**LETS TALK ABOUT 19inch DRAG RADIALS**
01-05-2012, 03:30 PM
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I just had my 325 Invos measured. They are 12.75 inches wide from sidewall to sidewall. The NT05Rs are just under 13in. I'm going to bet that these are going to fit without a mini tub! I am a happy man.
01-05-2012, 03:53 PM
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If there is rubbing, I will have to do the mini tub, but I am hoping to get lucky. I am going to chalk up the inside of the tires and do a test drive and see what happens. It will be awhile but I will share the results of my findings in march after the winter!
01-05-2012, 08:13 PM
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I've got the 305 MT on some knock off GS wheels (19x12) and LOVE them. Car dead hooks anytime, anywhere. I'll put some pics of them up this weekend.
01-06-2012, 09:51 AM
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Can you PM me a list of materials that you used. I have an extra set of inner stock fenders from a guy who did the LPE Mini tub! All I need is bonding materials?
01-06-2012, 10:31 AM
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01-06-2012, 10:45 AM
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Personally, I would try to get some knock off 18's if you want to run 345's, or I would just run the 305/19's since you are not widened right now. With R compound tires, wider is not always better.
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01-06-2012, 11:15 AM
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I've put about 10K miles on my 345/30/19 NT-05R's, with a mix of cam/exhaust Z06 and Vortech/cam/exhaust Z06. At 560rwhp I could do a 2nd gear highway pull and they would hold (on a nice warm day). With the blower on and 675+rwhp, they can now only take a 3rd gear pull without spinning, 2nd is useless. This winter I'm switching over to 18's and using the MT drag radials. The NT-05R's are more of a hybrid drag radial, you can tell by the mileage I've gotten out of them, but for traction>mileage my suggestion would be the MT's.
01-08-2012, 07:14 PM
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Keep in mind that these cheapo knock off wheels don't have the spokes sitting flush with the lip of the rim, so they do look a tad bit narrower than they really are. The real advantage (or disadvantage) is the height of this tire/wheel combo. While it puts less rubber down from side to side, the taller height of the tire will give you a slightly bigger front to rear foot print than the shorter but wider options. This works for me as it takes just a bit of gear away from the car. I'm currently going thru the traps at close to 135 after just shifting into 4th with 2.73s. When I swap to 3.42s, I'll be solidly in 4th (still making peak power)as I go thru the traps.
01-11-2012, 09:09 AM
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Keep in mind that these cheapo knock off wheels don't have the spokes sitting flush with the lip of the rim, so they do look a tad bit narrower than they really are. The real advantage (or disadvantage) is the height of this tire/wheel combo. While it puts less rubber down from side to side, the taller height of the tire will give you a slightly bigger front to rear foot print than the shorter but wider options. This works for me as it takes just a bit of gear away from the car. I'm currently going thru the traps at close to 135 after just shifting into 4th with 2.73s. When I swap to 3.42s, I'll be solidly in 4th (still making peak power)as I go thru the traps.
01-11-2012, 09:26 AM
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I'm running the MT 305s on 10 inch rims and it far from dead hooks. Obviously they are a huge improvement traction wise from the stock tires, but for the track I am considering trynig 17's because I just cant get the 19's to hook well.
01-11-2012, 11:46 AM
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I've put about 10K miles on my 345/30/19 NT-05R's, with a mix of cam/exhaust Z06 and Vortech/cam/exhaust Z06. At 560rwhp I could do a 2nd gear highway pull and they would hold (on a nice warm day). With the blower on and 675+rwhp, they can now only take a 3rd gear pull without spinning, 2nd is useless. This winter I'm switching over to 18's and using the MT drag radials. The NT-05R's are more of a hybrid drag radial, you can tell by the mileage I've gotten out of them, but for traction>mileage my suggestion would be the MT's.
01-11-2012, 12:15 PM
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A friend of mine sent me these pics of his new NT05Rs 345/30/19 that he just got. Tire is NOT mounted , laying on it's side with a straight edge on top to give an accurate true overall width!
01-11-2012, 02:19 PM
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I have gone 10.01 with 345/30/19 NT05R tires and Todd from RPM went 9.8x with the same tire. It's actually been a great tire for over all sleeper street/strip for me. Of course it hooks a LOT better at a prepped track as opposed to street. My dedicated drag pack is M&H 345/35/18 on a 13" wide CCW wheel.
01-11-2012, 02:41 PM
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I have gone 10.01 with 345/30/19 NT05R tires and Todd from RPM went 9.8x with the same tire. It's actually been a great tire for over all sleeper street/strip for me. Of course it hooks a LOT better at a prepped track as opposed to street. My dedicated drag pack is M&H 345/35/18 on a 13" wide CCW wheel.