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08-25-2011, 07:56 PM
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Dunlop Direzza Star Spec's. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....t+Z1+Star+Spec
Only issue I've seen is sizing: they don't have alot of choices. For sizing, as they are intended for "Spec" racing series, there true size is around "20mm" wider than listed. My 265/40/17 are wider then most 275's, and even wider then some 295's.
Only video I have of dig racing is when I was heads/cam playing with a friend with a FULL bolton LS1 SS running 555R tires. His tires were brand new, mine had around 15,000 miles on them. At :35 we do a 3 honk even launch were I really let him have it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrcXryBRarY
Only issue I've seen is sizing: they don't have alot of choices. For sizing, as they are intended for "Spec" racing series, there true size is around "20mm" wider than listed. My 265/40/17 are wider then most 275's, and even wider then some 295's.
Only video I have of dig racing is when I was heads/cam playing with a friend with a FULL bolton LS1 SS running 555R tires. His tires were brand new, mine had around 15,000 miles on them. At :35 we do a 3 honk even launch were I really let him have it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrcXryBRarY
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08-25-2011, 08:05 PM
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My 265's measure 10.7" of tread width. Not counting sidewall. Had to roll my fender lips, run zero drop drag springs w/ airbags to keep from rubbing. Of course I wish I could go wider myself, but my setup already looks funny with the tires so much wider then my 8" rims.
08-25-2011, 09:46 PM
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I'm really thinking about just saying the hell with it and getting some MT's. I just don't want to get them, drive them regularly, and then have to replace them in 4 months. I don't do burnouts and rarely go to the track. I want some tires that I can launch on hard off the line on the street but last a decent bit.
08-25-2011, 09:50 PM
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i've seen those tires perform almost as well as some of the lower end (nitto, some bfg) drag radials. i will most likely get a set after these bfg kdws wear out that are on the ta now.
and i feel you on the dig racing thing. i can't dig on the street for **** with those tires on the ta. the track isn't too bad, but the street offers NO mercy for me. i guess an m6 car on sportlines shouldn't be digging anyhow. funny thing is, the car will NOT turn a tire from a roll, any speed, any gear. 1st gear roll 5 mph - nope. it traps good, so i know it's not a lack of power.
i had a set of m/t et street DRs (255/50/16) on stock snowflakes and i swear my bolton a4 car would go high 1.6-low 1.7 on the street. it hardly launched better at the track. great tire for such a narrow wheel and did work on anything i could find around here. it went low low 1.6 at the track, still spinning. i did managed to bend the factory tq arm, though.
and i feel you on the dig racing thing. i can't dig on the street for **** with those tires on the ta. the track isn't too bad, but the street offers NO mercy for me. i guess an m6 car on sportlines shouldn't be digging anyhow. funny thing is, the car will NOT turn a tire from a roll, any speed, any gear. 1st gear roll 5 mph - nope. it traps good, so i know it's not a lack of power.
i had a set of m/t et street DRs (255/50/16) on stock snowflakes and i swear my bolton a4 car would go high 1.6-low 1.7 on the street. it hardly launched better at the track. great tire for such a narrow wheel and did work on anything i could find around here. it went low low 1.6 at the track, still spinning. i did managed to bend the factory tq arm, though.
08-25-2011, 10:03 PM
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i've seen those tires perform almost as well as some of the lower end (nitto, some bfg) drag radials. i will most likely get a set after these bfg kdws wear out that are on the ta now.
and i feel you on the dig racing thing. i can't dig on the street for **** with those tires on the ta. the track isn't too bad, but the street offers NO mercy for me. i guess an m6 car on sportlines shouldn't be digging anyhow. funny thing is, the car will NOT turn a tire from a roll, any speed, any gear. 1st gear roll 5 mph - nope. it traps good, so i know it's not a lack of power.
i had a set of m/t et street DRs (255/50/16) on stock snowflakes and i swear my bolton a4 car would go high 1.6-low 1.7 on the street. it hardly launched better at the track. great tire for such a narrow wheel and did work on anything i could find around here. it went low low 1.6 at the track, still spinning. i did managed to bend the factory tq arm, though.
and i feel you on the dig racing thing. i can't dig on the street for **** with those tires on the ta. the track isn't too bad, but the street offers NO mercy for me. i guess an m6 car on sportlines shouldn't be digging anyhow. funny thing is, the car will NOT turn a tire from a roll, any speed, any gear. 1st gear roll 5 mph - nope. it traps good, so i know it's not a lack of power.
i had a set of m/t et street DRs (255/50/16) on stock snowflakes and i swear my bolton a4 car would go high 1.6-low 1.7 on the street. it hardly launched better at the track. great tire for such a narrow wheel and did work on anything i could find around here. it went low low 1.6 at the track, still spinning. i did managed to bend the factory tq arm, though.
08-26-2011, 12:04 AM
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I tryed to get star specs for my TA stock 17 inch rims and the local shop said they didn't have a size that fit.Checked TireRack online while at the shop also.Any help?Really wanted to put these on my car.Ended up getting the Raptors lol ,was in a rush and had a cut in my tire!If I race from a dig I launch at no more than 2000 rpm,lil bit of spin and than its all good.Overall descent tire for cheap!
08-26-2011, 01:31 AM
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Don't go to the wheel and tire section on lstech and say that lol. They will lock it immediatly. I had a 315 sumitomo on my 9.5" rims and the centers wore down very quickly and I had to change them within 10k miles. Im not sure if the nitto 555r's are more narrow than the sumitomo's or not though...
08-26-2011, 10:16 AM
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Don't go to the wheel and tire section on lstech and say that lol. They will lock it immediatly. I had a 315 sumitomo on my 9.5" rims and the centers wore down very quickly and I had to change them within 10k miles. Im not sure if the nitto 555r's are more narrow than the sumitomo's or not though...
08-26-2011, 11:22 AM
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300C owners thoughts: "I know this Mach 1 will take me from a roll, but I know how to launch and I'm betting he doesn't so I'll see how long it takes him to catch me".
~ few seconds later ~
"Yep I was right yet another muscle car owner that can't drive! Took him till 3rd gear to catch me!"
~ few seconds later ~
"Yep I was right yet another muscle car owner that can't drive! Took him till 3rd gear to catch me!"
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08-26-2011, 02:19 PM
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Actually with these POS (and I'm serious, they are hard as a rock) Riken tires I HAVE kinda sorta got a launch out of them just dicking around at a redlight by myself. The key is slipping the clutch around 2,000rpms to have a slight bog, floor it, short shift 1st but slow so you don't hit the tires hard, then roll into 2nd. That is all I can do with them, but that was the last thing in my mind when it was actually go time with this 300.