Best Drag Radial ?
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From: Angier nc
my experience is the best hooking tire is the et street radial.hands down.it is also the worst for wear.if it is track only i would go m/t.if you use it on the street or drive to and from the track i would consider the bfg.
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The Hoosier is basically a slick tire with radial construction, the M/T is closer to the BFG as far as tread goes. I think the Hoosier has two lines in the tread and that's it.
I vote for BFG with M/T right on it's heels.
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Nitto's are better if you spend more time on the street. BFG's are the best so far, but I haven't tried the M/T or Hoosier yet, but the folks I know who have love them.
The Hoosier is basically a slick tire with radial construction, the M/T is closer to the BFG as far as tread goes. I think the Hoosier has two lines in the tread and that's it.
I vote for BFG with M/T right on it's heels.
The Hoosier is basically a slick tire with radial construction, the M/T is closer to the BFG as far as tread goes. I think the Hoosier has two lines in the tread and that's it.
I vote for BFG with M/T right on it's heels.
I know for street driving I wouldn't drive a 5 year old street tire as from personal experience they don't hook for sht anymore.
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I have used the BFG's for years with good results. Every now and then, track conditions prevented me from hooking up. I have a frsh set of MT ET Radials mounted up and ready for opening day at the strip. I should have some first hand feedback on April 7.
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
I was very pleased with the M/T's, they are gooey. I got about 100 passes out of them so far, and it looks like another 25 left in em. I wouldn't recommend them for street driving other than getting to the track. They have a 255 and a 275 that will work for you.
I love how people can compare tires they've never run on.
I love how people can compare tires they've never run on.
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What 60ft times are you getting with the different drag radials? Last Sunday I had 1.9's and 1.8's all day with my Sumitomo street tires. I was impressed compared to the street tires I used in the past. The Sumitomos are cheap tires with soft rubber. Just wondering how much of an improvement DR's may be.
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From: Phila., PA burbs
From my experience MT DR > BFG > Nitto.
Hooking up on the Nittos (at least on my car) was a crap shoot, hooking up at best 50% of the time.
BFGs were substantially better, probably hooking up 80% of the time.
I've used MT DRs the last two seasons and its been a dead hook on almost every run
Hooking up on the Nittos (at least on my car) was a crap shoot, hooking up at best 50% of the time.
BFGs were substantially better, probably hooking up 80% of the time.
I've used MT DRs the last two seasons and its been a dead hook on almost every run
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From: San Diego , CA Double Yellow DirtBags 1985..Z51..6-speed
You can't really compare between tracks or between manual vs auto. Out here it's essentially a parking lot course with poor track prep. Most of the 300hp cars are running 2.0+ on drag radials here, and 2.3-2.4 on street tires.
My 60' times here after many runs are...
1.84 M/T et streets
2.06 street tires
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From: Macungie PA
From my experience MT DR > BFG > Nitto.
Hooking up on the Nittos (at least on my car) was a crap shoot, hooking up at best 50% of the time.
BFGs were substantially better, probably hooking up 80% of the time.
I've used MT DRs the last two seasons and its been a dead hook on almost every run
Hooking up on the Nittos (at least on my car) was a crap shoot, hooking up at best 50% of the time.
BFGs were substantially better, probably hooking up 80% of the time.
I've used MT DRs the last two seasons and its been a dead hook on almost every run
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As a previous poster said , never missed hooking up with the MT's,
low 1.7's all day with a 100K ZZ4 cammed L98 A4
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From: Macungie PA
I finally put the tires on the car today and took it out to see how they hook. WOW HOLY HOOK I had NO wheelspin at all, and when I tried to load the converter the front tires just slid foward. With my street tires(275/40/17) I could not use 1st gear without just spinning the tires(Auto). I should be going to the track this Friday to see what it runs and see what kind of 60ft I get.
Eric
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From: Phila., PA burbs
I finally put the tires on the car today and took it out to see how they hook. WOW HOLY HOOK I had NO wheelspin at all, and when I tried to load the converter the front tires just slid foward. With my street tires(275/40/17) I could not use 1st gear without just spinning the tires(Auto). I should be going to the track this Friday to see what it runs and see what kind of 60ft I get.
Eric
Eric
There's a ECS Corvette Challenge event on Saturday at Raceway Park (Etown). You could check it out and try the tires there
