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Old 01-25-2005, 10:04 PM
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Default What is the best rim and tire setup for street racing?

Just what the title says let me know your opinons
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Old 01-26-2005, 11:18 AM
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Some lightwieght 15 inch rims.Some huge slicks for the back and some skinnies on the front.
Old 01-26-2005, 11:26 AM
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get some draglites with some new m/t streets jsut dont snap the rearend
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i agree, some 15" prostars and the new MT Drag radials! they hook like a bat out of hell. Definately a bad *** setup
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How about tires that will fit on 18 / 19inch by 10.5 rims?
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18 and 19 inch rims are to heavy and they dont hook as well.
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Only tire for racing on a 18" is the BFG DR's.....
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
i agree, some 15" prostars and the new MT Drag radials! they hook like a bat out of hell. Definately a bad *** setup

MT has DR's?? Wow, I'm more sheltered than i thought. How are they compared to BFG DR's and Nitto's? Gotta get a set whenever spring decides to come this year.
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MT ET Street radials.
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The MT radials are the best thing to hit the streets since the ET STREET!!

they out 60ft the streets and they are just as good as the drags!

it outclasses the nitto and BFG in stickyness, but tread life is inbetween the two.


i have about 10 guys running on them right now
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Thats what i thought i'm prepareing to by some 15's but have not decide what ones i was looking at convo pros and draglites always look good, don't want pro stars cause my buddy just put them on his 70 455 Cutlas and i want something different
So which ones convo pro or draglite
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
The MT radials are the best thing to hit the streets since the ET STREET!!

they out 60ft the streets and they are just as good as the drags!

it outclasses the nitto and BFG in stickyness, but tread life is inbetween the two.


i have about 10 guys running on them right now

Sounds good....but is a stock ten bolt gunna ?
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With the tire pressure high enough it will still spin a little which wil help i hope
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Originally Posted by ynkssws6
Sounds good....but is a stock ten bolt gunna ?

Thats what i was thinkin.
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http://www.fotomotion.biz/hmp/c11/c11_268.htm

that is a picture of my friends car i put the heads on


stock 10 bolt and ripping the wheels up like that
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draglites.....or bogarts
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
http://www.fotomotion.biz/hmp/c11/c11_268.htm

that is a picture of my friends car i put the heads on


stock 10 bolt and ripping the wheels up like that

I would assume that is a A4 car???
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get a t/a cover for the rear and you should be fine on the street.
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Originally Posted by tim99ws6
I would assume that is a A4 car???
A3
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
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