Originally Posted by Tod74
Originally Posted by bjuice
I run Tubes on a 3,000 lb 10.5 Oultaw car...never had tire shake Yet. I like the extra support on the heavier car with smaller tire Consistant 1.10 and 1.11 60fts.
ps. I even ran tubes on my high 5 second low 6 seconds cars also...just for the pure fact it was less hassle of putting air into them all the time.....my time is worth something...you go and add up all the time you spend placing air in leaky tires and you will find it will be the smartest $50.00/$100.00 one time spend you will ever make in Racing.
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Just my opinion only
Brian, is that the issue people fear when they decide not to use tubes? Are they concerned about tire shake or is it the extra weight or what? As I said,the last time I bought tires I left them out just because people I talked to said "Aww you don't need them tubes.Take em out."
I loved the fact that they N E V E R went flat.
Tod the answer is Yes along with the other stuff you mentioned in general...just more stable in a heavier car..you have felt the difference in your own car as well...Most of the 10.5 guys around here run them and are really quick and glued to the track...My car has had some power thrown to it off the line..1300hp on motor,300 shot off the brake and another 350 in by 400ths out and yet to shake the tires with close to 2,000 hp all in well before the 60ft mark
I have heard excuses for not running them, heavy rotating weight etc......but thinking back the guys I heard saying this have not ran within 1/2 second of the guys running them....lol
When ever I get the chance Tubes and running as much Air Pressure as you can always is a good thing for stability particulary in heavier cars 2850 +
also the side walls on the higher hp cars start going away at about 20 passes...so the tubes are providing a saftey feature here as well
so I hope I answered your Question...the concern is definatley more in the Tire shake/ stability side of things rather then rotation Weight