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McCreary Road Star tires?

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phillip patterson

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Jan 7, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/7/98
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Anyone had any experience with McCreary Road Star DOT tires? My
specific size would be L60-15. Are these as good as something like
M&H's, etc. The dirt compound feels REALLY soft.

Thanks,
Phillip Patterson
'79 Malibu 454

Barry Layfield

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Jan 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/12/98
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That's exactly the tire I used for a couple of years on my car. I was
extremely pleased with its performance. It was my first experience with
low-pressure, grippy tires. Eliminated all my wheel spin problems, but
added some additional lean in the corners. I'd happily get another set.

-Barry

Rufus T Firefly

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Jan 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/13/98
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> phillip patterson wrote:
>
> > Anyone had any experience with McCreary Road Star DOT tires? My
> > specific size would be L60-15. Are these as good as something like
> > M&H's, etc. The dirt compound feels REALLY soft.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Phillip Patterson
> > '79 Malibu 454

I work for a McCreary distributer and the G60/ 15 and L60/ 15 Road Stars
are the best ever for DOT class drag racing. The 2 dirt compounds that
work best are the 602 - soft, and the 615 - medium. The G60 fits best on
an 8" wide wheel and the L60 sits flatter on a 9 or 10" wheel. G60 fits
almost any fender while the L60 may rub fenders or frames on some cars
depending on wheel offset, etc.
Everyone who has used these has never gone back to to other brands. Price
is great too: we sell the G60 for $87 and the L60 for $100. Compare this
to M&H or Mickey Thompson that run about $125.


phillip patterson

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Jan 13, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/13/98
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"Rufus T Firefly" <bib...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>I work for a McCreary distributer and the G60/ 15 and L60/ 15 Road Stars
>are the best ever for DOT class drag racing. The 2 dirt compounds that
>work best are the 602 - soft, and the 615 - medium. The G60 fits best on
>an 8" wide wheel and the L60 sits flatter on a 9 or 10" wheel. G60 fits
>almost any fender while the L60 may rub fenders or frames on some cars
>depending on wheel offset, etc.
>Everyone who has used these has never gone back to to other brands. Price
>is great too: we sell the G60 for $87 and the L60 for $100. Compare this
>to M&H or Mickey Thompson that run about $125.
>

I got a set of L60/15's I really like them. I have to admit the
price is what REALLY got me interested. My father runs a dirt
car, so this is how I first got the idea to use McCreary's. I run
them on 8.5 inch wheels, so they do bulge quite a bit, but look
great! I got on them pretty hard this last weekend, and they held
good for DOT tires, but I was running 25 lbs of air. I figure if I
drop the pressure down to around 12-15 lbs it should hook like
my slicks. The only slippage I had was the first 60 ft or so. So,
I had to feather the throttle on take-off. But, like I said I think
It won't slip much or any at all when I drop the pressure.

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