Listers,
Well Darell and Ed bring up another good tire question. Maybe I should
tell the guy to run front runners and super speedway tires instead of Land
Speed tires. Anybody have any thoughts on the subject?
Ed, thanks for the tip on Circle for wheels. I'll check them out.
Vaughn
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
To: Ferguson, Darrell <dfergus@bactc.com>
Cc: 'Vaughn Rockney' <vintagegarage@erols.com>; Land Speed List
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: Inner Tubes and Wheels
> I happen to run this exact combo on my Vette.... Tires have been on car
> for nearly 5 years & are just now showing wear on the rear. I had the
> wheels made by Circle (through my local NASCAR shop.) You will also need
> 1" lug nuts for 200+ mph. At the time, 1" metric steel lug nuts were not
> available, so a machinest friend made mine... Packard, being SAE should
> be readily available.
> Ed
>
> Ferguson, Darrell wrote:
> >
> > Both the Goodyear front runners, and the 8.20x8.00x15 super speedway
tires
> > are designed to be run without inner tubes. Goodyear strongly recommends
> > against using inner tubes in these applications, especially at the
speeds
> > they are rated for (up to 300 mph according to Carroll Shelby Racing
Ent.
> > and Goodyear ). It is important however that the tire cords are oriented
> > properly. There is a small yellow circle with an x in it on all Goodyear
> > high speed tires. I forget whether they need to face left or right, but
all
> > "X-ray" marks as they are called, must face the same side of the car. In
> > other words for your front tires, one x-ray mark needs to be on the
inside,
> > one on the outside. From what Goodyear told me last year, this is very
> > important since the cord design dictates the amount of load the tires
can
> > safely handle.
> >
> > Darrell Ferguson
> > BLACK RADON ENGINEERING
> > # 939 BBFALT
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Vaughn Rockney [SMTP:vintagegarage@erols.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 9:38 AM
> > > To: Land Speed List
> > > Subject: Inner Tubes and Wheels
> > >
> > > Listers,
> > > I'm asking these two questions for a friend who is prepping a car
for
> > > Maxton/Bonneville.
> > >
> > > 1. The rules say the inner tubes are required in all tires, except
for
> > > racing tires, expressly designed for use without tubes. Are the
Goodyear
> > > Land Speed tires designed for use without tubes? I thought they were,
but
> > > I
> > > didn't know.
> > >
> > > 2. He needs a set of 4 steel wheels, properly constructed to meet the
> > > under
> > > 200 mph rules, with a 4.5 rim width and a early 1950's Packard bolt
> > > pattern.
> > > Where should he go for wheels?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Vaughn
>
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