algws6

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I have been reading lately that mixxing a bias ply and a radial causes you to get squirly on the top end. Is this true?

timelord

Not that bad,it was a little more stable with DRs in back and I thought it would be worse with the ET Streets but it is quite negligeable!!!!!!!

FEAR THE LS1

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YES.

I used to have Goodyear 275x40-17 in the front and drag radials in the back. Never a problem, but when I would race at the track I would switch out my rear wheels/tires for ET drags.. Let me tell you my knuckles were white the whole way down the track.

The *** end of the car would sway back and forth as your going down. It felt like it took 2 hands to keep the car in the groove. Whats happening is the front tires with the metric tread is following every/any little groove in the track and since the rear tires have a soft sidewall, when the front moves so slightly it exagerates the sway in the rear.

Now its not like I was gunna wreck or anything, but every run was like "whoa"

I kept the same rear ET Drags changed out to ET Fronts, the goes so straight down the track, I could race hands free.

If you want to keep metric fronts I strongly recommend using ET Streets. If you are stuck on running ET Drags then get a set of skinnies with ET fronts or even skinny metric tires would be fine, just dont mix 275x40's with 10.5 ET Drags.

Lee

algws6

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my fronts are 165 r15 87t (VW tires). should i switch to ET fronts. i am deffintely getting the "whoa" factor as you described.

Bear

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I run Pepbots 165 R 15 up front and ET STreets in the rear. The car feels great. I am switching over to Drags or Hoosiers soon. I am gonna get all the fish tail thing too?

Navy David SS

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Yes. Go with the ET fronts. I had the same problems as Fear. Switched to ET Front and no problems since. I have a set of VW 165's in garage if someone wants them.

David

WJ SOM SS

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I run 165x15 metrics in front and 26-8.5x15's in back on Convo-Pro's. No tubes in the ET Drags. 14 psi--no problems. Below 14--look out. WJ.

FEAR THE LS1

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Yes he's right.. I forgot to mention that I was able to run metrics in the front with ET Drags in the back but I had to have over 15 psi in the rear. Too much psi allowed me to spin sometimes though, right now the sweet spot for my ET Drags is 12.5 psi. I am very **** in making sure I have 12.5 before I go into the water box. After my burnout the tires are right at 13.5, this has always given me my best 60's around 1.40.

If your car isn't a daily driver or if you change tires at the track definately spend the extra $$ and go with the ET Fronts.

Lee

algws6

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thanks guys. they will be here tommorrow. i ordered the 26s.

algws6

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i almost forgot, what psi do you run in them?

Navy David SS

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This is only what I have found out - Our track is usally pretty shitty prep'd. If I am on my "game" I air my fronts to 45lbs, shorter roll-out, better reaction times. If I am quick at the tree, or as usually the track hasn't set the beams rights, I'll lower them to 35lbs (this usually will slow down my red lights).

It all depends on your track. If the lights are set-up right you should be able to run 42lbs in front. This should give you a shorter roll-out, and therefore give you a slightly better reaction time. (Bracket racers rule on reaction time)

David