pro bracket radials

Has anyone on here tried the PBR yet and was it with a beadlock wheel or not. because I know you can't run screws and I tried a set and the tire is just spinning on the wheel. i want to see how they work. but it looks like I'm going to need to beadlock my wheel first

Every car
with horsepower and the set up to hook have had bead locks.

My first time out with the Pro Bracket Radials was the Ford race at U S 60.My junk was 1.21 60 ft with no bead locks.I know that is not as quick as a lot of others but i was more than pleased with mine.

From what I hear, pressure needs to be higher than a bias slick. Maybe low pressure is causing a weak bead bond?

biglucky wrote:My first time out with the Pro Bracket Radials was the Ford race at U S 60.My junk was 1.21 60 ft with no bead locks.I know that is not as quick as a lot of others but i was more than pleased with mine.

Nice 60 ft. time what's your engine specs?

I ran 18 lbs at US 60 and going to add a little next time out. Mark Miller 512 a429 heads 4.22 rear gear and a 2 speed trans.

biglucky wrote:I ran 18 lbs at US 60 and going to add a little next time out. Mark Miller 512 a429 heads 4.22 rear gear and a 2 speed trans.

Are you N/A?I have A-429 heads but just 466 Cubic Inches and a C-4 3 speed and 3.73 gears!!!

Carb is a 1090 Quick Fuel.

biglucky wrote:Carb is a 1090 Quick Fuel.

Nice Carb and the valve covers look cool!!!!

you guys running these are you on singles up front or doubles? shocks that is

you guys running singles or doubles adj shocks on these
i like the idea of this tire , but having stange singles coil overs i have been leaning towards the bias slick stiff 28x10.5

Strange singles up front on mine.

Pretty sure I'm going to get a set after this season is over to try starting next year. Have heard good things about them, and would like to give them a shot.

on a good sticky track they work great

biglucky wrote:I ran 18 lbs at US 60 and going to add a little next time out. Mark Miller 512 a429 heads 4.22 rear gear and a 2 speed trans.

You have a very nice car! Don't sell it short. It runs great. a 1.21 60 is noting to sneeze at. That was on a hot daytime track.

biglucky wrote:I ran 18 lbs at US 60 and going to add a little next time out. Mark Miller 512 a429 heads 4.22 rear gear and a 2 speed trans.

if you dont mind me asking were do you have your strange singles set up front with them

Thanks

2 clicks from full tight

dr's wife racing wrote:

biglucky wrote:I ran 18 lbs at US 60 and going to add a little next time out. Mark Miller 512 a429 heads 4.22 rear gear and a 2 speed trans.

You have a very nice car!  Don't sell it short.  It runs great. a 1.21 60 is noting to sneeze at. That was on a hot daytime track.

Thanks. The old car was running pretty good that weekend, but the driver was slacking off. Struts are 3 clicks from full tight.

thanks for the info ,

new car and running index 10.00 and 10.50index
i love the idea of the radial idea but everything being new (car) and im sure be a learning curve , my guy says run a bias stiff wall slick with a tube ....but im on the fence.

i would say try the slick now because of the heat and in the cooler months try the radials

with rear singles were would you run them , buddy has a set may try some at a track rental in april

Start in the middle

larry552 wrote:Start in the middle

may try at some point , for now think i will stay on slicks for index racing ......seems from what i have seen radials work if the prep is good enough to remove shoes

Guy I did a pontiac for is planning on running 315 pro-radials. He bought wheels off Larry Hodge I beleive .Instead of the bead locks, money factor, he did an option where they knurled the inside lips of the wheel along the bead. It might have been a $30 option for each wheel, dont quote me on that. His will be a high 8 second car. He was told to glue them with the knurled being it's not a super fast deal.

Update. First outing all new car, foot braking th-400 3 speed trans all motor ....1.22 - 60ft no evidence of slipping the wheel on the rim. Will try to keep track of it a little better once he starts using the t-brake. This was after the 3rd pass on the car, no tweaking and no adjusting yet. These tires seem fast so far @ 18lb of air.