ET Radial mileage? Please let me know.
#1
TECH Apprentice
Thread Starter
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: a dumpster in TX
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ET Radial mileage? Please let me know.
I am about to buy a set of 255/50/16 Mickey Thompson ET Radials for my formula. I see very little track time and do very few burnouts and they are small when I do. I want to be able to hook and go in town. What kind of highway mileage can I expect with these tires. 15,000 miles would be acceptable.
#4
10 Second Club
iTrader: (9)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Laconia, NH
Posts: 3,878
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yeah, I would only expect to get about 5K out of them at the most. Although, when they glaze over they get pretty stiff. So if you don't do alot of burnouts with them or put alot of heat in them everyday you can probrably push 8K out of them. Also, I would put them on this car if it ever sees rain.
#5
TECH Apprentice
Thread Starter
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: a dumpster in TX
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Ouch! I dont think I can make these my everyday tires. I only have one set of wheels (on the car) and drive 500+ miles per week. Thanks for the info guys, I assumed they might have just a little more wear than the nitto's but not a third of the life.
#6
11 Second Club
no if you drive 500 miles a week get the nittos...they give you more grip on the street for a high hp car and dont weardown that fast.
if you have a car you drive for run and race on the weekends...get the mts
thats what i do
if you have a car you drive for run and race on the weekends...get the mts
thats what i do
#7
11 Second Club
iTrader: (14)
my 315/60/15 ET radials were put on the car this spring, and the tires got driven on a couple times in the week and seen 3-5 hard good burnouts and track runs each friday and saturday night, plus playing on the street and their just getting worn down now, and ill be ordering another set here soon. but in my opinion they last a while and work pretty good on a high ten second car.
Trending Topics
#9
TECH Apprentice
Thread Starter
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: a dumpster in TX
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks guys, I think I will just go with the nitto's. I didnt have any idea what mileage to expect from the ET radials. I knew I had better ask when I felt how soft the compound was. If anyone will get high mileage, it will be me because I do few burnouts and drive on smooth pavement from home to school.
#10
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (15)
it really depends on your setup, I drove my car with a big cam on a factory stall and 2.73 gear and they were fine, put about 2 k miles on them and had little wear. put a 3800 stall in the car and launched it a couple times and the tires looked shedded, went through about 1/8 of tread in about 600 miles. I don't even want to talk about them with thwe stall and gears. however, they hook like a ****
#11
TECH Apprentice
Thread Starter
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: a dumpster in TX
Posts: 357
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well yak, Im on a stock converter right now so maybe it wont be too bad although I do have a 3600 Midwest waiting to go in sometime next week. Well, all the questions are over, I bit the bullet today and bought a pair. Now I assume I will have all kinds of posts saying they prolly wont make it home from the tire store without showing to be nearly worn out. thanks for the help.