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Old Aug 28, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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i need some tires on my 01Z, and can only find F1 supercar tires or Michlin pilot sports, I know theres otheres, but what are the costs compared to the F1's, and what about drag radials. how much are those and do they need there own rims, or do the stay on the car all the time? thanks for any info
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i need some tires on my 01Z, and can only find F1 supercar tires or Michlin pilot sports, I know theres otheres, but what are the costs compared to the F1's, and what about drag radials. how much are those and do they need there own rims, or do the stay on the car all the time? thanks for any info

Just bought my second set of Toyo Proxes (T1R). Great in the rain, good wear, not too pricey.
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Kumho also makes the MX and GoodYear the GS-D3
You will need to go to 275/40/17 for the fronts.
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I was very pleased with the Firestone Firehawk Wide Ovals I ran on my car for over a year. I still have those tires on the front, but my currently power levels have me running Nitto Drag Radials on the rear all the time now. I think I payed 700 for all 4 tires for the Firehawks.
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The Wide Ovals are hard to beat for the money.
Get a seperate set of rims for your drag radials.
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thanks, ill look into the wides, and now i need to find some rims for dr's.
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