[6spdhyperblue]

I am running the 28” et street fronts. They are dot and will have them on the car from here on out until the car gets put away for the winter. The track is a hr drive for me. No issues

[Dynamical]

Originally Posted by Daily1LE

Only managed a best of 11.9 @ 118. I have a vid of the run in a thread in this section if you care to watch it.

I'll check it out thanks

Originally Posted by DaveC113

Easy. I already had the hitch and the rack is an old bike rack I removed the bike-specific parts from and just left the crossbars.

You could use any hitch-mount luggage rack though.

My hitch is Curt, same one sold as an accessory via GM, but not sure it's the best option. ~100 lb max weight, so the 2 wheels are about all it can carry. .

Well, in my case it would be rear wheels on the hitch and front skinnies in the trunk

Originally Posted by wnta1ss

I have driven the M/T Sportsman SR skinnies (6" width) on the street, not 2.5 hours though, but around an hour each way. IMO they were fine just going to the track and back, but of course, I took it easy in the corners. I knew that the overall handling/stopping of the car was compromised by the skinnies, and treated it as such.

The possible issue that I see with the ET Street Front for driving to/from the track for 2.5 hrs each way is the lack of real tread. The ET-R which you have for the rear has the same problem (only straight grooves, no exit cuts). I had that same exact tire (305/45-17 ET-R) and I got away with it once when the rain stopped and the roads were only damp for the drive home. However on a later trip to the strip, it ended up raining for real after the first run, and continued raining, and the ET-R was just horrible on the way home. I ended up swapping to the S/S tire, because it had (sort-of) real tread.

Oh definitely, I dont drive the car in the rain. I realize things happen but I only make the trip in clear weather. I was asking about the skinnies for more along the lines of the load rating.

On my 4th gen I ran the S/S and it was a great tire. I was actually thinking about selling these Rs and front Hoosiers......then going with the S/S for the rear and either the sportsman S/R or if I could get away with it the already mentioned ET street fronts. It's such a compromise living so far from the track.

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

I am running the 28” et street fronts. They are dot and will have them on the car from here on out until the car gets put away for the winter. The track is a hr drive for me. No issues

Looking good dude. Do you drive much on the street with that drag pack setup? If so, what PSI?

[6spdhyperblue]

I don’t drive the car much. Just for fun or filling it up.

Just gotta take it easy around turns and such. If was a spot to lift the front in one shot, I’d run stock fronts and swap to skinnies for the ride to the strip.

I believe 27 in the rear and 34 in the front

The sportsman’s are really heavy. I had them for a couple weeks and switched

[Dynamical]

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

I don’t drive the car much. Just for fun or filling it up.

Just gotta take it easy around turns and such. If was a spot to lift the front in one shot, I’d run stock fronts and swap to skinnies for the ride to the strip.

I believe 27 in the rear and 34 in the front

The sportsman’s are really heavy. I had them for a couple weeks and switched

Yeah I swapped these hoosiers at the track. Bought a cheaper aluminum racing jack only 33lbs just for swapping at the track. It's just a pita to do it there.

The weight of the sportsmans is what makes me wanna go with the mickey fronts but I dont wanna get too greedy either.

Ehhh, maybe I'll just stop being a bitch and swap the hoosiers at the track. I change my mind all the time

[6spdhyperblue]

Lifting these cars is risky you need to make sure the jack is placed really well and the jack is rolling freely. It takes me a long to swap fronts. At the track does suck

The rear, I just lift on the diff and swap like I’m in the pits at nascar, it’s less than 5min total

[Dynamical]

Risky? I never thought of it as that. I made my own pinch weld jacking pucks. I change one wheel at a time and the tire doesn't need to be high off the ground. The low profile racing jack has a solid roller on the front and two smaller wheels on the back. It moves as much as it needs. It's rated at 1.5 ton. I feel plenty safe doing it

[6spdhyperblue]

I would say it’s risky from the stand point damaging the car due to rushing or not having good light when lining up the jack.

You gotta look at early posts here where the jack slips off if you’re not using a good pinch weld puck or if your jack wheels get hung up on a stone. The jack comes off the pinch weld and onto the fender low rear mounting point and wrinkles the fender sheet metal. Not good

A good puck helps

My point was more on the amount of time it takes to jack up twice vs once. It takes more care than lifting on the diff. It’s not 5 min

[Dynamical]

Originally Posted by 6spdhyperblue

I would say it’s risky from the stand point damaging the car due to rushing or not having good light when lining up the jack.

You gotta look at early posts here where the jack slips off if you’re not using a good pinch weld puck or if your jack wheels get hung up on a stone. The jack comes off the pinch weld and onto the fender low rear mounting point and wrinkles the fender sheet metal. Not good

A good puck helps

My point was more on the amount of time it takes to jack up twice vs once. It takes more care than lifting on the diff. It’s not 5 min

Definitely agree there and that's why it's up to one's own mechanical ability's to feel comfortable with whatever it is you're doing.
It's also a good point you brought up the "slipping" and THAT, is the very reason I made my own pucks. The popular ones that everyone buys that bolts on, I don't like them. My pucks fit snug around the pinch weld and the groove is deep enough that the whole surface area of the puck sits flat all around the pinch weld. There's no teetering or top heavy circus shit going on with these. Solid!

I changed my fronts on a evening/night with almost 3000DA. Long pants, T shirt....It was not very comfy putting that helmet on and not allowed AC running. That's the whole reason for the thread, but like I said, I change my mind all the time