question about slicks
08-03-2005, 08:27 PM
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question about slicks can slicks and skinnies be used on a weekend car for driving arround town ans street raceing ...??? im thinking of selling off y nittos and just using slicks n skinnies now that my trans am is not a daily driver anymore
08-03-2005, 09:08 PM
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Are you going to trailer it or drive it around town on them? I know some drag wheel manufacturers state that their wheels are intended for drag racing only and not intended for street use. However, there are some guys on this forum that do it and say they do it without problems.
08-04-2005, 09:28 AM
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Any water under a slick will put you right into one wild unpredictable ride. Rain, sprinklers, or whatever will send the car in a whole new direction. Not real safe if you ask me.
Having said that, I occasionally drive on my ET Streets now and then. Never more than a few miles at a time.
Having said that, I occasionally drive on my ET Streets now and then. Never more than a few miles at a time.
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08-04-2005, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by red01z28
Technically you can be given a ticket for driving on slicks here in texas i dont know about florida but its illegal here but people still do it.
.........Arizona.......they ticket you for not having tread, though I guess you could do the "cheater slick mod" (cut groves in the tire) and try that......you won't get pulled over for having slicks (can't very well see treads at 65mph
) but if they pull you over for something else (speeding, tail light, etc. ) then they will probubly see you have slicks and add it to your ticket.... PERSONALLY if I could find slicks in my size (18" X 10.5" rim) I would just run them and pay the ticket IF they ever gave me one
now,
a) slicks WILL burn up faster than street tires (duhhhhh
)b) don't expect to drive ANYWHERE if there is even a garden hose in the road.....you will hydroplane like crazy......
again, AZ.....I personally don't have any problems with either of these because I don't drive enough to wear the tires out and it only rains like 3 days all year out here....
08-04-2005, 11:30 AM
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ok, ok ok, the car will never see rain (except for some reason i get stuck out) but i never PLAN on driving it i the rain... if not slicks and skinnies whats the stickeyest i can go for my 17x 11 rims ... or arent et streets used for the street....i mean i drive the car like once a week and its short trips ....usally just for fun
08-04-2005, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Jpr5690
ok, ok ok, the car will never see rain (except for some reason i get stuck out) but i never PLAN on driving it i the rain... if not slicks and skinnies whats the stickeyest i can go for my 17x 11 rims ... or arent et streets used for the street....i mean i drive the car like once a week and its short trips ....usally just for fun
I drive my car all over with BFG Drad Radials (I can drive in the rain but I have to drop to 35 or 40mph on the highway....I get flipped off a lot....
)......skinnies won't cause a problem (as long as they have tread) if you don't go hard around turns.....
08-08-2005, 11:05 PM
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WHy not get nitto 555drs? I have them in 315/35/17 and they are very good.....
Milage is around 10k -15k.....
Traction is good in rain for this kinda tire but I keep the revs and fast shifting to a min.....
I got carried away once on the highway with light drizzle when and STI kept giving me his BOV **** and down shifted into 3rd at a very high rpm......
Lets just say it was good that it was 1am on a tuesday....
car went sideways accross all 3 lines......abs goign nuts.......I was scared as all hell..........live and learn.
Milage is around 10k -15k.....
Traction is good in rain for this kinda tire but I keep the revs and fast shifting to a min.....
I got carried away once on the highway with light drizzle when and STI kept giving me his BOV **** and down shifted into 3rd at a very high rpm......
Lets just say it was good that it was 1am on a tuesday....
car went sideways accross all 3 lines......abs goign nuts.......I was scared as all hell..........live and learn.
