Nitto Drag Radials SUCK!
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Picture time!!
Here they are when they were new
New
Last year when I realized that I had too much psi in the driver's side tire.
And now
Driver's side
Passenger's side
I'm gonna see if they hold up till the new water version nitto drs come out near the end of the year.
Here they are when they were new
New
Last year when I realized that I had too much psi in the driver's side tire.
And now
![](http://liveu-83.vo.llnwd.net/vidilife/image/2005/11/22/85233/1164983L.jpg)
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Driver's side
Passenger's side
![](http://liveu-84.vo.llnwd.net/vidilife/image/2005/11/22/85233/1164984L.jpg)
![](http://liveu-85.vo.llnwd.net/vidilife/image/2005/11/22/85233/1164985L.jpg)
I'm gonna see if they hold up till the new water version nitto drs come out near the end of the year.
Last edited by Roarin_8; 03-07-2007 at 05:35 PM.
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Been worried about the Nitto's as I couldn't hook good on Saturady with them. I think it was acombo of cold track temps and poor prep.
My typical 60' is in the 1.9 range. Car with me in it weighs 3790lbs.
I'v got a SS3600 that I will install over the weekend to hopefully drop those 60's.
After reading this tread I have more confidence in the Nitto's.
My typical 60' is in the 1.9 range. Car with me in it weighs 3790lbs.
I'v got a SS3600 that I will install over the weekend to hopefully drop those 60's.
After reading this tread I have more confidence in the Nitto's.
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Originally Posted by mattraypharbor
1.5 60's all day on nittos.
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Wow this is an old thread brought back to life
My best results on 245 Nittos are low 1.7's and dead hooking. This is with 19-21 PSI, 7 second burnout (seven mississippi's after I started seeing smoke) and a quick stage so the tires didn't cool down.
No feathering or finesse required. I would literally mash the gas off idle and dead hook. But in cold weather and or when they started wearing out in the center it was a different story.
I'm trying M/T Street radials this year. I know they won't last as long but I'm hoping to dead hook on colder days and improve my best ET one more time before the 416 goes in
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My best results on 245 Nittos are low 1.7's and dead hooking. This is with 19-21 PSI, 7 second burnout (seven mississippi's after I started seeing smoke) and a quick stage so the tires didn't cool down.
No feathering or finesse required. I would literally mash the gas off idle and dead hook. But in cold weather and or when they started wearing out in the center it was a different story.
I'm trying M/T Street radials this year. I know they won't last as long but I'm hoping to dead hook on colder days and improve my best ET one more time before the 416 goes in
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Originally Posted by 1BadZ95
Damn! The best I could cut last week was a 2.00 at 15psi with a pretty good burnout. About 40 degree weather.
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Originally Posted by mattraypharbor
try 19-20lbs and do a 10count for your burnout...
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Best results I ever got was a 1.7.......
I dropped them to 8lbs heated them up and rolled all the way past the staging lines back up and romped from there.
Oh btw I started cutting 1.50;s on mickeys!
I dropped them to 8lbs heated them up and rolled all the way past the staging lines back up and romped from there.
Oh btw I started cutting 1.50;s on mickeys!
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Yea I cut 1.73 60' on my Nitto dragradials. Remember though if your bolt on suspention isnt dialed in (or if you dont have any) then that could be the problem not the tires. I have full bolt on suspention and after my sphon adj. touqe arm it changed my launch quite a bit. Changing that pinion angle is key to a good launch
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Well as the title says Nitto Drag Radial suck. I mean I knew not to expect great 60ft times from these tires but I would have thought it could have been a little better than street tires. Oh well....guess I'll have to wait for the 12.8 time slip. Anyway here are my time from tonight at the track. Look at the RT on the 3rd pass! OH YEAH! 8)
1st pass
60ft - 2.133
330 - 5.699
1/8 - 8.542
MPH - 87.53
1000 - 10.980
1/4 - 13.05
MPH - 108.90
2nd pass
60ft - 2.120
330 - 5.663
1/8 - 8.485
MPH - 88.08
1000 - 10.908
1/4 - 12.969
MPH - 109.48
3rd pass
RT - 008
60ft - 2.104
330 - 5.650
1/8 - 8.474
MPH - 88.16
1000 - 10.896
1/4 - 12.956
MPH - 109.58
1st pass
60ft - 2.133
330 - 5.699
1/8 - 8.542
MPH - 87.53
1000 - 10.980
1/4 - 13.05
MPH - 108.90
2nd pass
60ft - 2.120
330 - 5.663
1/8 - 8.485
MPH - 88.08
1000 - 10.908
1/4 - 12.969
MPH - 109.48
3rd pass
RT - 008
60ft - 2.104
330 - 5.650
1/8 - 8.474
MPH - 88.16
1000 - 10.896
1/4 - 12.956
MPH - 109.58
My nittos kicked *** on the street for what they were, i could launch it at 3200-3500rpm on the street and hook
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Yea I cut 1.73 60' on my Nitto dragradials. Remember though if your bolt on suspention isnt dialed in (or if you dont have any) then that could be the problem not the tires. I have full bolt on suspention and after my sphon adj. touqe arm it changed my launch quite a bit. Changing that pinion angle is key to a good launch ![Nod](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_nod.gif)
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This time was along time ago... I ran that combo for ever 31517 nittos. On the 10bolt with a 3500stall i was hooking a 1.5 with a lil spin on motor it would do a high 1.5 slightly stalled and for somer reason nittos like to be around 19-20lbs for the track and daily use imo thats where i keep my new 315/17 mickey thompson et street radials.