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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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I need some help i have the nitto 555r, but before i buy a new set does anyone know if the new Mickey thompson et street radials are better then the nittos.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:45 PM
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I need some help i have the nitto 555r, but before i buy a new set does anyone know if the new Mickey thompson et street radials are better then the nittos.
I have a stock converter with an A6 so the Nittos work fine for me. But when I researched drag radials the consensus was that the Nittos were the worse, the BFG's were much better, and the Mickeys were the best. If I had an M6, I'd go with the MT's.
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Uh...yeah...nittos are OK and MUCH better than stock for racing, but they need a long HARD burnout because the compound is much harder than that of BFG or Mickey T's.

If you plan on doing any street driving I would pick up a set of BFGs...they are GREAT drag tires and perform better on the street than the Mickey thompsons do (I've had both on a firebird and both were awesome) but MTs are the better track tire.

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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BFG's are great.
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