MT Et Street Radial Tires
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MT Et Street Radial Tires
Im looking into getting a set of Mickey Thompson P305/35R18 ET Street Radial Tires. I know these tires are great for the strip, which my car will be going to at most 4 times a season, but what would the tread life be on these tires for street driving? I know they will suck in the rain and bad weather, but i dont drive my camaro when its raining. I just want a tire that will hook hard on the street and cost under 240 a tire, ive got a good deal on a new set. Will they go 20-30k mi under normal street driving?
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
Anyone used these? General Tire's Ultra High Performance or UHP? they come in at about 200 a tire at tirerack. Ive searched and found people on here using their smaller tires but what about the big boys? Yall think they will last?
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
My Nitto 555r Drags lasted 2k miles. But the way I drive
, I would think they could go about 12-14k miles.
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
im probably putting down close to 380rwhp and was looking for an economy street tire($200-$240 each) to hold the power. Im not looking to do wheel stands but with my stock 215 tires i have now, stock rs, i blow the tires off every time i hit the gas. I can buy hoosier slicks for the strip, im mainly looking for a street tire to hook good, and last.
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
Check out the MT Sportsman SR radial its what Im looking into for myself and Im in about the same boat as you just more power
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
u think these 6684 26X12.00R18LT would go on 10.5 inch rims? They say 8-10" on the site
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Re: MT Et Street Radial Tires
Im running a set of MT drag radials 275/50r16.Im running approx 550 hp at the wheels and i do NOT spin.Great on the street and strip they hook very hard.I paid 189 a peice for them from jegs
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i want these tires bad but i called MT today and they told me the life span of their ET street's were 5-7k miles. I dont really want to change tires every time i change my oil. at $200 a tire
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for a daily driver get some normal street tires and realize that they will never hook as well as a tire that won't last long. It's a tradeoff so if you plan on putting tons of miles on the car then a drag radial isn't for you if your wallet can't handle the expense. Plus driving in the rain would be a bear with the M/T drag radials.
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Very true.I got stuck in the rain with my MT drag radials with a 9" coan 4000 stall convertor....i almost didnt get going again each time i had to stop.
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