any input would be nice...just wanna general knowledge about them. thinkin of maybe runnin some on my mav when i can afford the new wheels.
Well, I know a couple things about them... Others will surely chime in with more though. They wear fast. They are expensive. The soft sidewalls (aka wrinkle-walls) can be a bit squirrley on the street as they don't corner well. And, they can hook so well that you can break driveline parts if something isn't 'up to snuff'. Most often an axle or other parts inside the rear end.
I've run drag radials with great results. If you are lockered or spooled don't expect much life out of them on the street.
I don't see what the point of street slicks is unless your car is a complete animal, and isn't driven too much, but when you do take it out, it's to race on the street and you keep losing cause you cant hook up.
Yes, of course we don't. I have absolutely never done anything like that. Anyone thinking of doing so should be ashamed! Ah, who am I kidding?
you might get more miles out of a set of M/T's Indy Profile S/S. They are suppose to get Hot & Sticky once you warm them. Summit Catalog's words, not mine. Ken
I'm running M/T drag radials. I only have about 1000 miles on them and they still look like new. Have made about 18 passes at the strip, they hook like crazy, and feel way better on the street than the street tires I was running before. I wouldn't care if I only got 5000 miles out of them...I WILL get another set. I love them! Oh...and I'm running a spool.
Ditto on the M/T Drag Radials. I like them. Yea sure they wear fast and are expensive for street tires...but pep boys baloney skins are slim on cool points. Took some experimenting to dial them in at the track. They like more air pressure than a bias slick, which keeps them from being squirley at speed while still giving the best traction. It seems like that is always a trade off with a bias slick. A short burn out to get the dirt off does just as good if not better than a John Force burnout. Cleaver
I would definitely go with the M/T's. They are great on the strip and ride good on the road. But if they are too expensive then the BFG drag radials would be next on my list, a tire I would not even consider is the Nitto 555r's. They wear really quick ansd really don't hook at the track. But you pay for quality and M/t is where it's at! unless you don't drive it much on the road go with the hoosier DOT legals, they hook great!!!
I'm running Racemaster's on mine. I went from getting a chirp into 3rd gear all the way down to about 10' of rubber in 1st. They hook up "sick" compared to any street tire I have used before. this will be the 3rd season for them, albeit I don't put many miles on the car in a year. By the way, what kind of spool should one get for a 8" rear with 4:11's????
It really gets next to me when i hear this from someone that has never been in the car that they would be referring to.A short burn out may work on your car but not all. I have been running the M/T drag radial since the first ones came out, On my car these tires WILL NOT hook without a long burn out. I also have to Burn from the edge of the water box or they wont hook. Spinning the tires in the water and pulling out then starting the burn don't work. We also have a Mustang (fox body) that requires the same procedure or it wont hook. Yes i will agree that if the car doesn't need a long burn then it just showing off,And will do more harm than good. But some cars,Tires do require this procedure. So just because someone says don't do a long burn out, You may need to try one just to see if it helps. I also want to add that just because you run DRAG RADIALS on the street doesn't mean you will street race. I DONT, But its much easier to have the tires on the car when you get to the track than having to change them. And also the M/T on my car feels as good or better than a regular radial. As always this is just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.
