i was wondering if they made a slick or drag radial for the 13x5 honda steelie
and what size would they be and will a gsr motor in a 95 civic with 75 shot justify
getting slicks or should i stay with good street tire or something any help would be kind thanks

 

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I don't know of a slick or drag radial made for 13x5 wheels. However, as noted in this topic, they make the Yokohama A032R R compound track tire in 175/60-13, and that would fit.

As for drag radials vs R compound track tires vs street tires, it all depends on what you want to do. Drag radials are best for straight-line acceleration, like at the dragstrip. R compound track tires offer the best performance for cornering as well as straight line, but tend to need warming up to reach their performance capabilities. Both drag radials and R compound track tires wear EXTREMELY rapidly (like you might only get 5K miles before they wear out), whereas street tires last a lot longer but the performance isn't as good. The problem with street tires on 13" wheels (as discussed in that other topic) is that you can't get any really good street tires in 13" sizes.

People who are serious about track or dragstrip performance, and also drive their cars on the street, usually have one set of wheels and tires for the track/dragstrip, and a separate set of wheels and tires for the street, so they can use the best kind of tires for each purpose. As long as you're going to do all that work and all that expense of upgrading your car's motor, you should spend at least as much on your tires and wheels, which are every bit as important to the performance of your car. There's no sense in adding power if you can't put that power to the ground. So get some really good tires, and get some bigger wheels to put them on so you have a better choice of the really good tires (including drag radials, if you take your car to the dragstrip).

By the way, it would help if you could use punctuation (like periods) between sentences, and begin your sentences with an uppercase (BIG) letter. That would make your posts easier to read and will help your points get understood. Right now, your posts are confusing and difficult to understand because of the way you use all lowercase letters and run all your sentences together.

 

Thanks! I have a set of ls mesh 15,s but use those on the street and was wondering if they made them for the steelies that came off the car.

 

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Aha! Sounds good. Then you might consider getting those A032R for the 15" steelies and using them at the dragstrip. Unless you can find some drag radials in 13" sizes...

 

They do make a "cheater" DOT slick/drag radial for 13" wheels.

https://www.mandhtires.com/
205-60-13s
Tread Width: 7.5"
Section Width: 8.8"
Diameter: 22.8"
Circumference: 71.6"
Rim Size: 6.0"
Code: MSS-002
Compound Type: 703

I've talked to John about these DOTs and he said a narrow wheel actually increases the tire footprint when running lower air pressures.

I ordered tires through him and he's excellent to deal with.

 

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Can they be mounted on 13x5 wheels?

 

I have the 235-60-15 DOTs and the recommended size was 6.5" wheel. Talking to John, he said due to the sidewall construction of the tire, you'll get a better footprint running on a wheel even smaller than 6.5. He said a 6.0/5/5 or even a 5" wheel is fine.

So, the answer is YES. (edit) but you should ask John @ M&H on his opinion of this

 

thanks i sent him and email