Best rain tires for IT7

[Greg Amy]

Hoosier Dirt Stockers.

[mossaidis]

+1

[StephenB]

Yup, that was easy!! :-)

[jwasilko]

Hoosier Dirt Stockers.

Are those legal?

[Greg Amy]

Are those legal?

Yup. I questioned their DOT status many, many moons ago but last I recall - and unless they've stopped certifying them - they're DOT-legal. Only thing they're made for now is smaller-size dirt track cars, and only in 13". Wouldn't hurt to check on their DOT status before buying.

Now, they ABSOLUTELY SUCK as an intermediate tires. Won't last but a few laps. Truly the suck. But if it's pouring buckets, ain't nothing better.

- GA

[mossaidis]

If there's a DOT number on them, then they are DOT legal.

[Greg Amy]

If there's a DOT number on them, then they are DOT legal.

Correct. However, it is illegal to mold tires with a DOT insert if they are no longer DOT-approved. One cannot assume that since they "used to be" DOT-approved that they automatically still are...and unless that DOT-cert carries for life, I can't imagine Hoosier spending the time and money to continue certification on a tire used for dirt track roundy-round...

Edit: here ya go. Hoosier "Oval Track D.O.T. Dirt" tires.

Edit, Part Deux: BTW, they're bias-ply tires. If you're never raced on bias you're in for a surprise...

[Ed Funk]

Different tread pattern than the old Dirt Stockers we knew and loved.

[TomL]

Ed - I'm pretty sure the 13 inch Dirt Stockers still use the old "good" open tread pattern that you and I love. The Hoosier catalog has for several years listed the Dirt Stockers as having the L pattern tread described as Super Chain Link. That pattern is indeed inferior to the old Chain Link pattern for rain use. However, despite what the catalog shows, every set of 13" Dirt Stockers I've bought has the "good" pattern. The last set I bought early this year was the same.

I think the newer pattern is used on 15" Dirt Stockers, but they've never updated the 13 inchers to it - thank goodness.