700hp on the street- slicks?
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700hp on the street- slicks? I'm going to have 700+rwhp this summer and my 315 Nitto drag radials are not going to hold up. The plan is to sell my Fikse FM-5 17x11's and go with a Fikse FM-5 16x? on a stickier tire. I think I am also going to go with a 12 bolt that is 2 inches shorter on each axle to give the rims that drag look.
The problem is, I don't know what height, what width and what tire I should run. Whats the difference between slicks and ET streets etc.?
The car will not be driven in rain and I have a daily driver to keep the miles down to 150-200 a week. What tire will hook and last on the street?
Also, will 17's up front look stupid with 16's in the back? Should I ditch the front set too and go with a skinnier tire? Any help is appreciated. Mike.
The problem is, I don't know what height, what width and what tire I should run. Whats the difference between slicks and ET streets etc.?
The car will not be driven in rain and I have a daily driver to keep the miles down to 150-200 a week. What tire will hook and last on the street?
Also, will 17's up front look stupid with 16's in the back? Should I ditch the front set too and go with a skinnier tire? Any help is appreciated. Mike.
slicks, no matter et street or drag dont hook for crap on most streets. better off with radials IMO. unless you are running on pure concrete roads you are wasting your time.
i would go with the m/t street radials.
i would go with the m/t street radials.
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Hmmmmm What Tire ? 700 H/p... WELL THATS A LOT OF H/P TO HOOKKK 
WHAT ABOUT SUBPECTION;
MODDDS YO AN A 12 BOLT REAR LIKE A MOSER OR STRANGE
TO;
HOLD ALL THAT POWER... WILL I TRY A LOT OF TIRES
THE BEST;
TIRE I LIKE WHER HOOSIERS QUICK TIMES I RUN A 27+11.50+15
ON;
A 373 GEAR... WITH N.O.S. IF I WAS N/A IT WOULD BE A 411 WITH A;
28+11.50+ 15... AT 6500!!!!!
NOW THATS WHAT THE;
CKNHWK RIDE IS TAKING ABOUT WARRIOR.......................
WHAT ABOUT SUBPECTION;MODDDS YO AN A 12 BOLT REAR LIKE A MOSER OR STRANGE
TO;HOLD ALL THAT POWER... WILL I TRY A LOT OF TIRES
THE BEST;TIRE I LIKE WHER HOOSIERS QUICK TIMES I RUN A 27+11.50+15
ON;A 373 GEAR... WITH N.O.S. IF I WAS N/A IT WOULD BE A 411 WITH A;
28+11.50+ 15... AT 6500!!!!!
NOW THATS WHAT THE;CKNHWK RIDE IS TAKING ABOUT WARRIOR.......................
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Originally Posted by cknhwk1
WELL THATS A LOT OF H/P TO HOOKKK WHAT ABOUT SUBPECTION;
MODDDS YO AN A 12 BOLT REAR LIKE A MOSER OR STRANGE TO;
HOLD ALL THAT POWER... WILL I TRY A LOT OF TIRES THE BEST;
TIRE I LIKE WHER HOOSIERS QUICK TIMES I RUN A 27+11.50+15 ON;
A 373 GEAR... WITH N.O.S. IF I WAS N/A IT WOULD BE A 411 WITH A;
28+11.50+ 15... AT 6500!!!!! NOW THATS WHAT THE;
CKNHWK RIDE IS TAKING ABOUT WARRIOR.......................
WHAT ABOUT SUBPECTION;MODDDS YO AN A 12 BOLT REAR LIKE A MOSER OR STRANGE
TO;HOLD ALL THAT POWER... WILL I TRY A LOT OF TIRES
THE BEST;TIRE I LIKE WHER HOOSIERS QUICK TIMES I RUN A 27+11.50+15
ON;A 373 GEAR... WITH N.O.S. IF I WAS N/A IT WOULD BE A 411 WITH A;
28+11.50+ 15... AT 6500!!!!!
NOW THATS WHAT THE;CKNHWK RIDE IS TAKING ABOUT WARRIOR.......................
Holy **** lol!!!
back to the subject, get the biggest widest tires you can get, dont get fikse 16's, get bogart 15's or the like. at 500 rwhp nittos are almost like street tires, I bet a 15 inch rim with a good ET Street Radial would work well for pure street driving, any track time though I would say get some slicks or at least ET Streets. I have been pondering what tires to get myself lately and what it came down to me was
Radial = more stable, possible higher trap, but waaaayyyyy heavy
Slicks = not street legal, max traction lowest treadwear, waayyyyyy light.
Slick type (ET Street non radial) = street legal, good traction with hefty burnout but only on the track, waaaayyyy lighter than a radial.
I ruled out the Radial simply for the weight issues so it came down to slick and slick type, I figured that I wanted to drive around on the street mostly and track a little so I went with a 28 inch Slick type on a 15 inch rim but also have real 28 inch slicks on my 16 inch stock rims.
Freakin tires is such a hard choice.
