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Topic: 17inch 275/40/17 Mickey Thomson Drag radials?
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forced331
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Anyone try them? Will they work ok for 560rwhp? I would run slicks but don't have the funds to beef up the rear end.
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FasterDamnit
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Uh-
Come again? You don't want to run slicks for fear of breaking stuff but will run the MT's that are slicks w/ radial belts?
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forced331
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I figured having 17inch drag radials, won't hook as hard as the slicks or ET streets.
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AJBlackGT
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I've actually heard that the new MT drag radials hook better than the ET streets ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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90 Notch
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forced331
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What about in a 275/40/17? Less side wall!
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HaulinAss Motorsports
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quote:
Originally posted by AJBlackGT:
I've actually heard that the new MT drag radials hook better than the ET streets
yes they do ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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quote:
Originally posted by forced331:
What about in a 275/40/17? Less side wall!
Yeah i know, they make a 17" ET street to you know
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forced331
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I've been checking those out too.
thanks
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ive heard they hook up a 560+ rwhp car , full throttle in 2nd gear on the street......sounds like a good tire to me.....
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FasterDamnit
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If you want to save suspesnion parts- get BFGoodrich or Nitto's. BFG's hook a bit better than Nitto's but don't last as long.
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Also keep in mind you gotta heat the shit out of DRs if you want them to hook worth a crap...
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forced331
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For suspension, I have the Griggs severe duty torque arm and panhard brace and there lower control arms with a set of Tokico Illuminas adjustables. I have the M2300K Brake conversion. Can't find 15inch rims that would clear. I think I decided to go with the 26/11.5/17 ET streets. Which are actually 26.5inch overall diameter. I realized that I might run out of gear with the 275/40/17 drag radials which are 25.7 overall diameter. Thanks for all the info.
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i made 563 rwhp and 523 ft lbs and have 3.55 gears and could nail it in 2nd and it would hook up.i run the m/t drag radials.275/40/17.
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93lx342-Thats good to know. Do you run a manual trans. Have you ran at the track with the drag radials, if so what rpm where you at through the traps and what was the 60ft?
Thanks
[ February 15, 2005, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: forced331 ]
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