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Join Date: Jul 2005
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![]() i was wondering how other people felt about drag radials vs. slicks. I have a 90 mustang gt with little modification such as headers,exhaust,rear gears,underpulley's, and i was just trying to get more traction down the track. what should i go with?....any brands?
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: ventura,CA
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![]() M/T ET Drag! 26x10.5 or if you roll your fenders, 28 x 10.5 Since your car's mods are little, you'll probably go faster with the 26 x10.5 Less mass to move once you get rollin. My friend had drag radials, they lasted for about 1 year. They hooked extremely well, but they wear out fast. I prefer one set for the street only and one set for the track only.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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![]() my car personally prefers drag radials, it went faster on bfg drag than on MT ET STREETS by about 2 tenths an 2 mph
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89 LX TFS STREET KILLER stock block,twisted wedge heads, eldo intake, 24lb inj., 75tb, 73 mass air, comp cam, 4.10 gear, lakewood 90/10,50/50, 150 shot of gas. |
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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![]() Anyone try / heard about / or are currently running the M/T drag radials from what i heard they are quite amazing but it may all be bs , whats the fastest any of you have ran on a drag radial ?
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83 capri t-top, tubular k-member,tubular control arms, coilovers, 408w, with 225cc pro cnc heads , merkl race shop c-6 trans etc shes coming together 79 burb 15.27`s at 90 mph 6800 pounds no juice do i need to say more |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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![]() ran 6.91 102 mph on drag radials BFG.WITH stock bottom end in the 1/8
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89 LX TFS STREET KILLER stock block,twisted wedge heads, eldo intake, 24lb inj., 75tb, 73 mass air, comp cam, 4.10 gear, lakewood 90/10,50/50, 150 shot of gas. |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Cold ass Ohio
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![]() Right now my car is sitting on 28/11.5 ET streets, and I like 'em. However, a few of my friends went with the Mickey ET radials, and I gotta say, I'm impressed!
Talked to a M/T rep, and he said they don't work as well on a stick shift car, but they really work well on my buddies 69 Chevelle with a handbox. Another friend has them on a slush box Impala, and he hooks REALLY well!
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As for what to get, drag radial or a slick...the slick has my vote. There are a lot of new drag radials on the market though. But IMO nothing beats doing a big 'ol burnout to heat the slicks up, revving the engine up to 6,000rpms & letting the clutch fly on the 2nd amber light! ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: Sep 1998
Location: Ft Myers Fla
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![]() find a set of ten hole rims and get a set of et drags. do like simi said and you'll still be smiling when you get your time slip the first time yu drop the clutch at 6k.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles
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![]() Get the MT drag radials. I have 255/50/16 on my car. They hook like glue.
They are the worlds quickest drag radials. Some organizations have outlawed them because of there performance. |
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Join Date: Nov 1998
Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada
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![]() They're both good, you'll have to decide if you'd rather run a different set of tires at the track or if you want something you can run on the street and then drop the pressure at the track and get good performance out of. The slicks will put stock axles and possibly stock transmissions at risk more than the drag radials, but it's hard to beat the hook you get from them. The drag radial will allow you better street traction and will allow you to run in DOT classes at the track and get good performance without switching to a dedicated tire-and will be easier on drivetrain parts.
I've got a se of 275/40-17 Nitto drag radials for the street and a set of 26x10 ET drags for the track myself.
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