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Old 01-02-2004, 06:55 PM
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Default frontrunner/et front/drag front/front drag ds-2

goodyear frontrunners
m/t et fronts
hoosier drag fronts
moroso ds-2 front drags

any of these are light enough for me, within a pound or so of each other.

i want a 26*4.5 for my 3.5 pro stars..

i need at least 1000 miles of wear on street driving to and from the track and at least some wet weather capability. i need safety at 150mph as well. i need 3700# weight capability.

i was leaning toward the hoosier drag fronts just cuz i run hoosier rears
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None of the track front tires will last long for a street trip.

They are very light, thin and soft. They puncture very easily.

MT makes the Sportsman front that will work for street and strip.

Or you can do like most of us and go to Pep Boys and get a set or 175R 15 Futura's. They're dirt cheap, have great road manners and they only weight 17lbs a piece
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futuras can handle 150 no problem?

i know the race tires dont last long, but is 1k miles too much to ask? i can go twice that on et streets.
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Drop Tim (Hawkn01) an email. He has the MT Drag front runners.
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i have the et fronts and i don't think they are 1) going to last that long, and b) they are imprecise and sloppy on the street.

i am pulling mine off to eventually install m/t sportsman 8 plys in front.
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Drop Tim (Hawkn01) an email. He has the MT Drag front runners.
I only run those at the track, not on the street. For the street i run the MT sportsman.
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so then the answer is none of the above, get the 8 ply mt sportsman.




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