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View Poll Results: Do you drive with your drag radials on the street
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Who uses drag radials as their street tire

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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 01:40 AM
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Who uses drag radials as their street tire

Do you or dont you. Mine have 3k miles on them. Looks like Ill need new tires next spring.
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 12:09 PM
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I don't have my nittos on right now but I did for 2 years (minus winter time) and they handled pretty well. Not bad in the rain with a fair amount of tread left and they hook great. Wish I had the money to buy a new set as the old ones are balding.
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 12:46 PM
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I voted yes, even though they're my summer tires... I have them on from about April all the way to October.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 11:40 PM
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gettin mine next week, i plan to drive on the street with them. but my car is only riden on sunny days
something tells me that
3.73's
2800 stall
PP heads/cam
transgo shift kit
drag radials
would be in the rain


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Old Aug 7, 2003 | 01:52 AM
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Originally posted by QCKZ28
gettin mine next week, i plan to drive on the street with them. but my car is only riden on sunny days
something tells me that
3.73's
2800 stall
PP heads/cam
transgo shift kit
drag radials
would be in the rain


jesse
Actually when theyre new they are a really good rain tire. After 2500 miles it gets pretty scary in the rain even with 2.73s and the stock convertor.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 05:58 AM
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I just put a set of BF Goodrich Drag Radials on for the street. I have a set of ET Streets on separate rims for the track. I had smoked my street tires so much that I wore them down past the wear bars. These tires make a big difference if you want to hook and not spin.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 02:15 PM
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I used my BFG Drag Radials as a street tire and I was very pleased with wet and dry performance. I only put 500 miles on them until I bought an extra pair of rims so my BFGs arent wasted during daily driving.
Old Aug 9, 2003 | 09:30 PM
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i had a bad experiance with them. spun out in the rain at 30-40 mph
Old Aug 9, 2003 | 09:33 PM
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Drive my Nitto's all the time. Hook like mad. If you want more bite air them down to 22 pounds and I hardly get any wheel spin.
Old Aug 10, 2003 | 12:49 AM
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Originally posted by 2000TA
i had a bad experiance with them. spun out in the rain at 30-40 mph
Me too but mine were almost bald and it was a feakin monsoon. I was just to dumb t pull over for 10 minutes and wait it out because I was less than a mile from home
Old Aug 10, 2003 | 01:33 AM
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Originally posted by AL SS590 M6
Me too but mine were almost bald and it was a feakin monsoon. I was just to dumb t pull over for 10 minutes and wait it out because I was less than a mile from home
I was on my way to school... oh well never again
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