RPOWU8

I run the 345/35/18 MT SS's. On my second set mounted on 18 X 12 wheels. No issues at all with either pair. I have found these to be a better tire than the ET Street 2 I ran before (I had 6 sets).

I did try the ET Street 2's in 305/30/19 on the 19 X 12" rims and OMG was that a scary ride. 50 miles and took them off before they killed me. I actually put them on my CTSV on 9.5 rims about 6 months later and they were perfect. I was surprised how well they handled given what they were like on the vette.

I have some 18 X 13 rims I may try the SS on next time to see if too wide a rim is causing issues with these drag radials.

UmX

i kinda want to try the M&H tires.. there 345/35/18

BowtieBilly1121

I'm not qualified to give advice on the DOT Drag Radials as this is the 1st set I have ever run. But I have been into Drag Racing a long time and if there is any Drag Tire out there that I have not run its because I don't know about them. But on everyones Drag Slicks if you don't run the rim width they recommend they will not perform right. And thats why I put the 305's on mine instead of the 345's I have 10" rims and they were the right width for the 305 but not the 345.
Speaking of Drag Slicks that's what we need with the 19" & 20" wheel size if someone would just step up and make them.

MickVette

I also have the 305/35/19 MT ET SS on the rear. It acts like Jason describes. I did not feel they were unsafe and ran them up to 164.XX in the 1/2 mile without issue. I left them on for another month running them on the street. They do wear quickly so I pulled them off and will switch them on for racing days only.

Synergyperf

Are you and Jason running them on stock 19" base wheels by any chance? If not, what width wheel? I have a 2009 Base M6 that came with a second set of rears that have 305/35/19 M/T on them. They are worn out, so i was planning on replacing them for a weekend set, but I'm not really liking the thought of an unstable rear at high speed (we have a LOT of grooved roads around here). I need something that will hook...

Jason.

I'm running on a 19x10 z06 replica.
You'll be fine at high speeds. Imo

MickVette

I agree with Jason that you will be fine. Mine are on the stock C6 Z06 rims. I would like a little wider tire for this rim so yours should fit perfectly. I ran them up to mid 160's in the 1/2 mile without issues. It doesn't feel planted due to the softer sidewall and softer rubber that makes them stick but it wasn't nerve racking either. Wet roads not too bad but standing water = major pucker factor especially if you are going about 70 and hit a wall of water. Luckily I had my GF following me and she saw what happened and blocked traffic for me until I could get it back under control and didn't need both lanes of the freeway anymore.

Here is a video at the 1/2 mile while I'm tuning WOT. You can see that the high speed stability wasn't too bad.

EnviedC6

I can attest to the horrid handling issues at anything over 60. I have a set of them on 305/35/19 mated to a 19x11 rim. I have tried as low as 25psi and as high as 34, nothing helps. I am in the process of swapping them out with some regular NT05's and putting them up for sale with less than 100 highway miles on them, with no strip time on them.

MickVette

I could see that being the case especially for a tire designed for great traction in a straight line. In my case, putting them on a 12" wide rim definitely helped where handling wasn't great but nothing to worry about either.

I did get to play around on an open training tarmac course and drift them a bit to learn how awkward the rear of the car felt before the sidewall slack was finally taken up and the tires actually gripped pretty hard. Definitely not confidence inspiring on a much narrower road, just have to learn what the limitations are and how to treat them.

Jason.

Like I said anything above 80 at light throttle if I catch a groove it'll wiggle but if you give it a tad more gas it'll straighten out.



Dry weather awesome
Wet weather meh I'd drive my other car. I will say the et streets are a lot better then nt05r in rain.

Tech

Similar experience as others with the 325 19" MT S/S. They are fine for driving around in traffic at highway speeds and great for straight line acceleration.

But if you're in mexico and racing and come up on some mules in the road and have to change lanes, the back end does feel pretty loose making a high speed lane change. They are also terrible if you plan to do spirited driving on windy backroads.

BowtieBilly1121

My Vette handles better with my NittoNTOR5 than it did with the Goodyear run flats. Where the Goodyears would lose traction going around curves the Nitto's hold much better and are stable at high speeds. I need a tire with my better straight line traction. I don't drive mine in the rain or daily so a 19" drag slick would be the ideal tire.

Maybe if enough of us call M/T & Hoosier or maybe get M&H to make us a 19" & 20" tire. If M/T would make there Pro drag radial in a 19" size I would buy a set as soon as they released them.

I do not want a tire that's not stable at any speed on any of my cars. Because if it is unstable at one speed its just not worth taking the chance of running it at a high rate of speed.

Patriot Six

I have had the same experience with the 325 19" MT S/S. However, I also have the 345 18" MT S/S and they drive much better.

Jason.

I think people expecting the tire to do too much, the et streets grip on straight line. I wouldn't second guess using a new pair doing a 1/2 mile 150-200mph run especially at wot the tire is fine.

If your using it to DD then you gotta expect to buy tires often.
If you wanna take turns fast and go on back roads/mountains buy a different tire like a r888.
If you plan to drag race I'd stick to the mickey.
Even tho I plan on going 17" and swapping to a Hoosier slick.
But I still plan on sticking with the 19" et street for street use.
I've had nt05r in 19's at lower power and they didn't hook for me they did last longer tho.

Unreal

Jason nailed it.

One thing with drag radials, they don't like heat cycling or street driving. I would say they lose 30-40% of their grip after ~800-1000 miles from the heat cycling. They still stick better than most street tires, but the grip goes away quick.

I've gone 195+ on 15" ET street Rs, and 190+ on 18" et street SS with no issues.

da6speed

I've run the 305/35R19 in both the Et Street II and the S/S on the oem wheels.. Never had a bad experience from either, track straight, good grip, drive decent in rain if you're level headed about it, etc. That's all that has been on my car for the past 2 years and over 10k miles, been on several 3+ hour trips one way, raced all weekend and drive back home. Just a lowly bolt-on car here tho with a best 1.51 60' time on front and rear oem wheels.

C6in816

I want the exact tire and tire size you spoke of can you send me a picture of how they will look im looking for the wider look but also taller

neverstop

awesome. that's a helluva a 60 ft.

of the two MT tires which did you prefer for street cruising, the Street II or the S/S?