17's and slicks??
03-30-2005, 08:33 PM
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17"/11"s and slicks?? does any one have any idea whats a good drag tire for 17" by 11" rim besides BFGoodRich or Nitto's .I wish Mickey Tompson wound make a ET Street or Drag or even a drag radial for our 11"/17's .I have lonched at every rpm with my M6 and nothing but smoke and i have a 3:91 gear .I get better times on motor than i do with N.O.S. and i have tryed every air pressure to .I've got ajustable torkarm .ajustable shocks, removed my front sway bar ,all polly bushings all round 
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03-31-2005, 05:30 AM
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I thaught that it was to dangeraes to run a 275/40/17 on a 11' rim .the tire was to narrow, now as for the ET-Street that is the first time i've seen that size but how could it fit a 11" rim when it's the same size as the et-drag radial ?????????
04-01-2005, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
Has any body tryed the et-streets on a 11" rim yet, just don't want to blow them off the rim under low air pressure at the track.
Yes and they work great!
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04-01-2005, 05:19 PM
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Yes,will the ET-Street fit a 11" rim . I would not try a 275/40/17 on a 11" rim ,I wonder because the ET-Street 26/11.5/17 will fit, because of the softer side wall, that will stretch to the 11" rim, than the 275/40/17 Drag Radial has a harder side wall for stability, that will not stretch out that far. I read were the 275/40/17 is compared to a 26/11.5/17 as the same size but the over all diameter is different the ET=Street is 26.5" and the Drag Raidal is 25.7" but both of the are set up off the 26/11.5/17 confuseing and the ET-Street is lighter to. I will not grind my caliper for 15" rim because if i go fast i want to stop fast .I've seen caliper brake into. And the brakes is the last thing i want to go or kill me or some body else. So the ET-Street (WILL) work safely on a 11" rim?????
04-01-2005, 06:49 PM
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Guys, Mickey Thompson's website is pretty clear about what size rim is acceptable.... +/- 1" of listed rimsize.... The ET Street 26x11.50x17 lists a 9" rim. -> http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/strip_et_street.html
11" rim is not within their specs, for either the 17" ET Street or the 17" ET Street Radial.
11" rim is not within their specs, for either the 17" ET Street or the 17" ET Street Radial.
04-01-2005, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
I shore wish they would fit ,i would order them tonight. Hay (TallyTransAm) do you have them on a set of 11" rims or do you know some body that does?
04-01-2005, 09:37 PM
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I have a set of 16"/8" but will they hook up ? they are nawerer than the 11's, I am thinking of haveing the 16"/8" widened to 10" or 11" to get more rubber on the ground and just put some Nitto's on my 11's for the street .I was just wanting a good set of tire for the street for them "pop up" red light races .The drag radials is'nt werth sh*t on the street much less on the track. If i have the 16's widened for the rear i am going to have the outher two 16's narrowed to 6" or 5" for the front,what is the narrowest 16" tire that i can put on the front?
04-02-2005, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
I have a set of 16"/8" but will they hook up ? they are nawerer than the 11's, I am thinking of haveing the 16"/8" widened to 10" or 11" to get more rubber on the ground and just put some Nitto's on my 11's for the street .I was just wanting a good set of tire for the street for them "pop up" red light races .The drag radials is'nt werth sh*t on the street much less on the track. If i have the 16's widened for the rear i am going to have the outher two 16's narrowed to 6" or 5" for the front,what is the narrowest 16" tire that i can put on the front?
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04-02-2005, 09:14 AM
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Hi Folks
I have BFG Drag radials 315/35-17, that is another option for you. I believe I would rather have 12.4" of rubber on the road anyway. Just my two-cent.
Bill
I have BFG Drag radials 315/35-17, that is another option for you. I believe I would rather have 12.4" of rubber on the road anyway. Just my two-cent.
Bill
04-02-2005, 04:01 PM
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I just took off a set of BF Goodrich did'nt last but two mounths and i had Nitto's before them and i like the Nitto's better because of wheir, they last twice as long for the street as far as tracksion both were a bout the same at the track for me.
04-03-2005, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Randy WS6
I just took off a set of BF Goodrich did'nt last but two mounths and i had Nitto's before them and i like the Nitto's better because of wheir, they last twice as long for the street as far as tracksion both were a bout the same at the track for me.
I don't use the car as daily driver, so I don't care how long they last but what I want is Traction. Looking at label that came with the tires, wear is rated "00". They are not made for many runs or miles.
Bill