Riken Raptors?
I have them right now also, dont listen to haters there fricken cheap tires and there very decent for the money. They hook decently and for $160 mounted and balanced for 2 tires.. you just cant complain about that ****. Th tread wear is like 300 so it goes down a lil quicker but ive had them on mine since last summer and the rears will go down fast cause of burnouts and such but the fronts are still fine! If you find them and there like the $80 they usually are a piece, pick em up!
I have them right now also, dont listen to haters there fricken cheap tires and there very decent for the money. They hook decently and for $160 mounted and balanced for 2 tires.. you just cant complain about that ****. Th tread wear is like 300 so it goes down a lil quicker but ive had them on mine since last summer and the rears will go down fast cause of burnouts and such but the fronts are still fine! If you find them and there like the $80 they usually are a piece, pick em up!
this is a GREAT tire for the money. ive had them on my car for probably 20,000 miles (3 years), and they still have plenty of tread left on them. from a roll they spin slightly at first but then hook and go. i BARELY spin inthe beginning of 3rd in warm weather, and thats with 380 rwhp. as other have said....they dont hook well on wet roads, but racing on wet roads is retarded anyways so that doesnt matter.
i would venture to say that for the price of the tire ($131 each for 275/35/18), theres not another one around tha can beat it.
i would venture to say that for the price of the tire ($131 each for 275/35/18), theres not another one around tha can beat it.
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hey thanks guys!! yeah im goin with these. its cool to know that these tires can do the job for a daily driver street tire for the price. i know i dont expect to hook up with a stall, cam and gears...LOL.. but im not trying to set records anyways. hopefully this can be one of the best bang for the buck tire out there..
there was one guy that was hooking up with 1.8 60" times with this tire.
there was one guy that was hooking up with 1.8 60" times with this tire.
I have about 3k miles on mine. They are a hell of a lot better than the goodyears they replaced.
Pretty sure you can't beat the price on em. IMO about the best cheap tire there is.
I ran a 1.9 in 95 degree weather. I'm certain a 1.8 is doable. I'm running 16s though.
Pretty sure you can't beat the price on em. IMO about the best cheap tire there is.
I ran a 1.9 in 95 degree weather. I'm certain a 1.8 is doable. I'm running 16s though.
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Guys, these tires are made by Bridgestone (so of course a competitor would knock them
). I have been running these tires for a couple of years now. I was skeptical as well when I was first presented with them, but at the price I decided to try them. I have made numerous 1.80 60' launches with these tires at different tracks. Hell I even road raced with them. Check out my FQuick garage for the video of me doing 130mph into turn 8 at Willow Springs big track. Try that with junk tires. 
Bottom line, these tires are a great deal for the price. 
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I'm running them b/c a friend gave them to me when he changed wheels and I got 17" TTM's for my car. I saw him cut a 1.85 60' with them. I find them quite sticky for a street tire once they're good and warm, but not as sticky as a Nitto DR.
When roads are slightly wet and slick they're not very good, but they chunk along well in heavy rain. They have a good tread pattern for evacuating water.
Where they are really terrible is in cold weather. Anything below 40* and they're a joke. I don't recommend them if you need all-season adaptability.
When roads are slightly wet and slick they're not very good, but they chunk along well in heavy rain. They have a good tread pattern for evacuating water.
Where they are really terrible is in cold weather. Anything below 40* and they're a joke. I don't recommend them if you need all-season adaptability.
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Yeah, me. I just found your thread.
Guys, these tires are made by Bridgestone (so of course a competitor would knock them ). I have been running these tires for a couple of years now. I was skeptical as well when I was first presented with them, but at the price I decided to try them. I have made numerous 1.80 60' launches with these tires at different tracks. Hell I even road raced with them. Check out my FQuick garage for the video of me doing 130mph into turn 8 at Willow Springs big track. Try that with junk tires. Bottom line, these tires are a great deal for the price.
Guys, these tires are made by Bridgestone (so of course a competitor would knock them
). I have been running these tires for a couple of years now. I was skeptical as well when I was first presented with them, but at the price I decided to try them. I have made numerous 1.80 60' launches with these tires at different tracks. Hell I even road raced with them. Check out my FQuick garage for the video of me doing 130mph into turn 8 at Willow Springs big track. Try that with junk tires. Bottom line, these tires are a great deal for the price. hey thanks bud!!
im gonna get these tires sometime next week hopefully!! it will be nice to finally slap my Z06 rims on too.. i hate these damn ugly *** snowflakes...
it seems like everybody likes them.. hopefully we found a good bang for the buck tire!!
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i honestly never heard of them. the place where i plan on getting my tires from mentioned to me about them. i did do a search and only a few people had them and loved them. then i started this thread and a whole bunch of people have liked them.
