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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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How bad does it get at high speed (end of 1/4 mile)with ET streets on the back and radials on the front??

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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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With 18psi in the back you get a little sway. I get uncomfortable sway at 14psi in the back.
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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Takes a little gettin' used to but really not too bad. I go through the lights at 120-124 on a motor pass w/a 28-12.50-15 ET Street @ 11psi and it tends to walk a bit but nothing that can't be worked.

I just switched to the 325-50-15 MT ET radial a week ago and the car feels MUCH better(on the street....no track passes on them yet).
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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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i've gone through the traps at a 154mph on a 28x12.5 et street and a 165 r on the front with no noticeable sway whatsoever. with 10.5 psi in the tires

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Old Oct 2, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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It all depends on MPH/tire speed...How much the tires grow at the other end and such..More MPH more Tire Speed the taller the tires will stay,the stiffer they are,the less you will sway...
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