Steve1969LS1

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Was getting ready to mount up my ET Streets, but more than a few racers have told me that the Radial versions hook just as good if not BETTER. Obviously they are far more street friendly as well.

You would think the first ones would hook better, but now I don't know.

Thoughts?

bluehawk2

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i think the street radials hook just as good. I can't stand the floating feeling of the et streets.

01bird58

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My bro and I pulled an 11.8x on ET radials with a stock 16" wheel, as opposed to 12.0x on ET streets with a chrome Zo6 17" wheel. So there was a slight weight difference. I do think it is easier to use radials though, b/c I feel like you are going down the track on ice with the streets.

SSmokin 01

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The DR worked better for me when comparing them on a 17" wheel.
26x11.5x17 ET Street (tread 9.5" 23lbs) VS 275/40/17 MT DR (tread 10.2" 28lbs)

Maybe the bias ply is better on a smaller wheel with a larger sidewall. Don't know.

I know my Hoosier QTP's are better than the MT DR's on my 15" wheels.

28x13.5x15 Hoosiers (11" tread 23lbs)VS 325/50/15 (11" tread 36lbs)

NA$TY-TA

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The Radials...... if ya have the power.... 1.28 60' times by quite a few people..... on the 325/50's

JoeyAnderson

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Auto or manual trans? What size wheels - 15"?

TARZAN

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I hooked better on an ET Street....But I drive my car around on the Radials, because they hook pretty good, and don't have the nasty sway...

-Will

Steve1969LS1

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15x9" -- auto

Will be for my 3500 lb Fairlain with a 408 stroker. I never liked the "sway" with the regular ET Streets...

STL2SLO

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What about the new Hoosier DOT drag radial?

JoeyAnderson

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With an automatic car on a 15" rim, an ET Street Drag Radial will hook the car all day long, sway free - 3500LB is fine.

If it were on a stick car I'd say stick with the non-radial ET Street - the sidewall flex is necessary to compensate for the shock of a clutch dump.

James Montigny

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Great advice, thanks

bigdsz

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The April issue of Chevy High Performance says the following:

Not only have racers run quicker times with ET Street Radials than with ET Streets, M/T also openly admaits that this is the case.So did the company shoot itself in the foot? Not exactly. While M/T's DR's are proven performers, Ken says they are far lessforgiving than standard bias ply slicks. Due to a DR's stiffer construction, they are not as reliable in regard to traction and recovery from spinning as a bias tire, he explains. Drag radials have the potential to be quicker, but can be very finicky, especially with a M6 car. They generally require a much more time consuming chassis set up.