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Technical => Jon's Wheel House => Topic started by: wideopen231 on May 29, 2022, 12:54:05 PM

Title: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: wideopen231 on May 29, 2022, 12:54:05 PM
Looking at new slick options. In GY selection two look like possibilities.  2070 and 2078. Wondering if any here have tried either/or results and thoughts on them.

Use to be you could try a cpl different setups,sale off later and lose a little with cost increase you need second mortage to buy 2 or 3 sets of tires
Title: Re: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: Paul New on June 04, 2022, 08:06:19 AM
I ran the D2070’s on my car for years had shake issues and when it did t shake my car would walk down the track not really that straight.  Last year I switched to the 13.00 33.3 -16 M&H tires which are currently impossible to get. What I can tell you is with these stiffer side wall tires my car runs perfectly straight down the track.  I recommend a finding a stiffer side wall tire then the D2070’s.  My car runs 6.47-6.70 SBC with a 10” 2 disk and B&J 3 spd.  I run with another FED powerglide car he has the MT big bubbas which I think are ugly on a FED (my opinion doesn’t matter) but it works great for him 6.90-7.0’s no shake
Title: Re: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: wideopen231 on November 10, 2022, 08:26:07 AM
The big bubbas are very popular with RED guys,not sure I have enough power to pull that tire on FED. I know FED's normally get down track better with less tire than a rqual power RED needs. Being a bracket car I have to be more concerned about consistency than fast. As life long tuner of heads up not putting fast first and foremost is hard as xxxx.
Title: Re: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: tcoupekyle on November 10, 2022, 10:56:48 AM
33x17x15 Mickey Thomson On my fed and it shook like crazy with 1000hp.

Changed to 33x10.5x15 and haven’t tried yet
Title: Re: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: slingshot383 on March 01, 2023, 03:40:04 PM
I've seen a lot of people have good luck with the 10.5 or 10.5W slicks on their FED's.
Title: Re: GY 2070 and 2078
Post by: JEFF/21C on March 01, 2023, 04:30:29 PM
 We ran 10wx33 hoosier on 12" rims  it worked rather well on all surfaces