I cant really think of what would be different. I guess you could say "stickier on fwd to help offset the weight transfer" but then....why wouldnt you want super sticky on rwd too? Just makes it 60ft that much better.

Perhaps sidewall stiffness? I really cant think of what could be different between the two?

 

Good question I'd like to know too

 

Well, theoretically, you'd want a stiffer sidewall or a tire that will still grip with higher inflation pressure to keep the car driveable at the top end of the track.

 

who sells fornt wheel drive slicks? i never seen where they are sold different

 

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Basically there is no such thing as a front wheel drive slicks right? I knew I was saying something wrong when I said this was a good question hehe becuz I already knew the answer. Because tires are tires, just get the right setup you need

in drag racing terms, the best balance you can get out of stickiness and size. (not to mention what he said above, sidewall strength or higher pressure slicks that stick to help with top end)

Edit: Unless he meant... front wheel drive slicks as in "slicks setup for front wheel drive" instead of saying that there's a specific application. Okay I feel dumb now, that musta been what he meant.

 

the compound!!

 

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the compouds are pretty much all the same there is very little difference between them all

 

When we were racing our Front wheel drive there were no such thing as a front wheel drive slick. We picked a compund we were happy with, a sidewall we were happy with and a size. Now adays there are slicks that were designed specifically for the front wheel drive cars. M/T, M&H, Goodyear and Dunlop hav all designed slicks that work better on front wheel drive vehicles through testing with FWD teams. Now you can also use these on RWD, but they probably wouldn't work as well as something else available.

Biggest things that differ are compound, sidewall strength and sizes.

 

i work for the a major tire campany that manufactures these tires (m/t and m&h) and there is no difference in the slicks. now m&h makes there slicks in a directional pattern for the way the plys are applied to the tire