What drag radials????
I've run the Mickey's on my car but just a 255/50. I'll say that in that size on a stick car they wouldn't come close to a good street launch but from a roll and stab they were great! You're an auto guy so with some good suspension tuning a drag radial works nice. I had considered trying the Toyo Drag radials because I know that their competition tire the R888R is a nasty tire. With drag radial construction of the tire if Toyo uses the same compound on their drag radial as they do the R888R it should be a great tire and it's cheaper than the others. I'd really have liked to have given those a shot. Actually, I might just do that on my 350hp Cobra. They'd probably be great on that car even though it's a stick car.... If I can find the right size.
The 7.5 will be your weak link hooking hard. Yes, it's true that they hold up better behind automatic cars but you'll want something stronger eventually. I believe GM offered an 8.5 in some models of G bodies. It's not a 9" but you can beef it up some and if your power levels are reasonable I'd say it'll hang in pretty well. Heck my old ZR2 has the GM Corporate 8.5 as well as just about all the half ton pickups from the 80's into the 90's. I've seen those rears hold up well to really big tires on lifted trucks with bigger power etc. If it'll hold up to what guys throw at a 4x4 in the dirt and hauling it should be fine. On my ZR2 I used to haul very heavy loads of wood with it. I had an add a leaf in the rear and put air shocks on it and I used to stack dense wood, Locust and Oak to the top of the cab on that truck and never ever had a rearend failure with it. Also had 32x11.50 BFG mud terrains on that truck as well so it didn't have junk tires on it that would spin.
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Great Info yah I ws thinking or the toyo they are cheaper lol I know the r8886 are great in auto cross
yes ima run this weak gov lock posi till I break it probably or if I find a good deal on stronger unit maybe put strong axles if I can find them
yes ima run this weak gov lock posi till I break it probably or if I find a good deal on stronger unit maybe put strong axles if I can find them
Hoosier DRs are my fav for the track. They are very light compared to other DRs. They are almost like a bias ply. Wont last long on the street though.
MT ET street radials are pretty bad ***. I ran a few pairs on the street and they gave me a 1.5 60' at the track. A bad *** tire. Lasts longer than the Hoosier.
Toyo DRs are actually a very good tire too. After I put them on my car I was surprised how much wider they were. Nice and beefy. Think I pulled off a 1.7 60" just messing around at the track. Great DR if you wanna save some money which is the reason I tried them. But IDK what there are for toyo anymore, when I bought them they were the Toyo TQ.
MT ET street radials are pretty bad ***. I ran a few pairs on the street and they gave me a 1.5 60' at the track. A bad *** tire. Lasts longer than the Hoosier.
Toyo DRs are actually a very good tire too. After I put them on my car I was surprised how much wider they were. Nice and beefy. Think I pulled off a 1.7 60" just messing around at the track. Great DR if you wanna save some money which is the reason I tried them. But IDK what there are for toyo anymore, when I bought them they were the Toyo TQ.
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Hoosier is a DOT track tire, not tough enough for a street driver. High risk of tire blow out from debris that a normal tire would shake off. The Mickey Thomson ET Street S/S is a much better choice in terms of tire safety on the street.
In my experience, drag radials are tough to live with in general. The street kills the tires. I wear out a set of MT ET S/S every 1K miles, and the grip declines substantially after about 400-500 miles. Of course, results will vary and they do last longer if you don't spin the tires through the gears. I lay a lot of light tracks on the road (edge of traction) every time I hit the throttle and the tires hate that. And you've got to constantly flip the the tires when they ball up or you'll never have good traction again.
I have a manual trans and getting off the line is a real chore. The MT tires do not recover well after breaking loose and just keep spinning. I've heard the M&H drag radial recovers quicker so thought I would give it a try this year because I'm tired of the struggle off the line.
"Long life" tires like Toyo's, Nitto's, and the like aren't even remotely in the same league as a MT or M&H. Calling those tires a drag radial is a joke. I had a pair of NT05R and it was garbage. Killed those in 1K miles too, it was just a hopeless 1K miles of no traction. Never got over 30% throttle in 1st gear, and 70% in 2nd gear with those tires on the street. Switched to a set of MT tires and rolled into 100% throttle in 1st gear when the tires were fresh. That's the day I learned the difference between having power and being quick.
