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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 03:14 PM
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Hey all, preparing for spring racing, Long story short,
I'm looking into getting Mickey Thompsons ET Streets for
Street/Strip. I do not care about longevity or tire life or wet traction.
My car makes a little over 460rwhp and I would like to put some tire on my car, but I am in between two tire sizes. I could run my stock 17s with bigger sidewall and smaller width, OR I could run the factory 18s and have wider tire but less of a sidewall. This is for max traction, which would help me hook easier on the street and the strip?
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Old Jan 30, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by C 5
Hey all, preparing for spring racing, Long story short,
I'm looking into getting Mickey Thompsons ET Streets for
Street/Strip. I do not care about longevity or tire life or wet traction.
My car makes a little over 460rwhp and I would like to put some tire on my car, but I am in between two tire sizes. I could run my stock 17s with bigger sidewall and smaller width, OR I could run the factory 18s and have wider tire but less of a sidewall. This is for max traction, which would help me hook easier on the street and the strip?
I run 305-35-18" M/T's
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275-40-17 is plenty.
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Old Jan 30, 2014 | 07:38 PM
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There's an 1/8" difference in sidewall between the 275/40 and 305/35, I'd run the shorter/lighter 17" at your power level.
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