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Old 09-17-2005, 03:09 PM
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im about to have my car runnin again soon and while its been down i got a some prostars... well i just got a new job thats a good drive from my house on the highway..just wondering if its safe.... thanks
Old 09-17-2005, 03:24 PM
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1) its not DOT legal
2) never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it
3) i have had mine on since 2001 everyday.
4) use your head around corners.
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Its not that bad, we always take a trip out to the westside (which is on the other side of town) with my slicks and skinnies and i once was racing a bike on the freeway and they handled better than i thought on turns, but dont do the hard turns all the time and you will be ok.
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I drive everywhere on mine too. The furthest I go is the track though, it's only about a 120 mile round trip.
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same here, i drive a good ways on mine too
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thanks guys its about 40 miles there and back so i think ill be fine
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what size of front tire are you guys running?
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I am wondering the same thing. I go to WIU (Western Ill. Univ.) and its about a 275mile drive from me. Would I be ok to do this with 15x10 out back and 15x3.5 in the front. I wouldnt be doing slicks, id probably do a drag radial. Am I going to be ok going 275 miles and how much ride quality and handling is going to be sacraficed? (Sorry for highjacking the thread a lil) Lets get some more feedback please!

Thanks in advance!
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when I drove my car everyday, I would drive on Prostars 60 miles round trip. I also drove a 600 mile round trip to go race at a different track
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Originally Posted by Derek98z
when I drove my car everyday, I would drive on Prostars 60 miles round trip. I also drove a 600 mile round trip to go race at a different track

Just wondering if you drive all the time on your Bogarts? I have a set of rear Bolted D10's geeting some for the front along with MT Sportsman tires.
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My car is no longer a daily driver. If it were, I would have no concerns driving it daily on the Bogarts.
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You guy's who drive with skinnies up front on a daily basis, what PSI are you running them on?
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I run mine at 35psi. They are generic 165R15s with a max of 44psi.
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yep, right around 35
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I have driven 200miles round trip with skinnies and slicks, had no problems, and yes this is on prostars.

For bogarts, I have heard some horror stories about using them on a daily driver. I heard of them just breaking apart. And bogart tells you DON'T USE AS DAILY DRIVE, they won't withstand the heat they get when daily driven.
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from the trailer to the staging lanes, lol, nah, they are not bad driving on just be careful on turns, and don't expect the car to drive like normal.
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i'm going to get some wide rims (draglites i guess) to hold a 28" nitto DR, but i think would look retarded with stock snowflakes on the front.. im considering driving on skinnies, but they kinda scare me.. whats the widest tire you can fit on a 3.5 wheel?
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I daily drive my car with skinnies on the front. Haven't driven very far with them yet though, but they have been on the highway, in heavy thunderstorms, and locked up braking for old people who can't drive and still no problems with them!
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wasnt there just a post about them overheating and breaking?
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Originally Posted by LC1
i'm going to get some wide rims (draglites i guess) to hold a 28" nitto DR, but i think would look retarded with stock snowflakes on the front.. im considering driving on skinnies, but they kinda scare me.. whats the widest tire you can fit on a 3.5 wheel?
run a 165/r15 metric radial.



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