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Old 06-01-2005, 06:33 PM
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ok im getting some drags for the rear of my 02 and was wondering whats better m/t or nittos?,ive heard alot about both all im doing is mostly driving on the street and maybe id say try to go to the track a few times this summer,i dont street race anymore so there wont be alot of burning em but maybe when i feel like it
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I would say go nitto. A better streetable tire, I'm going with a nitto 245,50,60 555r their drag radial soon and what I've read are all good things. Just take it easy in the rain
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I got nitto's on mine, nice tires, but you definately gotta watch it in the rain.
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MT will dominate the Nitto while racing. For your everyday driver, it would be wiser to go with the Nitto because it lasts longer and is safer in the rain.
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nittos will last longer and be more forgiving in the rain

m/t will FAR out grip the nittos

for a daily driver go nitto, for a toy go m/t
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If you want any kind of traction racing DO NOT!!! get Nittos,I hated mine they didn't grip any better than the stock Goodyears,so i switched them to BFG drags.Plus you have a bad *** 408 (which is next on my list ) so they would never grip for you.
M/T's all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by 408Maro
ok im getting some drags for the rear of my 02 and was wondering whats better m/t or nittos?,ive heard alot about both all im doing is mostly driving on the street and maybe id say try to go to the track a few times this summer,i dont street race anymore so there wont be alot of burning em but maybe when i feel like it
Nitto's for sure.

Although they will hook better, the M/T drag radials are not designed for ANY wet conditions.
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thanks guys i appreciate it.,im gonna go with the nittos and later ill get extra rims and have both
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Originally Posted by 408Maro
im gonna go with the nittos and later ill get extra rims and have both
Thats what I did.




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