315 MT drag radial tread life/ traction?
02-17-2010, 11:28 PM
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315 MT drag radial tread life/ traction? ive been searching but really havnt seen any reveiews on the 315/35 r 17 mickey thompson drag radials. what kind of 60 foot times have you guys gotten on these? also how many street miles have you gotten out of them?
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It depends on the car, burnout size, roads you drive on (if they are used for street and strip, locker or posi chunk, etc). I've heard of people getting 6-7,000 miles from a set. I get about 100 laps and 1,000 miles from a set of 275/60/15 ET Street radials, but my Nova has a spool so that helps to decrease tire life with corners 
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02-18-2010, 12:06 PM
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It depends on the car, burnout size, roads you drive on (if they are used for street and strip, locker or posi chunk, etc). I've heard of people getting 6-7,000 miles from a set. I get about 100 laps and 1,000 miles from a set of 275/60/15 ET Street radials, but my Nova has a spool so that helps to decrease tire life with corners
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02-19-2010, 10:12 AM
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The MT guys told me the tread wear is better on the 17 inch rim tires than on the racing 15 inch stuff because of a slightly harder compound. I have not tested this, but I bought a set for my station wagon that I hope to test a bunch in the future! My guess is the 17's will have a bit less hook, but should last longer for sure. On the 295-15 tires I was getting 5000 miles out of a set before the tread was almost completly gone. My 17's have a few more rain type grooves than the 15's also, may help in the rain a bit.
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The MT guys told me the tread wear is better on the 17 inch rim tires than on the racing 15 inch stuff because of a slightly harder compound. I have not tested this, but I bought a set for my station wagon that I hope to test a bunch in the future! My guess is the 17's will have a bit less hook, but should last longer for sure. On the 295-15 tires I was getting 5000 miles out of a set before the tread was almost completly gone. My 17's have a few more rain type grooves than the 15's also, may help in the rain a bit.
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ide be satisfied with 6k oout of them i think, but im starting to lean towards the bfgs. this is a 95% street car, but my nittos just arnt getin the job done on launch.
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I have the same tire as Dragman, but I have not used them yet. I have them on a station wagon that is sprung more for conering ability, so I don't expect very good 60's. The engine is LS with twins, so I need some roll traction from them.
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02-20-2010, 06:11 AM
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I ran 30 on the street and 22-25 on the track. I did get pulled over for spinning the tires in your fair state on I75. The nice police officer said going 122mph while spinning the tires is dangerous, and gave me a "felony reckless driving" award for my trouble. This type of thing did cause the tires to "wear out"!
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