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84SVOrick
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Looking into gettin sum street radials but im unsure of wuts good for the $$$ not lookin to spend hella money so basically best bang for the buck!!! Thanks fellas
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RIP Jeannera "FOXY302"
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1984 SVO 302 HCI a basic bitch
1986 GT FOXY302 stolen and totaled R.I.P.
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nitrous_bob
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the ONLY option in my opinion are ET streets from mickey thompson
they are the only thing that will hook and give you you what you want.
anybody that tells you that nittos are awesome, has never used anything except them, or they are just trying to sell you theirs cuz they suck so bad
nittos hook no better than regular old street tires, you'll never see a 2.0 sixty on them, usually 2.1 and 2.2, but a bone stock 5 speed 5.0 can pull 1.7's on the mickeys
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84SVOrick
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Im puttin them on sum 97 ponys, 17x8 what size should i run with them?
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RIP Jeannera "FOXY302"
10/29/87-10/9/10
1984 SVO 302 HCI a basic bitch
1986 GT FOXY302 stolen and totaled R.I.P.
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Duncan Motors
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thats a odd size. gd luck with finding them used or cheap u cheapy
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84SVOrick
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Nah im goin new, not used....p.s. im beyound cheap IM MAC FRUGGLE LMBAO!!!
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Bay Area Stunnaz
RIP Jeannera "FOXY302"
10/29/87-10/9/10
1984 SVO 302 HCI a basic bitch
1986 GT FOXY302 stolen and totaled R.I.P.
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BIGBALLFACTOR
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Mt drag radials or hossiers drag radial
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84SVOrick
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Will i have a problem with the rim fitment?
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Bay Area Stunnaz
RIP Jeannera "FOXY302"
10/29/87-10/9/10
1984 SVO 302 HCI a basic bitch
1986 GT FOXY302 stolen and totaled R.I.P.
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triple b
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pepboys radials
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2004 tahoe
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KCmustangboy
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hoosier drag radials... on a 17 inch rim they hook really good. 1.7, 1.8 60ft no problem.
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nitrous_bob
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yeah i shoulda mentioned hoosier too, but he said radial
quick time pros are as good as mickeys, but i wasnt aware they made a radial in them
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nitrous_bob
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Originally posted by 84SVOrick:
Im puttin them on sum 97 ponys, 17x8 what size should i run with them?
unless you have a reason to go shorter or taller, to gain or lose some gear....stay as close to the stock height as possible, and try to go 10" wide
i dont know what sizes are available in a 17", but you might wanna be closer to 9" wide than 10" wide cuz your narrow rim might pull the sidewalls in too much
usually their website will have recommended rim size for whatever tire you find, and there are tons of calculators to show what the metric size means in inches
a 26 X 10 tire is usually best
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Pure Stang
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quote:
Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
the ONLY option in my opinion are ET streets from mickey thompson
they are the only thing that will hook and give you you what you want.
anybody that tells you that nittos are awesome, has never used anything except them, or they are just trying to sell you theirs cuz they suck so bad
nittos hook no better than regular old street tires, you'll never see a 2.0 sixty on them, usually 2.1 and 2.2, but a bone stock 5 speed 5.0 can pull 1.7's on the mickeys
Just to disagree lol. The only nittos that actually hook are the nto5r's. Pulled 1.8's easy. But mickys and Hoosier are great as well. For a 17 inch tire you can go wrong with either brand..
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1fast281
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Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
yeah i shoulda mentioned hoosier too, but he said radial
quick time pros are as good as mickeys, but i wasnt aware they made a radial in them
Hoosiers make DOT drag radials. I like my Toyo TQ drag radials for the street and track.
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nitrous_bob
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sorry....meant to edit and quoted myself
[ July 10, 2012, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: nitrous_bob ]
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nitrous_bob
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Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
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Originally posted by Pure Stang:
[QUOTE]Just to disagree lol. The only nittos that actually hook are the nto5r's. Pulled 1.8's easy. But mickys and Hoosier are great as well. For a 17 inch tire you can go wrong with either brand..
wow really.....it only took 20 years for them finally get it right..
ok...so any nitto with a "555" in it suck balls
feel free to try this "new" one that supposedly is decent after 5 failed attempts at a tire from nitto
OR.....go with the "never failed" mickey thompson
i'll still buy mickeys rather than use nittos for free
ive just been in this game WAY too long to waste time with junk
but hey....theres a gambler in all of us, and yeah ive heard this new one can make you "keep up " with the other guys, cuz a 1.8 seems like i did something wrong, not good. "good" is a 1.6
i always loved that tho....
"hey is your honda fast ?"
"hell yes !!! it almost keeps up with a stock mustang"
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AR_Stang
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Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
anybody that tells you that nittos are awesome, has never used anything except them, or they are just trying to sell you theirs cuz they suck so bad
nittos hook no better than regular old street tires, you'll never see a 2.0 sixty on them, usually 2.1 and 2.2, but a bone stock 5 speed 5.0 can pull 1.7's on the mickeys
Idk my buddy was cutting 1.6-1.8s on some nt555r nittos.
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nitrous_bob
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Originally posted by AR_Stang:
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Originally posted by nitrous_bob:
anybody that tells you that nittos are awesome, has never used anything except them, or they are just trying to sell you theirs cuz they suck so bad
nittos hook no better than regular old street tires, you'll never see a 2.0 sixty on them, usually 2.1 and 2.2, but a bone stock 5 speed 5.0 can pull 1.7's on the mickeys
Idk my buddy was cutting 1.6-1.8s on some nt555r nittos.
no he wasnt
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AR_Stang
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As a matter of fact 2 of my buddies were hitting those sixty foots CONSTANT, 1 in a 6spd C5 Z06 and the other was a auto C5, both 400+rwhp.
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vortek01gt
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Dude just go wih the mickey thompsons. Ive seen people put a 275/40 17 on a 17x8 rim. I havent seen first hand if it buldges too much or not but i know it fits.
The nitto's aren't THAT bad, but the MT's are better. Alltho the new nt05r drag radials are pretty good too, consistent low 1.7's in a c5 vette is good to me.
[ July 13, 2012, 01:56 AM: Message edited by: vortek01gt ]
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triple b
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what about bf goodrich drag radials i had them i can only compare to street radials and hoosier slicks tho really all different ball games
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84SVOrick
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Originally posted by vortek01gt:
Dude just go wih the mickey thompsons. Ive seen people put a 275/40 17 on a 17x8 rim. I havent seen first hand if it buldges too much or not but i know it fits.
The nitto's aren't THAT bad, but the MT's are better. Alltho the new nt05r drag radials are pretty good too, consistent low 1.7's in a c5 vette is good to me.
Good lookin tony
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RIP Jeannera "FOXY302"
10/29/87-10/9/10
1984 SVO 302 HCI a basic bitch
1986 GT FOXY302 stolen and totaled R.I.P.
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