Big tire/Small tire.....

I worked a 12 hour shift today, and then I had 2 adult beverages. As I was standing in the shop looking at all of the obvious examples of automotive A.D.D. I wondered about the whole big/small tire debate.

And then I had an awakening.......

I realized that my judgement has been jaded by the time that I spent in the Marine Corps. I was one of those "cold war" vets who slipped through the cracks and never left the country, and never saw combat. By the time I got out in 1988, reenlistment bonuses were nill, and the Gulf War was several years away.

And it hit me.......

The training that I had received told me that you should hit the enemy with everything you have. Overwhelm, destroy, kill people, and break things !!!! ( A little Rush lingo there)

And then, I also have to mention that I came of age in the 80's and 90's when PRO STREET was KING. To my generation, there was NOTHING better than a Tunnel Ram topped by 2-4's sticking out of the hood of a 60's car with Funny Car tires on the back. We were beyond the 70's thing of jacked up air shocks with 15 X 10 Cragars and N50's hanging way out from under the car. That was B.S. We wanted narrowed rears and a low stance to look like our favorite Pro Stock. If you ain't thinkin' Glidden, you don't get it.


So these 2 influences in my life have given me a certain mindset....


If I want to get a job done, I want the best equipment to do it at a price I can afford. If I find a half-finished back halved 81 Mustang for 2500 bucks that is set up for the biggest tires you can find, I"M GONNA BUY IT !!!!!! And then I'll put a test motor in it to see if it goes straight because, when I build a "real" motor, I want to know my equipment will get the job done.

And then we get marketing and political correctness invading drag racing. Somehow, people are convinced that you should do more with less. Even when less costs more. You should PROVE your manhood by spending 10 gazillion dollars to make a 10.5 tire hook (under perfect conditions) instead of bolting a GIANT SLICK under a car to git er dun no matter what.

OK, y'all have heard about the "North vs South" and the "Civil Wars" drag races that have been around. Wasn't there some "Chicago vs Oahu" talk going around? If you are going to put it in those terms, drag racing is WAR !!!!!

It is you against the other guy. Do you want to ride into Fallujah on Lance Armstrong's bicycle with a single shot .22 rifle ???? !!!!
Or do you want air support to flatten the place before you ride in with your tank or APC and run over everything that moves???

Everything else is a politically correct EXCUSE about why you lost.

Bracket racing is NO FUN to watch for many people, but it damn sure lets you know that YOU screwed it up. Handicapping yourself with 1500 horsepower and skinny tires allows you to blame your equipment. If you got 1500 horsepower, HOOK IT UP with some real tires.

Personally, at 43 years old, if I had 1500 horsepower, I would beg someone to drive that thing, because I'm not as crazy as I used to be.

Like I always say, " People who have something to prove are annoying to those of us who don't have a small penis."

You make a good point. And no matter what anyone says, size does matter.

great post .......but im going to stick with my skinnies

bruno wrote:great post .......but im going to stick with my skinnies

You know where I'm coming from.

Thanks for the invite over here.

LMAO Jeff !! Very good post... I have just been a believer that you used what works on a consistant basis..and stayed with it..and as far as size counts....I told my Last GF I'd give her 12" and a big hurt ! So I gave her 6"s twice and slapped her !!

RapidRuss wrote:LMAO Jeff !! Very good post... I have just been a believer that you used what works on a consistant basis..and stayed with it..and as far as size counts....I told my Last GF I'd give her 12" and a big hurt ! So I gave her 6"s twice and slapped her !!

Exactly !!!!

I'm with you, Jeff. Big tires for me

Dang, i with 12.50 but thats the skinneyist I can get in 38's

I have been there with the 10.5 tires long time ago and could not get the consistancy to be there when I needed it so I went big, now i can hook it in a mud puddle.....

Consiatancy wins races



Randy