race tires
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February 19, 2018Phoenix Race Tires, a division of Coker Tire Company is devoted to providing great tires for drag racers, and does so with a wide range of bias ply and radial slicks geared toward the sportsman drag racer. A variety of sizes and compounds are available to fit many applications from weekend warriors in stock suspension street cars to Super Stock cars and dragsters. The newest size in the Phoenix Race Tires brand is the 4.5/28.0-15 front runner tire. This Phoenix front runner tire is sized for mid-size or full-size needing a tall front tire. A common application for this tall front runner is Nostalgia Super Stock. The new front runner is being developed with the latest tire technology and it is DOT certified. It is designed for drag race use, but it is also a great choice for muscle cars, street rods and gassers, and can see limited highway use. The tread design is a throwback to the Firestone style
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February 15, 2018M&H Racemaster, the originator of purpose-built drag racing tires, continues to be an innovator in the sport of drag racing. A proud supplier in Coker Tire's Performance Division, M&H announces the availability of DOT-approved drag radial tires in a new 20-inch fitment. The new M&H Racemaster 305/35R20 drag radial offers fitment for many late model performance cars, especially those using aftermarket 20-inch wheels. The new size availability gives Corvette, Camaro, Mustang and Challenger owners to equip their high horsepower vehicles with a sticky race-proven tire. This tire will be a perfect application for any of the special performance packages offered by the "big three", whether it's Chevrolet's Corvette Z06 or Camaro ZL1, Ford's Mustang GT500 or any of the cars in Mopar's SRT program. These cars are making more than 500 horsepower in original form, and certainly struggle to
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December 20, 2012A couple weeks ago, our cohorts across the street at Honest Charley alerted us of a very cool project that we might want to document. So, we did just that and the car is now finished, complete with a brand new set of Michelin TB5 tires!. It's a 1980 Fiat 131 Abarth tribute car, and it has lots of cool parts on it. The wide fender flares and paint scheme are in-your-face aggressive, and super-wide Michelin TB5 tires are a perfect fit.
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September 14, 2011My grandsons have already figured out that tires are cool. Heres a picture taken this past weekend while Greg and Casey had them down to Honest Charley Garage. In the picture are Grandsons Taylor, Joseph and Benjamin Cunningham with one of our Phoenix drag tires. My folks told me that I played in tires when I was that age too. Seems only yesterday! [caption id="attachment_1996" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="The Three Amigos....Taylor, Benjamin and Joseph Cunningham!"][/caption]