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Old Jul 26, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Help me decide tires for the front

On the back I will be running Weld pro stars..15x10 with 7.5" BS w/ Mickey Thompson 275/60R15 ET Street Radial.

Now on to the front, I'm going to use Race Star 15x3.75 with 1.5” BS.
What front tires should I run to look right with this set-up ?

M/T sportsman 26x7.5x15's OR M/T 26.0/4.5-15 ET Front


My car is not a d/d but does see some street use but only goes fast straight. I don't take corners, hell I don't even have a front sway bar anymore. The car see's more track time then street. I just want to make sure what front runner tire is going to look the best with the back set-up for when it does hit the street. Thanks!
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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I run 185 x 15 radial (VW size) on mine. No Problems at all.
Old Jul 28, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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I've decided to go with M/T Sportsmans for the street.

Now do I need do I need standard or ply ?
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...oducts_id=3385
http://www.byunspeed.com/product_inf...ducts_id=11463

Also I see the M/T 275/60R15 ET Street's are available in a 26" and 28" size. Which would be better for me to use ?
http://www.speedinc.com/catagory.cfm...ls%20/%20Tires

Also for the record I'm going with Billet Specialties Street Lite's front and rear.
http://www.billetspecialties.com/ite...d=251&pid=1027
Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:28 PM
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The M/T Sportsman Front is a bias ply tire. You shouldn't use a bias ply tire in the front and a radial tire (ET Street Radial) in the back. What little handling you might have with race tires on the street will be reduced to dangerous levels.
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