Need info on SLICKS

Well im a few days away from getting the 3.50 gears and the Detroit Locker for my 70 cougar 9inch .. and.. id like to know how much slicks run new.. a few brand names to look at. Also if i go and buy a used pair of slicks how do i work out price to wear... are there wear bars on them like a regular tire... or do i just measure out side i have no clue.... and i live in Hope B.C. Canada and if any you guys out there close to me and have a pair of them .. "lets talk shop " haha


thanks

bill

ps.. i think ill be goin with a 10 inch wide rim and a .... like not sure.. mabe a 15 inch wide foot print.. again im not sure sizes but right now i have 255on the back with a fair bit of on top of tire and inside of wheel well so mabe a 295 ish i think would fit and ill probably get a 15 by 10 inch rim to match

I have all ways had good luck with the Mickey Thompson brand slicks.Im not sure if you drive this thing on the street,but if you do,they even have a D.O.T. legal version.Size's vary from make to make,just be sure and get on that fits.It is better to get a tire that is way to small,than to have on that is a little to big.A cut tire sux.Hope that helps!

I second M/T`s, when heated they hook rather well. A firestone was always a good slick as well. I never cared for a good year slick, the one time we fooled with them we had to heat them to H*ll to get them to stick.

At this point I'm kind of partial to drag radials, but my dad has a set of Hoosier DOT Quicktime's that are street legal. Those things seem to hook pretty hard for only a 10.5" wide tire. He has 60' times in the low 1.8 range (but then again so do a lot of cars out there). They seem to be a good tire with the street legal part covered.