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Old 07-22-2007, 06:03 PM
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LT1-- What do you think of the mt street radials??? Do they hook good or should i look at buying a differnt tire. And how do the skinnys handle on the street . Any other input ion your tire selection please share.
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Old 07-23-2007, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Quick96ss
LT1-- What do you think of the mt street radials??? Do they hook good or should i look at buying a differnt tire. And how do the skinnys handle on the street . Any other input ion your tire selection please share.
Thanks
They hook great, I've gone wheels up on two of my cars on the street on them, and my buddy went wheels up on the street with his.
Old 07-23-2007, 10:56 PM
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LT1-- What do you think of the mt street radials??? Do they hook good or should i look at buying a differnt tire. And how do the skinnys handle on the street . Any other input ion your tire selection please share.
Thanks
The rear MT's hook really good. after i get them warmed up they stick good its hard to break them loose. i still havent launched it at the track, waiting to install my ARP studs.

for the fronts they are perfect for what i want, i dont make hard cornering or anything like that i am carefull when it comes to driving with them on, only go fast in a straight line so ya they work great so far.
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dont forget though that they have a SMALL contact patch, and since your car uses like 70% braking with the fronts, they WILL lockup and slide if you have to panic stop. thats the biggest downside to running skinnies on the street. no cornering ability, and no stoping ability either.
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Originally Posted by Irocss85
dont forget though that they have a SMALL contact patch, and since your car uses like 70% braking with the fronts, they WILL lockup and slide if you have to panic stop. thats the biggest downside to running skinnies on the street. no cornering ability, and no stoping ability either.
yeah thats for sure. no panic stops its more like panic slides lol. Thats why this not really my daily driver, i drive it once a week if that.
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great guys thank you for your help.
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Originally Posted by Quick96ss
great guys thank you for your help.
if your getting a set, post some pictures when you get them installed. id love to see them.
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Originally Posted by Irocss85
dont forget though that they have a SMALL contact patch, and since your car uses like 70% braking with the fronts, they WILL lockup and slide if you have to panic stop. thats the biggest downside to running skinnies on the street. no cornering ability, and no stoping ability either.
thats why I run 15x6's up front
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what size tire on that rim?
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what sizes studs should i order up front the 3.25 inch or the 2.5's?????

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Originally Posted by Quick96ss
what sizes studs should i order up front the 3.25 inch or the 2.5's?????
im ordering 3.25, because i heard that studs should stick pass the lug nut to run on the track. If you run spacer defantly need 3.25

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absolutely. 3.25 with a 5/16" spacer will just barely make it to the end of the threads in the open end lug nuts. atleast it did on bills car. his lug nuts seemed extra long though.

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sweet....
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what size knurl are the front studs?
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what brand of spacers is he running???
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I'll try to find those out. he got the arp studs from thunder racing Im pretty positive. they knew what the right ones were, and was only a couple bucks more then summit.

for spacers, just make sure to get the solid kind. not those really cheap ones that are mostly hollow/cut out. they will have dual bolt pattern thats fine, but there solid other then that.
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those look so mean, i want a pair
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I just said screw it. I decided I'm going to put mine on when I put the new motor in. It's odd when you can buy two new 15x10 wheels cheaper than you can buy two good 18 inch tires. I'll be joining the 325 club soon, although it might look a little odd with prostars on the rear and C5s on the front. Oh well.

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Can you get some pics of what the brakes look like and where you did the pounding cause i am gettin ready to do this to mine so they fit.


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