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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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Alright, someone please advise me. Which of these DR tires will give me better traction at the strip with my 12-bolt. These will ONLY be bolted up for the drive to the track. Now it is 50 miles each way, so I will be putting a good amount of miles on them but they will not be driven on daily.

315/35-R17 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial 2


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275/40-R17 Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Radial


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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Try the new M&H Musclecar Drag radials. I've heard so many great things about them. I only wish they came in 245/50-16 so I can use the factory rims.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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Try the new M&H Musclecar Drag radials. I've heard so many great things about them. I only wish they came in 245/50-16 so I can use the factory rims.
They don't make a 17" tire
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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I use Hoosier QT Pros, but I have heard great things about the new MT DRs!!
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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The MT drag radial owns all! For drivability, the MT still wins, but if you hit rain that is the only time the BFG and MT are equal.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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I just had a set of MT ET streets P255 50R 16" put on the T/A the day before yesterday and they look sweet. You can really sink your fingers in the tread. The car went down the Interstate just beautiful @ 70 mph, rode very nice. It's to cold to try to launch it right now. They are a sharp looking tire.

They're so soft they have got to hook up.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 05:08 PM
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I have used ET streets, M/T drag radials and BFG Drag Radials, and the M/T drag Radials were the best. In the BFG's defense, they were a smaller size.
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Originally Posted by skytower31
Alright, someone please advise me. Which of these DR tires will give me better traction at the strip with my 12-bolt. These will ONLY be bolted up for the drive to the track. Now it is 50 miles each way, so I will be putting a good amount of miles on them but they will not be driven on daily.

315/35-R17 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial 2


or

275/40-R17 Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Radial


Thanks
I believe that the BFG in your photo is the one I'm using, and it works very well on the street too.
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Hi Guys,
I can't answer the question but no one really answered this thread. The real question is 315/35 (BFG) vs 275/40 (MT) the way I read it. The BFG 315's have more rubber hitting the road but is the MT better with less rubber on the road???
Bill
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Originally Posted by Bill's 02 Z-28 SS
Hi Guys,
I can't answer the question but no one really answered this thread. The real question is 315/35 (BFG) vs 275/40 (MT) the way I read it. The BFG 315's have more rubber hitting the road but is the MT better with less rubber on the road???
Bill
Thanks Bill, that is what I was originally asking.
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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go with Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Radial
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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 04:24 PM
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ive had nittos, BFG's, and the mt et radials. The MT's are the best by far in my opinion

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