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Striebasaurus
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Location: Morehead City
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 Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:58 pm Post subject: Best tire combo for traction |
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Hey guys,
In light of recent events, I need to figure out how to get my car to hook. The car would hook fine at the track back when it was a pulley only car, but not anymore!
I'm currently running a set of old Nitto 555 D/R's on 17's. I would like to get a nice set of track only wheels/tires. What would be all of your recommendations for a wheel/tire combo, keeping in mind that I want them to be legal for street driving? I was thinking a pair of 99-04 GT wheels and some M/T streets...if you could give me an idea of what works and the sizes of wheels/tires that would be great.
Thanks,
Matt
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stang910
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to the site. I just ran a 1.66 60ft with the very same setup you just mentioned and I could have launched harder as the track was getting better and better tonight. Very good tire, but if you want a better tire that's DOT legal get the ET street bias ply. Mystic ran on them for the first time tonight and now he wants his own set. |
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Mystichrome
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| And I will have a set soon lol! |
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Striebasaurus
Joined: Sep 09, 2011
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| Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| stang910 wrote: | | Welcome to the site. I just ran a 1.66 60ft with the very same setup you just mentioned and I could have launched harder as the track was getting better and better tonight. Very good tire, but if you want a better tire that's DOT legal get the ET street bias ply. Mystic ran on them for the first time tonight and now he wants his own set. |
1.66, wow that's moving. What did your ET end up being? Thanks for the info!
Mystichrome - What size wheel/tire were those bias ply's that you were using?? |
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stang910
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| On that pass I went 11.36 |
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Striebasaurus
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Location: Morehead City
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:57 am Post subject: |
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| stang910 wrote: | | On that pass I went 11.36 |
Wow, that's moving out. Did they give you a hard time about running that fast? They said something to me when I ran the 11.9...
Also, what size MT's are you running on those 8 inch wheels? |
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SuperDan
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| Striebasaurus wrote: | | stang910 wrote: | | On that pass I went 11.36 |
Wow, that's moving out. Did they give you a hard time about running that fast? They said something to me when I ran the 11.9... |
They told him he needed a bar to go faster than 11.9, but later came back and told him they ment to say 11.49 or over 125 mph. But a bar is all you need, which is just a 4 point cage.
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stang910
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| Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Striebasaurus wrote: | | stang910 wrote: | | On that pass I went 11.36 |
Wow, that's moving out. Did they give you a hard time about running that fast? They said something to me when I ran the 11.9...
Also, what size MT's are you running on those 8 inch wheels? |
Yeah they told me to put a cage in it. Tire size is 275/40/17. |
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ScreamingFast
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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Pssssh that slow think needs a cage? That is a nice problem to have!!!!
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Heater
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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I have cut a 1.56 on the 17" ET Street bias ply tires.
That was on the stock Cobra rims  |
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stang910
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Heater wrote: | I have cut a 1.56 on the 17" ET Street bias ply tires.
That was on the stock Cobra rims |
Are you slipping the clutch or side stepping it? |
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Heater
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:25 am Post subject: |
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I guess you would call it "side stepping"  |
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Joey
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Careful on those hard launches, real good way so snap a halfshaft in the rear. Jeff has an SRA , so he can launch the piss out of it. Do you have an SRA Heater?
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Heater
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:47 am Post subject: |
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| Joey wrote: | | Do you have an SRA Heater? |
No |
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SuperDan
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:08 am Post subject: |
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I guess you've never seen the vid "Heater vs TTSaleen" at Draggin Rights Joey. But it still impresses me that Heaters car is as fast as it is cuz I think he's on 99% stock suspension.
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