Help me educate me please

IMO, the 8 3/4 is probably marginal in this car with a stick already, the heavy wheel is gonna exacerbate that.I haven't used the M/T DOT radials personally, I HAVE used the non-radial DOTS, they are a hard hooking tire. You put a 30lb wheel in this thing, buzz it to 7000, and drop the clutch on a good starting line. ring & pinion life expectancy will not be good.