like the boss 302 mustangs if the bigger tires wouldnt have a clearance problem unlike the boss mustang that had to have rolled fenders for bigger tire clearance. The boss 302 cougar eliminator was mercurys top performance car and being heavier and more expensive than the mustang u would think they would have had the bigger tires and wheels if not a fender tire clearance problem and in 70 all cougars and mustangs had the beefed up front suspension like the boss cars to handle the bigger tires.

[propayne]

^^^ yes, another oddity between the Cougar and the Mustang.

The Boss 302 Eliminators also had no outside badging/emblems/designations announcing what was under the hood either.

- Phillip

[mlplunkett]

I saw the mention of the Mickey Thompson ET Street SS tires being stickey enough for a good drag racing tire but I'm wondering if they would work well on a road course or for spirited street driving? I think the 245/60 or even the 255/60 size would fill up the wheel well without rubbing issues on a 65. Anyone have any experience with them?

[shelbydoug]

I saw the mention of the Mickey Thompson ET Street SS tires being stickey enough for a good drag racing tire but I'm wondering if they would work well on a road course or for spirited street driving? I think the 245/60 or even the 255/60 size would fill up the wheel well without rubbing issues on a 65. Anyone have any experience with them?

Drag tires, even street versions, are designed to "crinkle" in the sidewalls to create more traction.

That is fine for drag racing but for turns like you will experience in a road coarse, auto crossing or even street driving, that is undesirable, likely dangerous and probably lethal.

A radial tire is a flexible as you want to be.

[Grumpy]

Drag Radials work very good. We run M/T's. 

[mlplunkett]

I see that Nitto markets the NT555RII as a Radial drag/racing tire. The reviews look pretty good. Anyone tried them?

[Bob Gaines]

I saw the mention of the Mickey Thompson ET Street SS tires being stickey enough for a good drag racing tire but I'm wondering if they would work well on a road course or for spirited street driving? I think the 245/60 or even the 255/60 size would fill up the wheel well without rubbing issues on a 65. Anyone have any experience with them?

You use purpose made drag racing tires are for drag racing and purpose made road course tire is for the road course.The sticky road course tire would be safer although ill advised to use for both. As has been mentioned the sidewall on the purpose made drag tire sidewalls would offer poorer handling and possibly catastrophic failure on the road course. Best to have a dedicated set of rear tires for drag racing and matching 4 to use in road racing . At least that is the way it has been typically done for many decades with enthusiasts who like to do both. FYI the optimal front end alignment for road racing is typically dramatically different and costs you time when drag racing.   

[FL SAAC]

I see that Nitto markets the NT555RII as a Radial drag/racing tire. The reviews look pretty good. Anyone tried them?

Yup

The 555RII is a good drag radial great grip.

I prefer the Toyo as it doesn't have such a soft sidewall.

Best of luck on your endeavors and Happy New Year !