patathSS

A Nice Message from M&H

And the tire tag


And I know there are doubters out there but these 15s will fit

3fo893013L

nice. just for track or daily driving till winter?

Also, I noticed that the size of them make them stand up rather tall even with a 15' rim, your not lowered I take it correct? I'm not and I squeezed by with Nittos on my car.

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

hey man what 15 inch wheels are you running, and where did you get them and the tires, and prices, thanks

patathSS

they are track only, when I burn this set up I am going to full slicks.
The 15 inch rim is off a saab 900, 94 or 95. I bought them at a junkyad.

Tires are from MandHtire.com!!!!!! Great guys and they really want to help you. I will defintely stay with M&H as long as they offer a tire in the size I want.

dstinsman56

does the rim fit over you rotor and caliper?

patathSS

Yes they fit over MY caliper and rotor.

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

Not to be a pain but could you post pics of the rims on the car. I want to badly order my tires but with my car in pieces I can't get a wheel on to test anything for size. I am lowering my car and I am concerned with clearance, both height and calipers.
Your time is really appreciated.

patathSS

I can get some more pictures. Tomorrow I am mounting the tires. I had to do some grinding on the calipers and take them down to what I wanted. Its tight but I have clearance everywhere. With a lowered car you won't have to worry about rim clearing caliper anymore than a normal car. What you will have to worry about is tire clearing fender. Tomorrow when i fit the tires on I will take pictures!

P.S. I painted my calipers black to prevent rust.

Matty

How tall are the tires? 26" ?

patathSS

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail

Here's a link to the tires. They are 25.4" tall.

Matty

Your in luck my friend. I have a 26" measurement from ground to fender.
25.4" gives you a half inch.....( oh that one would be tooooo easy )

280Z1977

Hey PAT congrats on the tires. And being the first SS/SC owner as far as I know to grind the calipers to fit 15s.

Goodluck with them, practice on the street somewhere if you can, just to get use to them.

Cobalt_Supercharged

Good luck. I can't wait to see your ET's.

patathSS

Thanks for all the well wishes. If I can find a track to T&T at tomorrow I am going to try them out. Some pictures of them on the rim.

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

Okay now how about a picture of them on your car as well as the grinding job you did on the calipers. Sorry to be a pain, I am just trying to get a visual because this really interests me and sounds like if all went well for you that I can now buy some rims and order my tires

patathSS

Haha, no problem, tomorrow I will put them on even if I dont go to the track and take some pictures. Its hard to see how much I ground on the calipers because I painted them black to prevent rusting. But I can take some pictures of it will help you out. The next step for me is to go to a 23" slick that will fit on this rim. Then I am buying wheel spacers to run a wider rim and going with an even wider true slick.

I did take the car out yesterday with the tires on. Without heating them up it got a small amount of spin in first and no chirp into second. Just pure grip. when I stopped you could feel how sticky the tires got just from the heat of driving. I can't wait to see how they react after burning out in a water box.

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

Okay now your driving me crazy and my wife says it's a really short drive . I am interested in getting the biggest amount of rubber to the road for the power my car will make and I am going to have driveshafts that will hold up to 750hp to the wheels so there is no worry about too sticky of a tire. I am thinking why don't you just buy the wider rim, spacers and tires tomorrow then I won't have to buy two sets. Please

patathSS

Haha, let me draw up a number and you can send me some money via Paypal and I will be happy to be the R&D tester for 8" slicks on this car!!!!

patathSS

Just for you Victory!!!! Tires on the car

Caliper Clearance

Total shot of Car

Machined Calipers


Plenty more pictures in my gallery

victory_red_SS

iTrader: (2)

Thanks, I appreciate it. Now I will go find a set of the rims and order some tires. The caliper needed a bit of grinding but they look fine.
Thanks again

MandHtires

Hello Patrick,

We are pleased that you were able to make the set-up work. Great Job.
We placed you in our photo gallery

http://www.mandhtires.com/?fuseactio...hoto&cat_id=34

Your are in the cobalt SS racing section. It has been a pleasure dealing with you and we look forward to dealing with you in the future. Good luck and drive safely.

Best Regards,

John
M&H

hatrickstu

iTrader: (1)

do you guys do any sponsoring or group buy?

patathSS

Thanks for all the help John!

These guys have been great!!! I talked to John FIVE times on Wednesday experimenting with different launch RPMs, different air pressure, just trying all kinds of things. I still have a lot to learn and M&H has been a great help. I highly suggest emailing them or contacting them someway if you are serious about running their tire.

I love the tires I have right now and I can't wait to get them broken in some more! I highly recommend M&H, they have great products and the BEST customer service for any product I have EVER bought!

damecabezaporfavor

How are they working out???

Anyone else using them??

patathSS

I missed this post. Thus far my best time with these tires is a 13.32@105 with a 2.08 60'. I know my 60' isn't as great as some ppl but I think it mostly reflects my driving skills. I still need to work my torque management for my launches. I went to a 5 second heat cycle and burnout in the water box and it helped a lot with the consistency of launches.

My next set of tires will definitely be slicks. I am going to run the 6.5 inch wide ones so I can use the same rim.

I will continue to use M&H tires. There customer service has been the best. I am definitely impressed with both John and Michael. They have been nothing but helpful. And the tires are priced cheap!!!

Anyone else running an M&H setup?