best flat track tires

[woodsracer144]

so i need you thoughts on flat track tires and what ones are best? how are maxxis razrs they make any good? those are what are at this shop by me, i need some soon...

[mineralgrey01gt]

ive seen mostly american racers and hoosiers for tires ran at the local track, havent seen others.

[woodsracer144]

this is a pic of the maxxis razr tt tires...

im not sure what ones to run, im also not too sure about what i should do with like treating then and stuff...

[woodsracer144]

also how do the tread patternes help and hurt? theres some tires with huge "knobs" some with bigger ones some that have none cut that are just slicks. and so on...

[Kendall33]

American Racer's on my quad at Pennsylvania EDT 09...we usually try to leave the rears stock, we may sipe or groove them depending on the conditions, the fronts we will put an extra groove in the middle of each stock groove and one on each edge

[woodsracer144]

so on your pic theres cuts or grooves to the on side and theres a tire thats going the other direction in the background. does the design make a big role or play or effect it any thing that much?

[Kendall33]

The tires behind mine are hoosiers, they go the opposite way..I was given some Hoosiers to try out last spring but I couldn't get them to work like I needed them to. So i switched back to buying my Americans...Lots of people like Hoosier though, its just personal preference for you and your quad.
I haven't ever used the maxxis tires, but I've felt them and they were way too hard for my liking..we used SD23 compound Americans which was the softest they came, and then would soften them up a bit ourselves for really dry tracks..To be honest get something that is a good deal and just go ride, the only way to really figure out what works for YOU is to try them all!
If I were to recommend any, it would be the American Racers and then Hoosiers, nothing compares to either.

[woodsracer144]

i totally agree with you about the riding on them but at the same time i dont have 500 bucks to toss around left and right on tires, i want to get something if its off alittle then go and fix it but i havnt rode the TT stuff so i hope that my GF's dad or gramp could hook me up with a set to use for testing...

[Wood_15]

Hoosier's for sure you can get rears for $92.68 and fronts for $86.88. Hoosier also makes a 18.5-10-9 so you can use stock rear wheels instead of being forced to buy a 10'' rear. The 9" model is a beast. Big key to getting a flat track tire to work for you is to know how to groove and sipe. Get ahold of a microsprint tire dealer some of them cut tires for their drivers and they can set a tire up to do exactly what you want for you.

[woodsracer144]

Originally posted by Wood_15
Hoosier's for sure you can get rears for $92.68 and fronts for $86.88. Hoosier also makes a 18.5-10-9 so you can use stock rear wheels instead of being forced to buy a 10'' rear. The 9" model is a beast. Big key to getting a flat track tire to work for you is to know how to groove and sipe. Get ahold of a microsprint tire dealer some of them cut tires for their drivers and they can set a tire up to do exactly what you want for you.

why do you have to doo so much for tt? ahhhh

[Wood_15]

You don't have to if you don't wish to. Prepping as in cutting or siping is just another way to fine tune your ride to the track. With the compounds available you can run a stock suface and still get great performance. The hoosier D10 is the equivalent of the american racer sd23. This is the softest compound which is great if you run low lap counts since you wont build much heat you won't have to worry about burning it up. The RD12 is great compound as well "RD" compounds were designed to hook up better on loose soil, say the track has a hard base but really grainy on top. A RD12 is softer than a D12 on the compound scale but just a lil bit harder than the D10. Good luck and have fun no matter what brand or model you choose.

[woodsracer144]

the smaller the number the softer? or harder?

[Wood_15]

Yep, In Hoosiers the Softest is the D10 and in American Racer's its the sd23.

[woodsracer144]

ok so its a 1/8th mile track, i went there a few years ago and it was REALLY dusty when the go carts would run, after the sun went down and the temps dropped and the shifters went out it wasnt too bad. im not sure how many laps they run though.

[Wood_15]

D10 if your running a 18.5x10x10 otherwise RD12 for the 18.5x10x9. Harold prefers the 18.5x8x10 being a narrower tire it has a little less of a floating feel if you hit some loose dirt on the cushions. I would do a d10 for that size as well.