JimmyY2KWS6

I have a set of Nitto Drag radials that are almost bald in the middle and have some treads on the outsides. Will they still hook at the track?? I don't use them on the streets. They are for track only.

Jimmy

Damian

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Yeah they'll hook, just gotta heat 'em up real good. The reason they're bald in the center is because you ran to much tire pressure in them. Nittos shouldn't be ran with more than 25-28 psi in them, otherwise they'll wear quick in the center...

gator's 99TA

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if people only knew this fact, they would:

1) hook on teh street while driving daily
2) get 15-20K miles out of their nitto drag radials.

LIL SS

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That is not true.. I have never and I meen never ran more than 18-20 psi in my nittos. They are bald in the center and still have about 1/4-3/8 tread left on the outer block ing. They hook ok on the street at this point. Could not tell you at the track.

smokinHawk

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one thing i noticed on my nittos, if i dont run enough pressure on the street my gas milage goes down noticably.

JimmyY2KWS6

I will make sure they get nice and hot! I will try 18psi and 2nd gear burnout. Thanks

Jimmy

andy98Z

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No BALD Nittos Hook alot worse then Treaded Nittos on the street.....as for the track they are probably almost good.

I have gone through a couple sets of Nitto 315 DRs...I know for sure that when the middle gets bald they start spinning more, and the more the tread disapears towards the outside of the tire the more they spin.

The best IMO is a newer set of nittos that have been broken in for a couple weeks.

Damian

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It's all relative chief. I have personally ran 4 different sets of Nitto drags out back, and all 4 sets wore evenly all the way down. I run mine @ 25 psi, and NEVER wear out the center....

The Guy in MY 99TA

I ran 23-24 in my 275/40's and they still wore some in the middle. I have been running about 18-20 in my 315's(on an 17x9) to keep a flat patch and they have about 6K on them and they seem to be perfectly worn........ which they are very worn b/c I put a HELLA beating on em at the track... but im still not on the indicators.

Josh S.

LIL SS

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My gauge must be off then I would figure @ 18-20psi mine would wear to the outside compared to your 25psi. Weird

Colonel

I've pulled many a 1.5 60ft on Nittos and I can tell you this from alot of experience with them. They SUCK AZZ when they're bald. No big deal if you're pulling 1.7-1.8s on a descent track, but anything quicker than that...forget it.

Colonel

Oh, and to make 'em wear correctly, you need rims that are wide enough for them and set the pressure at about 25-28 psi depending on the tire and wheel used. If the rim is too narrow, it's just about impossible to get the edges to wear as quickly as the middle.

I run 11" rims with my 315/35/17s. For 275/40s I'd go with 10" rims or at the very least 9".

jerflash

with my 246/50/16 nittos bald all over inluding the sides
get them nice and hot with a second gear burn out
mid 1.8 60fts and a track with absoulty no tread what so ever

heat is the awnser

JimmyY2KWS6

Thanks for the help. I will be using them for a few passes only before I get new ones. Hopefully soon.

Jimmy

C_B64

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i dunno about nitto's this is my first set, but i know that the BFG drag radials hook a lot better bald than they do with tread......

01black

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I've run 26lbs and mine are bald in the center....26lbs too much???