Again, every car is different and results will vary. But that is my experience with my car.
In my experience, drag radials are tough to live with in general. The street kills the tires. I wear out a set of MT ET S/S every 1K miles, and the grip declines substantially after about 400-500 miles. Of course, results will vary and they do last longer if you don't spin the tires through the gears. I lay a lot of light tracks on the road (edge of traction) every time I hit the throttle and the tires hate that. And you've got to constantly flip the the tires when they ball up or you'll never have good traction again.
I have a manual trans and getting off the line is a real chore. The MT tires do not recover well after breaking loose and just keep spinning. I've heard the M&H drag radial recovers quicker so thought I would give it a try this year because I'm tired of the struggle off the line.
"Long life" tires like Toyo's, Nitto's, and the like aren't even remotely in the same league as a MT or M&H. Calling those tires a drag radial is a joke. I had a pair of NT05R and it was garbage. Killed those in 1K miles too, it was just a hopeless 1K miles of no traction. Never got over 30% throttle in 1st gear, and 70% in 2nd gear with those tires on the street. Switched to a set of MT tires and rolled into 100% throttle in 1st gear when the tires were fresh. That's the day I learned the difference between having power and being quick.
Again, every car is different and results will vary. But that is my experience with my car.
Last edited by QwkTrip; Feb 22, 2020 at 12:26 PM.
Hoosier is a DOT track tire, not tough enough for a street driver. High risk of tire blow out from debris that a normal tire would shake off. The Mickey Thomson ET Street S/S is a much better choice in terms of tire safety on the street.
In my experience, drag radials are tough to live with in general. The street kills the tires. I wear out a set of MT ET S/S every 1K miles, and the grip declines substantially after about 400-500 miles. Of course, results will vary and they do last longer if you don't spin the tires through the gears. I lay a lot of light tracks on the road (edge of traction) every time I hit the throttle and the tires hate that. And you've got to constantly flip the the tires when they ball up or you'll never have good traction again.
I have a manual trans and getting off the line is a real chore. The MT tires do not recover well after breaking loose and just keep spinning. I've heard the M&H drag radial recovers quicker so thought I would give it a try this year because I'm tired of the struggle off the line.
"Long life" tires like Toyo's, Nitto's, and the like aren't even remotely in the same league as a MT or M&H. Calling those tires a drag radial is a joke. I had a pair of NT05R and it was garbage. Killed those in 1K miles too, it was just a hopeless 1K miles of no traction. Never got over 30% throttle in 1st gear, and 70% in 2nd gear with those tires on the street. Switched to a set of MT tires and rolled into 100% throttle in 1st gear when the tires were fresh. That's the day I learned the difference between having power and being quick.
Again, every car is different and results will vary. But that is my experience with my car.
In my experience, drag radials are tough to live with in general. The street kills the tires. I wear out a set of MT ET S/S every 1K miles, and the grip declines substantially after about 400-500 miles. Of course, results will vary and they do last longer if you don't spin the tires through the gears. I lay a lot of light tracks on the road (edge of traction) every time I hit the throttle and the tires hate that. And you've got to constantly flip the the tires when they ball up or you'll never have good traction again.
I have a manual trans and getting off the line is a real chore. The MT tires do not recover well after breaking loose and just keep spinning. I've heard the M&H drag radial recovers quicker so thought I would give it a try this year because I'm tired of the struggle off the line.
"Long life" tires like Toyo's, Nitto's, and the like aren't even remotely in the same league as a MT or M&H. Calling those tires a drag radial is a joke. I had a pair of NT05R and it was garbage. Killed those in 1K miles too, it was just a hopeless 1K miles of no traction. Never got over 30% throttle in 1st gear, and 70% in 2nd gear with those tires on the street. Switched to a set of MT tires and rolled into 100% throttle in 1st gear when the tires were fresh. That's the day I learned the difference between having power and being quick.
Again, every car is different and results will vary. But that is my experience with my car.
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My experience with these tires is that they have to be given a serious roasting from time to time to keep the tread even and the tread surface grippy.