american racer G60

[peterkin]

have any of you heard of this tire, or about running this tire on the street? it's a dirt track tire that i've seen on two imports now and they hook very well on the street. it's a super soft compound tire.

 

[peterkin]

i think it's made by mccreary!

 

[Rollin]

I've ran them before, back in the day they were kinda the middle ground between a true slick and M/H's (a popular slick/grooved street tire way before Drag radials)and very similar to the more expensive Mickey Thompson "Sportsman pro" they'll even wrinkle up like a slick if you run them low enough. They hook good but need some heat to make them sticky. Plus they handle like.... a bias ply tire cause they are. IMHO in the long run money wise, your better off with a good drag radial, Nitto comes to mind. Why? Cause they, the G-60 Road Star's(I think that's the name of them) don't last long.

 

[peterkin]

o.k., cool.

i was just curious.

 

[Boost]

Yes, they are the old McCreary...

personally, I like them better than M/T-E/T's, BFG-DR, and the Nittos. They hook better than anything I've tried, especially when you lower them to about 20 lbs, on a 8" rim and warm them up. Great street performance, safe on a rainy day, will last you about 10K miles or so. Reasonable prices.

Check out :
www.americanracetires.com/DOTStreet.htm

 

[TRDirks]

FWIW,
I just put some L/60/15 American Racer tires on my limited. They are mounted on 8.5" vector rims. So far they seem pretty darn good. I have them at 30psi for starters and they drive great and hook really good too. I did two launches so far, stomped brake and goosed it till the boost swept past 5lbs then let go and the tires spun for about 4-5 feet then hooked solid. As a comparison the Nitto's would have been up in smoke for about 60-70 feet

Here is a couple pics:

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The tires have 9.5" of tread, have just under 11" of cross section and are 27.7" tall. Needless to say they give the car a different look I am pondering the idea of rolling the fenders and see if I can get them up in the fender some to try and bring the back end of the car down.

Your opinions are welcome.

 

[turbofrank]

Tim, where did you get them. 2yrs ago i tried to buy some from a speed shop in Baltimore and the rep in the mid west no luck.
I was told they stop production mid summer. I used them years ago and liked them.

 

[peterkin]

i heard some import guys saying they have them at speedunlimited over in maryland.

 

[TRDirks]

I ordered mine from Weisel Racing Equipment in Pa. The price is decent and the delivery was very prompt. They deal with Dirt track stuff so they should always have a good selection in stock. I did see them on the tire rack at Speed Unlimited when I was there buying my QA1's but forgot to check on the price. Give them a call and see 1-800-SPEEDLT. Let us know how much. Here is another site with a pic of the tread pattern.

Third picture down

As you can see on the last link some of the sizes have different tread patterns and the only one I am certain of are the size I have.

 

[TRDirks]

UPDATE

I finally rolled the lips of the fenders up a little nothing drastic. I like the way it rides and looks much better. Dorve it around quite a bit today and not a hint of rubbing.

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What do ya think?

 

[Pronto]

Looks better. The rear was up too high before IMHO. What are you running on the front?

 

[TRDirks]

Fronts are 225/60/15 BFG Comp TA HR4. They have been discontinued for a while but Summit still has a few left.