Drag Radial Talk
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The nt05r tire is better than the m/ts. New technology is better than old technology.
The nt05r tire is better than the m/ts. New technology is better than old technology.
The nitto will probably be better for daily use, but the mickey still gonna kill it at the track..
after looking at the new nitto it does look far better than the old one, it actually is 00 treadwear now which means it should hook better and the big fat center section should help too, but all the other companies building DR's have far more experience building competition tire's than nitto so for now I personally will stick with those
I am happy to see nitto step up with a more serious DR and make the DR market more competitive dollar wise, hopefully being the cheaper option they will help bring costs down a little across the board as the other companies try to not loose sales based on cost..
my nittos hook pretty good ...... in second.lol M/T is the way to go M&H makes a good drag radial too. i run nittos on the street.
Last edited by strokerblackhawk; Mar 31, 2010 at 10:30 AM.
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So by that theory the old Nitto should have been better than the Mickey all along since Mickey Thompson uses technology in their drag tires that they have been developing for ohhhh I dunno 30 or so years??
The nitto will probably be better for daily use, but the mickey still gonna kill it at the track..
after looking at the new nitto it does look far better than the old one, it actually is 00 treadwear now which means it should hook better and the big fat center section should help too, but all the other companies building DR's have far more experience building competition tire's than nitto so for now I personally will stick with those
I am happy to see nitto step up with a more serious DR and make the DR market more competitive dollar wise, hopefully being the cheaper option they will help bring costs down a little across the board as the other companies try to not loose sales based on cost..
The nitto will probably be better for daily use, but the mickey still gonna kill it at the track..
after looking at the new nitto it does look far better than the old one, it actually is 00 treadwear now which means it should hook better and the big fat center section should help too, but all the other companies building DR's have far more experience building competition tire's than nitto so for now I personally will stick with those
I am happy to see nitto step up with a more serious DR and make the DR market more competitive dollar wise, hopefully being the cheaper option they will help bring costs down a little across the board as the other companies try to not loose sales based on cost..
I was at the track last week and i was talking to a mammoth kb gt500 guy and he said hes buying a set to try them out. So ill get some results when i see him next time.
I think it was either Super Chevy or some other mag did an article comparing the m/t and the nt05r. However it was a mag testing, they said that the nt04r was a better tire. Nitto is a great tire company. Im sure they invested in this tire wisely.
I was at the track last week and i was talking to a mammoth kb gt500 guy and he said hes buying a set to try them out. So ill get some results when i see him next time.
I was at the track last week and i was talking to a mammoth kb gt500 guy and he said hes buying a set to try them out. So ill get some results when i see him next time.
And like you said that was a magazine test and unfortunately there are too many variables, what was their basis of the test, all out grip, over all use etc
I love my Toyo's for overall use as such the original nitto was designed, but it has far better grip and looks, it looks like the new Nitto might be a good contender in that category but with better grip than the original Nitto DR. And after looking at it, if it nets good results and is cheaper I may switch from the Toyo, but Toyo has alot more experience in the competition (track competition) segment of tires than Nitto so for right now im a not convinced these will be very spectacular.
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Yeah definately let us know, thats a heavy car.. if it can cut some good 60ft's and stay straight Nitto may have a winner.
And like you said that was a magazine test and unfortunately there are too many variables, what was their basis of the test, all out grip, over all use etc
I love my Toyo's for overall use as such the original nitto was designed, but it has far better grip and looks, it looks like the new Nitto might be a good contender in that category but with better grip than the original Nitto DR. And after looking at it, if it nets good results and is cheaper I may switch from the Toyo, but Toyo has alot more experience in the competition (track competition) segment of tires than Nitto so for right now im a not convinced these will be very spectacular.
And like you said that was a magazine test and unfortunately there are too many variables, what was their basis of the test, all out grip, over all use etc
I love my Toyo's for overall use as such the original nitto was designed, but it has far better grip and looks, it looks like the new Nitto might be a good contender in that category but with better grip than the original Nitto DR. And after looking at it, if it nets good results and is cheaper I may switch from the Toyo, but Toyo has alot more experience in the competition (track competition) segment of tires than Nitto so for right now im a not convinced these will be very spectacular.
Toyo's make a good tire with out a doubt. I'm glad to see many tire companys making good products. Without a good tire then whats the point of horsepower?
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with the right combo and if setup correctly, any drag radial can hook street or track. I had my original 30th wheels widened 2" to fit 315's and my car hooked all day long. I had full rear UMI suspension, a th400 with a 4k stall, full weight. Stock LS1 motor with just a 100 shot dry and ran 7.5 all day with a 1.6 60'
First, the NT01 is NOT a drag radial. It is an R compound tire for road racing/auto x.
I'd imagine the Nitto NT05R ( this is the R, not. The regular NT05) is the same compound as the Toyo TQ since they're owned by Toyo. I know the Nitto isn't as soft as the MT.
If you want something with better than stock traction and decent milage:555R
If you want more traction but still have some tread life: BFG, Toyo, NT05R
If you want maximum traction and don't care about tread life: MT, Hoosier, or M&H. IIRC the M&H doesn't come in a 26" tire though.
I'd imagine the Nitto NT05R ( this is the R, not. The regular NT05) is the same compound as the Toyo TQ since they're owned by Toyo. I know the Nitto isn't as soft as the MT.
If you want something with better than stock traction and decent milage:555R
If you want more traction but still have some tread life: BFG, Toyo, NT05R
If you want maximum traction and don't care about tread life: MT, Hoosier, or M&H. IIRC the M&H doesn't come in a 26" tire though.
right now I'm running Mickey's and I'm a big fan of how well they hook, but their streetability does suck compared to other D/R's. pooter has me wanting to try the Toyo's now, LOL. Which Toyo tire is it exactly? Do they make a drag radial?
Yes the toyo is a drag radial. They work great very happy with ours. Discount Tire matched online tires.com price for us.They hook very good on the street.
ws6kid idk i ran a 2.0 60 foot on 275 17 cheap nexen tires without those mods. and i ran a 13.1 lol biggest mod i have is a lid and had a paper filter at that time. id rather get some bfg's , mt, or hoosiers.
We had some BFG's. They sucked!! Our falken 275-35-18 street tire hooked just as good as the BFG 315-35-17 did.
