best tires for street racing
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If you want a radial, by far and away the MT ET radial or the new Hoosier radial. I have a stock suspension on my hatch and it'll still lift the fronts with a 26" ET radial.
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Nitto drag radials would be good on the street, and last a decent time. BFG drag radials will hook a little better, but not last as long. There are 450 hp cobras around here running Nittos and they don't complain.
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It depends if you want to trun while your racing...
DR are the way to go for traction thats for sure
But if you want to make some sharp turns....not so good
DR are the way to go for traction thats for sure
But if you want to make some sharp turns....not so good
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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If you race from rolls and your car isn't extremely powerful just stick with your stock tires. If you race from a dig go straght for ET Streets. Don't try driving like a madman on them but if you put 30psi in them they'll ride around pretty decently. Take them down to 10 or so when you want to race and you'll hook like mad.
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I agree with the post above...
If you keep a ton of pressure in them then they are ok...
If you want to drag, and have them flex...and lower the pressure in them to maximize your launch they are wobbly....when you turn..
the sidewall flexes...which is great for launching but scary when turning at high speeds...
Just my .02 on it...
If you keep a ton of pressure in them then they are ok...
If you want to drag, and have them flex...and lower the pressure in them to maximize your launch they are wobbly....when you turn..
the sidewall flexes...which is great for launching but scary when turning at high speeds...
Just my .02 on it...
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Car: 89IROC conv
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The MT DR's work just as well as ET streets, and they are still a radial tire. I run them on my TR. You dont have to drop the DR's to 10 psi either, you'd get good traction with @18-20psi.
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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That's not even close to correct, the MT radials will work if you're running 13's, up the power from there and you run into issues. I don't see any point in having the ET radials, they wear out just about as quick as the Streets, but don't hook as well. I say go straight for the ET Streets and throw them on a spare set of rims. Then you can drive around on your street tires and stick the ET Streets on when you race. Also note that if you're using a manual you really don't want the raidals, you want the squishy sidewall to take up the shock.
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Car: 89IROC conv
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That's not even close to correct, the MT radials will work if you're running 13's, up the power from there and you run into issues. I don't see any point in having the ET radials, they wear out just about as quick as the Streets, but don't hook as well. I say go straight for the ET Streets and throw them on a spare set of rims. Then you can drive around on your street tires and stick the ET Streets on when you race. Also note that if you're using a manual you really don't want the raidals, you want the squishy sidewall to take up the shock.
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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I've watched the MT raidals absolutly BOIL behind an 11 second car. Glad you're having luck with them, I haven't seen them work out well. MT even warns against running them on a manual car. I suppose they would be decent for street racing but from what I've seen of them I wasn't impressed. The car I saw these used on was a 1980's Cutlas with a mild 454 in it. Swapped the radials off for a set of MT ET Drags and it hooked. Funny thing is the ET drags were shorter and skinnier. I know this is kind of comparing apples to oranges but it's not an uneducated assumption that the radials won't perform like the ET Streets.
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Car: 89IROC conv
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Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73 posi
I know I use them on my TR(mid11's),and 3 others I know use them,GN(mid10's),89 mustang(mid11's),88 mustang(low11's). All of us are happy with them with no traction issues. The 2 mustangs were using ET's before they switched, and said they preferred the DR's(one of them is a manual). Those are my experiences with them. Everyone has different tastes
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Yep, I'd definitely say the MT radials hook...
(see above and below)
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In most cases I have seen the MT radials bog cars down. On an auto they hook damn hard, and even on stick shift cars they hook well...
Also Im not talking 13 second cars, Im talking 11 second or better cars!
There was a guy recently in a stick shifted, 18" drag radialed, all motor, 347 SN95 Mustang that hooked to a 1.48 60'! DRs will hook, and will hook hard!
Also Im not talking 13 second cars, Im talking 11 second or better cars!
There was a guy recently in a stick shifted, 18" drag radialed, all motor, 347 SN95 Mustang that hooked to a 1.48 60'! DRs will hook, and will hook hard!
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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1.48 is impressive, how much did the car weigh?
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
Engine: 1987 WS6 Trans AM Lb2
Transmission: Th350 red neck Performance 3k stall
Axle/Gears: 95 Mustang 8.8 built with 3.73s
Actually judging by the post alot of people are having good luck with these. Not to sound stupid but what is a TR? Mustangs are light, GN's don't produce a ton of shock off the line (unless trans brake equipped) but if these guys are comparing them directly to ET Streets it makes me curious as to what was up with the set I saw ran.
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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Axle/Gears: 95 Mustang 8.8 built with 3.73s
3400's heavier than my car and I have to agree there's nothing like the kinetic energy of a rev limit clutch dump. I just told a friend with a 460 swap in a Mustang to rid himself of his pair, I'll tell him to keep them and give them a try before he does. I don't claim to be an expert on them but I didn't expect them to get this positive of a review from what I've seen. I can post results when I see what they do at the track but that'll be a while.
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i would say et radials for street and DOT slicks for strip.. radials because they can take turns.. i wouldnt want to turn on a DOT slick at high speed..
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If I had to guess, I'd say the car you saw blaze the radials had way too much air in the tires. The coupe I posted was running his at 12 psi and had nothing more than a set of SSM lowers. That was a 1.49 60' in that picture. I run the silver one in my sig at 12 psi also and it will lift both fronts about 2" off the ground and consistently cuts high 1.7's. That's with factory control arms and all. I just ordered my second set the other day. If you take a look around the local strip on a street night, pretty much all the cars out there are running the ET radials.
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Car: 1991 L03 700r4 RS
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I talked to him today and he was running them at 10psi, he thinks the issue was they were to wide for his rims. As of last year I didn't see a single pair of these tires at Edgewater, then again I didn't see many ET streets either. People there usually run street tires, Nitto radials, or go straight for full slicks.
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Where is that at? I can't remember the last time I saw a Nitto. It's probably been at least 2 - 3 years...
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Car: 89IROC conv
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Transmission: 700R4
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TR is a turbo regal, I have a t-type. I dont know what psi the other guys are running, but I ran mine at 18#. I do have to admit the track was nicely prepped or I may have had to drop the pressure, although I haven't ran with less than 15#.
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