Tire help!
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Tire help!
I'm looking to purchase new rubber for my vette that's putting down about 700 rwhp. I want a drag radial that will get more street traction than track use. Was wondering what others have had success with. Not street racing, just looking for more grip in first-third. I'm using the factory style 18"s. I would like to stay close to the factory tire size, if possible. Thanks in advance
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et street s/s is what I would use for a street tire if you are more concerned about traction and not as much about life and handling... the nt05r is also a good choice at that power level... it still gets pretty good traction (not as good as the s/s) but it does handle better and will usually last a bit longer depending on your driving style... I have used both but I like the s/s more personally
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et street s/s is what I would use for a street tire if you are more concerned about traction and not as much about life and handling... the nt05r is also a good choice at that power level... it still gets pretty good traction (not as good as the s/s) but it does handle better and will usually last a bit longer depending on your driving style... I have used both but I like the s/s more personally
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305/35/19... I have considered downsizing my rear wheels to 18s and running the 305/40 s/s
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3054018 is a 28" tire and probably to tall for him really. There is a 305 35 18 and that is what I have run in the past. I had good luck with it when I was on the 200 shot and making 735 rwtq.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
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3054018 is a 28" tire and probably to tall for him really. There is a 305 35 18 and that is what I have run in the past. I had good luck with it when I was on the 200 shot and making 735 rwtq.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
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3054018 is a 28" tire and probably to tall for him really. There is a 305 35 18 and that is what I have run in the past. I had good luck with it when I was on the 200 shot and making 735 rwtq.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
With the new setup I am going to try the 325 35 18 ET street R. Its slightly taller and wider and than the 305 35. The R is supposed to be more grip than the street SS. We will see how it goes.
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I ran the Toyo Proxes TQ 315/35r18 on the rear for over 10,000 miles in my car. I recently switched to a 305/35r18 R888 in the rears and I am happier with the R888s. I feel like for most street driving unless you are doing lots of pulls and getting the tires hot, the traction just isnt really there. Im getting a lot better traction out of the R888 than I was the drag radials. This is based on just doing random pulls here and there on the street and not on any Mexican sanctioned racing. I have about 700RWHP on a turbo setup 
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I appreciate all of the input, I think I'm gonna go with The mt et street s/s...they're decent priced and readily available, sounds like they really hook and are decent on the street also.
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I ran the Toyo Proxes TQ 315/35r18 on the rear for over 10,000 miles in my car. I recently switched to a 305/35r18 R888 in the rears and I am happier with the R888s. I feel like for most street driving unless you are doing lots of pulls and getting the tires hot, the traction just isnt really there. Im getting a lot better traction out of the R888 than I was the drag radials. This is based on just doing random pulls here and there on the street and not on any Mexican sanctioned racing. I have about 700RWHP on a turbo setup
This is GOOD advice, if you still like to go around corners sometimes, then I'd go with the R888s I've been running them on all my Vettes for a while now, they really do hook up well, even on my 800+RWHP C5!!
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I have used the nt05r and it is a good tire for 700rwhp... it is a good middle ground for traction, handling, and tread life... they are also typically cheaper, in my case about $100 less per tire
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those are the worst drag radial as far as traction goes in my opinion but will probably last the longest... I used them on my trans am a long time ago and wasn't really happy with them