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Old September 20th, 2012, 03:55 PM
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Drag Radials

I am looking at DOT drag radials for next season and was looking for good/bad experiences with the different brands. I have about a 25 mile drive to the strip and heard the Hoosiers are not good on the street. Thanks for any input!

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Old September 20th, 2012, 03:59 PM
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The best thing you can get are the MT ET Street Radial. I used them before and they were awesome! I tried Hoosier Quick Time Pro's last go round and I can't wait to burn them up, I'm going back to the ET Street Radial.

Check out Danny's (70Wcars) 10.50 car pulling the wheels on a 9" ET Street Radial:

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Old September 20th, 2012, 06:21 PM
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x2 on the M/T's. Can't go wrong - they're the best drag radial, period.
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Old September 20th, 2012, 06:55 PM
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I would go with the bf goodrich tires about a inch or two less then youre regular size it will increase your gearing this way and when you pull into the strip these tires will be super sticky i pulled off a 1 thirty eight 60 ft on these tires right off the street with plenty of torque to handle.
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Old September 20th, 2012, 07:32 PM
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I have a pair of BFG g-force 275-60/15's that a friend gave to me used. They have a few passes left in them, but I will need to replace them after a few weekends at the strip. I haven't run them yet, so I'm not sure how they will hook.
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Old September 20th, 2012, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jfb
I would go with the bf goodrich tires about a inch or two less then youre regular size it will increase your gearing this way and when you pull into the strip these tires will be super sticky i pulled off a 1 thirty eight 60 ft on these tires right off the street with plenty of torque to handle.
Do you remember what your ET was when you ran the 1.38 60'?
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Originally Posted by jfb
I would go with the bf goodrich tires about a inch or two less then youre regular size it will increase your gearing this way and when you pull into the strip these tires will be super sticky i pulled off a 1 thirty eight 60 ft on these tires right off the street with plenty of torque to handle.
I'm sorry but I find this hard to believe. It's common knowledge that the BFG Drag Radials are the worst for traction. My vote is for the MT's
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LMAO! I was trying to use more tact haha! But yeah, the BFG's suck.
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Old September 21st, 2012, 05:52 AM
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M/T are the fastest Drag Radial I have used. As Steve said, I have gone 1.40 in the 60' on 9" wide. 18.5 pounds of air.

Just my experience

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Old September 21st, 2012, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ah64pilot
Do you remember what your ET was when you ran the 1.38 60'?
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Old September 21st, 2012, 06:51 PM
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hey guys i love mts for regular slicks but seriously off the street and on the street i have had better traction with the bf goodriches. I save the sticky mickeys for super serious bottle time.
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Did you let out of it? What gives?
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Old September 21st, 2012, 08:49 PM
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BFG's are terrible compared to M/T's

I was cutting 1.53-1.55 with a car running 11.0 so I going to assume your 1.38 was a bit of a miss print right
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Old September 21st, 2012, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by gearheads78
BFG's are terrible compared to M/T's

I was cutting 1.53-1.55 with a car running 11.0 so I going to assume your 1.38 was a bit of a miss print right
That's what I was getting at...Danny and Nick are both running 9's with 1.32-1.36 60' times.
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Old September 21st, 2012, 10:41 PM
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BFG Drag Radials will last longer than M/T's Drag Radial's but Mickey T's have better hook.
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Old September 21st, 2012, 11:05 PM
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I have a pair of 275 50 15's m/t's with alot of life left in em for a fair price mounted on chevy rallyes if you are intrested
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Old September 22nd, 2012, 07:43 AM
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I have a set of mt et street radials that hook well for a street car and i also use them frequently on the highway as well. I have no complaints other than i cant seem to get more than one season on a set but i do enjoy a good smokey burnout so that could have alot to do with it! I will be buying another set next week for the bop race at cordova in 2 weeks. I get a 1.7 60ft time with a street car on about 19 lbs so thats not bad.
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Old September 22nd, 2012, 08:08 AM
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Copper, thanks for the offer, but I want to see how the car likes the 28 inch tall tires before I decide to go to a 26 inch. I will keep you in mind if I need a shorter tire this spring.
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