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[QUOTE]Originally posted by need-a-cage: [QB] The sway comes from the steering wheel being moved a little during a hard shift. With big sidewalls and very low air pressure, the car will start to dance quite a bit if you move the steering wheel at all during your shift. A friend of mine kept complaining about his car getting out of shape when he hit 4th. He was running a high 12 in a Chevelle and didn't have power to spin at the far end. I told him to stop jerking the wheel during his shift and he started going straight. I was running MT ET Street Bias ply 26X10.50-16's on my car. With low pressure, they actually hooked too hard with no blower and 3.55's. Go for the MT Drag Radials. I am considering switching myself, but I know that I will not be as consistent. This is only if it allows me to run over 120mph and stay just above 11.50. It all depends on how much power I get when I can finally get my motor. I am also tired of changing tires at the track. My street tires are Nitto drag radials and they are only marginally better than my old "real" street tires. You can get just as good of a 60ft on the drag radials, but you have to launch the car a little different. You need to slip the clutch slightly. If you try to shock the hell out of the tires, they will not bite. Launching like this makes it difficult to be consistent and get good reaction times. It will just take a lot of practice. I like to just hold the rpm's at 3000-3500 and just drop the clutch as fast as I can. The big sidewalls of the bias plys absorb it and the car takes off. You may be able to do this at your power level with the radials. Get the tires and let us know! You will also pick up some mph with the radials. Ask Vince how long his lasted. He drove them to the track every week and did big burnouts. Craig [/QB][/QUOTE]
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