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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Just wondering which Drag Radials I should go with on my ZR1's They are 17x9.5's all the way around.... i was thinking Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials or Nitto 555's What do you guys think? thanks for any replies.....
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The MT's hands down on the track...
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for a track car or street/DD?
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Old May 29, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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It's A DD but I have 2 sets of wheels so I'd like them to be mainly for the track And use my Fuzion ZRi's on Eagle Alloy Wheels for the Daily Driving..... Also I was really thinking the MT's as well Waterbug thanx...Any oppinions?
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The Nitto's just take ALOT of burning out to get them nice and sticky... Went thru them pretty quick. (just compare the compund of the 2 tires and youll see why)
I just run MT's 255/50/16's on a stock TA rim when I go to the track (until I get my bogarts) and can run 1.5X 60' all day on motor and run a 1.45 60' the one time I sprayed out of the hole. So, the MT's can hook.
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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I appreciate the info alot Yeah that wouldn't be very cool going through a set of $300+ dr's in no time.... thats a waste of money in my opinion
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Old May 29, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Well, the MT's I have now, is going on there 2nd season. Prolly around 10-14 pass's. Still have around 1/2 tread left.
According to your mods in yoru sig, you could just do a small burnout on the MT's to where you get a little smoke, get the crap off the tires and still hook. If you break'em loose, try a little longer burnout. Just something you have to play around with till you find what works.
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if your looking for a DD drag radial then nitto would be your best bet, it will alast twice as long and give you good traction. The traction may not be AS good , but the extra miles really pays off IMO. My new set should eb arriving in the mail tomorrow FWIW
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Probably gonna get the MT's Since I have 2 sets of wheels..... Thanks to everybody for your oppinions, I appreciate it....
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