Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R

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Good evening all,
Its looking like my tires wont last all season like id hoped..... im looking at the MT Sportsman S/R tires and wanted to see if anyone is running these on their A-body. if you can provide pictures and tire size that would be awesome!!!
 
71duster06 said:
Good evening all,
Its looking like my tires wont last all season like id hoped..... im looking at the MT Sportsman S/R tires and wanted to see if anyone is running these on their A-body. if you can provide pictures and tire size that would be awesome!!!
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Yes I can.
If I remember right, fronts are 225/70/15 and rear are 255/60/15. I have had them for a year, on my daily driver. I only had a quarter not a penny so you will have to try to figure how much tread I have left by how much of the eagle is hidden.
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I don't have any good pics from the side, but at least I got one where I screwed over a prius.
 
I'm running the sportsman S/R on my coronet. So far so good, I like them better than the BFG's that are on my dart....

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71duster06 said:
Thanks guys. Looks like those are the sportsman S/T.

The S/R had a different tread pattern. Following is a link to what I'm looking at.
Sportsman S/R – Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels
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Yes mine are S/T , sorry ... not sure why I typed S/R ... I was originally looking at the S/R series because you can pretty much choose any size you like, but I am not a fan of directional tires at all.
 
71duster06 said:
Whoa. Those back tires are about twice the width of what I'm looking at. Overall how do they handle/feel?
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I was surprised....they feel like a regular tire and handle just fine. I'm sure others will give their opinions.

Treblig
 
I haven't run them yet but plan to soon I hope.
Fronts are 26"x8"x15
Rears are 28"x12"x15"
71 Dart rear of car is mini tubbed and springs moved in.
There is lots of room inside for more tire, but I didn't realize how much till it was all put together. Live and learn.
sorry only picture I have right now.
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atonement accepted.
But isn't it usually 12 hale marries for atonement.
So in old school math you owe 11 more daisy duke photos.
Just saying!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Butch67 said:
I haven't run them yet but plan to soon I hope.
Fronts are 26"x8"x15
Rears are 28"x12"x15"
71 Dart rear of car is mini tubbed and springs moved in.
There is lots of room inside for more tire, but I didn't realize how much till it was all put together. Live and learn.
sorry only picture I have right now.
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Sweet. Any chance you have some front and side pictures of this car?
 
famous bob said:
just think how good that would look if they were under the car !!
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They would look unbelievable "under" the car. But the car is a survivor with absolutely no rust and I would hate to cut on it (tub it out). I've always loved the 60s street machine look anyway. Evidently everyone around here thinks like me because I get many people taking pics with their phones everywhere I drive. A billion "thumbs up". But yes, it would be wild with the tires under the car.

treblig
 
Treblig said:
They would look unbelievable "under" the car. But the car is a survivor with absolutely no rust and I would hate to cut on it (tub it out). I've always loved the 60s street machine look anyway. Evidently everyone around here thinks like me because I get many people taking pics with their phones everywhere I drive. A billion "thumbs up". But yes, it would be wild with the tires under the car.

treblig
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same here about cutting the car up. But had to stiffen it up more than I wanted, to keep it from twisting. Now I wish I`d tubbed it . oh well, maybe the caltracs and 295`s will work. Every thing I`ve done is to keep it streetable - concerning low end power, .
 
71duster06 said:
Good evening all,
Its looking like my tires wont last all season like id hoped..... im looking at the MT Sportsman S/R tires and wanted to see if anyone is running these on their A-body. if you can provide pictures and tire size that would be awesome!!!
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Attached are a few pictures of the S/R radials on a 72 Demon.

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sorry, I couldn't find the images with the new front tires.
The tires on the front are almost the same size except for about 1/2" height.
I will get some photos this week when I get back at the car again.
Later,
 
Butch67 said:
sorry, I couldn't find the images with the new front tires.
The tires on the front are almost the same size except for about 1/2" height.
I will get some photos this week when I get back at the car again.
Later,
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Awesome. Thank you again. I am most curious of the fronts as those seem to vary in size in the a bodies.
 
Not sure why they went in twice but at least they are there.

72-671-Demon. That is one sweet looking ride you have there. Very nice. Congrats.
 
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