Traction Issues?
Pro
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From: Pleasanton CA
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St. Jude Donor '08
Im running the stock GY Supercars ..... They are fine if you have no use for first , second and most of the time third ....
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From: Lynchburg VA
Use this setup people are in the low tens with this wheel and tire combo and the wrinkle wall will give your drivetrain a break too. Stiff sidewalls (DRs) are hard on drivetrains. Use those when racing and just pimp some regular tires for cruising.
Burning Brakes
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From: fremont Ca
im running 18in Z06 replicas with 295 BFG drag radials all day traction is ok in first and no problem in 2nd i hook alllll day unless its wet out side. street tires with a blown C6 is pointless and dangerous in my opinion plus your going to get the same mileage out of the tires you mind as well get traction while your at it.
Pro
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im running 18in Z06 replicas with 295 BFG drag radials all day traction is ok in first and no problem in 2nd i hook alllll day unless its wet out side. street tires with a blown C6 is pointless and dangerous in my opinion plus your going to get the same mileage out of the tires you mind as well get traction while your at it.
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Burning Brakes
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From: fremont Ca
I do have drag radials , but for street use I keep the 345 run flats on. I drive the car too far to get stuck with a flat. I will put 6000 miles on it this spring (in 2 weeks) driving across country to Spring Mountain. I'm going to get some 17" rims with MT ET streets for the strip this spring.
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Race Director
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From: God's Country, ID
I've been running a stock 185 runflat and have had the back end step out pretty seriously on a 2nd-3rd shift (more than once) 
even with t/c and active handling on! As mentioned above, throttle modulation is about all you can do to combat traction issues without swapping for stickyer tires. My rear runflats are about shot and I'm hoping for a seriously sticky
19" tire to come on the market soon or I'm gonna have to purchase
18" rims for rear.
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From: Missouri City Texas
You will get about half the life out of them though compared to the BFG...but my god do they hook up.
I only had 255s on my firebird and was cutting 1.5s
Burning Brakes
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For use on the street consider a MT ET street RADIAL, it is a lot more forgiving on the street than the ET street...it also hooks a lot better than the BFG drag radials.
You will get about half the life out of them though compared to the BFG...but my god do they hook up.
I only had 255s on my firebird and was cutting 1.5s
You will get about half the life out of them though compared to the BFG...but my god do they hook up.
I only had 255s on my firebird and was cutting 1.5s
Safety Car
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From: Apache Junction AZ
I have 345 PS2s on 13" wheels and it will now hook up in 4th gear.