radials vs bias (drag). Alignment attached

turboalb · 07-03-2020, 06:13 AM

Whats the best overall result at the track and street. Seems to me overall that radials do better, my bias tires suck in the street, and there ok at the track, but not great.

BDPhoto519 · 07-03-2020, 10:51 AM

Radials seem to be the way to for 99% of the fastest 6th gens everywhere...

RobbyBeefcake87 · 07-18-2020, 09:31 PM

Fastest m6 cars at the track are on bias ply tires, though on the street a lot go with radials. For automatics radials are the best way to go all around.

laynlo15 · 07-18-2020, 09:49 PM

Its best if you run the same on front and back. I've run a radial on the back and bias up front but I wouldn't run it the other way. I've had some guys tell me that they've tried to run a bias slick on the rear and radial up front and both said their Camaro were really not stable down track. I think a bias tire is better for a manual car and softens launch since the sidewall will have some give where the drag radial hits the suspension and drive train pretty hard. MT make a bias street R, I wouldn't run that on the street. Tough decision.

turboalb · 07-19-2020, 08:31 AM

Thanks for the replies guys, im running f14 17/15 with m&h bias dot up front, love those tires. I was running 28x12.5 et street r's in back, had set up for about 8 months. Never had great results at track and wouldnt hook at all in street unless already moving. Ive got 325/50/15 et street r and they hook and raise the front end in the street. I think i'll get a personal best on these when I get to the track.

6spdhyperblue · 07-19-2020, 10:12 AM

Why not run the et street r bias on the street? I was planning to try that next with stock radials up front. Interwebs says it’s stiff enough to even be ok that way.

turboalb · 07-19-2020, 01:37 PM

They drove great on the street, I just had issue hooking them in the street and at the track they would hook and unload slightly on me, to me they were to soft of a side wall, I cut 1.48-1.52 60' with the bias. I think the radials are going to do better

turboalb · 07-19-2020, 01:40 PM

Here's my alignment if someone can take a look at it. Thanks

laynlo15 · 07-20-2020, 06:20 AM

Looks like the toe could be closer on the Front and rear. I didn't have any negative camber for my drag setup. When the car launches it goes negative when it squats and when I had it set up too negative I could see it in pictures that were taken of my car at Super Chevy so we changed the camber to 0 and it started to hook better because it had been running on the inside of the slicks when in launched.

6spdhyperblue · 07-22-2020, 08:57 AM

Layno can u comment more on the bias street r?

turboalb · 07-22-2020, 07:54 PM

I'll get toe closer and I'm going Friday, and get it 0 or maybe +.1 or .2 on rear camber

07-03-2020, 06:13 AM	#1
turboalb Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NC Posts: 43	radials vs bias (drag). Alignment attached Whats the best overall result at the track and street. Seems to me overall that radials do better, my bias tires suck in the street, and there ok at the track, but not great. Last edited by turboalb; 07-19-2020 at 01:41 PM.

07-03-2020, 10:51 AM	#2
BDPhoto519 Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada Posts: 90	Radials seem to be the way to for 99% of the fastest 6th gens everywhere... __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS A8 Redline Edition

07-18-2020, 09:31 PM	#3
RobbyBeefcake87 Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Tampa Florida Posts: 1,980	Fastest m6 cars at the track are on bias ply tires, though on the street a lot go with radials. For automatics radials are the best way to go all around. __________________ 2000 Miata - aventi storm wheels, roll bar. 2019 Mustang GT pp1 - svt pp2 wheels, mbrp cat back, sync 3 upgrade, p1x procharger + stg2 intercooler. 2018 Colorado zr2 - zr2 sport bar, showcase spare tire. 2018 Camaro SS 1LE - GM cai, black bowties, suede knee bolsters, 1le plate frame, black fuel door, dark tails + 3rd brake light, euro side markers + led's, GM all weather floor mats, velossatech big mouth, GM strut brace. 2017 Corvette Grandsport (sold) - untouched. 2006 GTO (sold) - iat relocation, air box mod, monero side marker lights.

07-18-2020, 09:49 PM	#4
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,860	Its best if you run the same on front and back. I've run a radial on the back and bias up front but I wouldn't run it the other way. I've had some guys tell me that they've tried to run a bias slick on the rear and radial up front and both said their Camaro were really not stable down track. I think a bias tire is better for a manual car and softens launch since the sidewall will have some give where the drag radial hits the suspension and drive train pretty hard. MT make a bias street R, I wouldn't run that on the street. Tough decision. __________________ 2022 Lt1 6.2 A10, Maggie 2300, THPSI Port Inj/10 rib, Rotofab, E, Nickey, SCOL, Griptech, RC Bandits, Hoosiers/MT 9.80@142.96 1.44 60ft, 6.34@112 707/669 RWHP/TRQ. 16SS Maggie 2650 9.41@147 1.35 60ft, 5.99@119. 16 C7 A8 10.90@128 Bolt on stuff

07-19-2020, 10:12 AM	#6
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,670	Why not run the et street r bias on the street? I was planning to try that next with stock radials up front. Interwebs says it’s stiff enough to even be ok that way. __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold)

07-19-2020, 08:31 AM	#5
turboalb Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NC Posts: 43	Thanks for the replies guys, im running f14 17/15 with m&h bias dot up front, love those tires. I was running 28x12.5 et street r's in back, had set up for about 8 months. Never had great results at track and wouldnt hook at all in street unless already moving. Ive got 325/50/15 et street r and they hook and raise the front end in the street. I think i'll get a personal best on these when I get to the track.

07-19-2020, 01:37 PM	#7
turboalb Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NC Posts: 43	They drove great on the street, I just had issue hooking them in the street and at the track they would hook and unload slightly on me, to me they were to soft of a side wall, I cut 1.48-1.52 60' with the bias. I think the radials are going to do better

07-19-2020, 01:40 PM	#8
turboalb Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NC Posts: 43	Here's my alignment if someone can take a look at it. Thanks Attached Images

07-20-2020, 06:20 AM	#9
laynlo15 Drives: 2022 Lt1 A10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: clark, mo Posts: 8,860	Looks like the toe could be closer on the Front and rear. I didn't have any negative camber for my drag setup. When the car launches it goes negative when it squats and when I had it set up too negative I could see it in pictures that were taken of my car at Super Chevy so we changed the camber to 0 and it started to hook better because it had been running on the inside of the slicks when in launched. __________________ 2022 Lt1 6.2 A10, Maggie 2300, THPSI Port Inj/10 rib, Rotofab, E, Nickey, SCOL, Griptech, RC Bandits, Hoosiers/MT 9.80@142.96 1.44 60ft, 6.34@112 707/669 RWHP/TRQ. 16SS Maggie 2650 9.41@147 1.35 60ft, 5.99@119. 16 C7 A8 10.90@128 Bolt on stuff

07-22-2020, 08:57 AM	#10
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,670	Layno can u comment more on the bias street r? __________________ ‘22 2SS 1LE M6 Summit White - RF, Flexfuel, LT2 intake, 95mm tb, ATI udp, VT ramair, full 28” dragpack - 11.68@122 ‘16 1SS M6 LT2 intake + boltons on DR 11.0@126+ (Sold)

07-22-2020, 07:54 PM	#11
turboalb Drives: 2016 camaro ss Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NC Posts: 43	I'll get toe closer and I'm going Friday, and get it 0 or maybe +.1 or .2 on rear camber

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