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Old 07-04-2006, 12:24 PM
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Hey iam running a pretty much stock 94Z, the traction issue is kinda bad, an iam thinking of replacing the rear tires with some new one's anything really drag radials i dont care. Just wondering what the best tire for me is.
I just wanna hook up
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Old 07-04-2006, 12:31 PM
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All street use? ....street and strip? .....strip only? ....is street handling, e.g. cornering, important? ....do you need wet traction for driving in the rain? ...is tread life important?
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Old 07-04-2006, 02:58 PM
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Mostly street use, dont care about tread life, conering isnt important either. Something thats just gunna make me hook an go. Thanks
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Nitto DRs should do the trick

might also look into some suspension mods
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If treadlfe aint an issue go with the Mickey Thompson ET Streets
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Old 07-05-2006, 12:45 PM
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How bad is the tread life on the ET street's?
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Old 07-05-2006, 10:34 PM
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rough estimate...10K miles...assuming minimal track use
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Old 07-05-2006, 11:29 PM
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MT ET Street Radials, hands down. However, ANY tire will wear VERY rapidly if you insist on doing a pro stock burnout at every light. The MTs can be driven readily on the street (beware even light rain!) and should last a good few thousand, as well as permitting 1.4 60 foots with even a lightly modded suspension.

I killed a set of Hoosier QTPs in 3 days... but damn I had a lot of smoke and some marks on the street that are still there 6 m onths later!
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Old 07-06-2006, 02:27 AM
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Yeah, well as stated earlier my car is stock, so am i really gunna have the power to complete roast those tires off in 3 weeks? i sure'ly dont think so. an if i do go with the ET Streets what can i expect for traction wise? thanks alot
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I run ET Street Drag Radials as my only tire...I never use more than 25 psi on the street, been caught in the rain (today) on my 50 mile jaunt to work and was fine. While I certainly don't encourage rain driving they were/are not bad. By far the best DR I've ever used..They are even wearing better than my BFG DRs ever did...Drove them 180 miles each way to Ocean City, MD in May with no issues at all...My BFG DRs scared me more in the rain than these things...

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Hey thanks for all your relpys. so pretty much et's?
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how would 255 et streets on salad shooters compare to 315s on a 18inch z06s?
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Old 07-07-2006, 10:38 PM
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255 50 R16s on 16x8s will out hook 18" 315s...The added sidewall makes all the difference in the world in straight line traction...Even though a 315 is much wider the 255 50 16s have a larger front to back contact patch and will hook better...

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so what I get is et streets are the way to go and will last about 10k with reasonable driving and track time here and there? What other suspension mods would one do? Best size tire for zr1's 17x9?
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Be prepared to buy a new rearend if you run them. A 94 probably has a few miles on it....
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