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Offline DeepBlueGXP

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Drag Radials
« on: June 23, 2009, 08:50:53 AM »
I've never purchased any, where and what kind do I get?
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2009, 08:57:18 AM »
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2009, 09:16:31 AM »
Discount tire sells drag radials.  I would think about the Nitto 555r's
http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Ent555r
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2009, 09:31:54 AM »
Everyone I know runs the Nitto's and they are street legal, wouldn't want to drive them in the rain. The Nitto does not come in a 245/45/18 it comes in 285/40/18 or 245/45/17. The 285's would be great if you could make them fit.
« Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 10:43:48 AM by lil goat »
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2009, 10:18:25 AM »
You would probably want to go to a smaller rim (15-16") and a taller tire to get the best results but stay as close to the original tire diameter as possible.
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2009, 10:25:54 AM »
I've made a deal to do some work on a car and a set of stock rims to put DR on.
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2009, 10:45:32 AM »
Stock rims won't work for the Nitto, you need either wider or smaller they don't make a tire that fits the stock rim. Mickey Thompson does.
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2009, 11:01:06 AM »
Around here for track we use Toyo R888 which are street legal but they are a pain on public roads especially wet. They have close dimensions for our rims.
http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?tirebrand=Toyo&tiremodel=Proxes+R888
« Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 11:06:15 AM by Kelu »
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2009, 12:16:40 PM »
I'm a fan of the BFGs.... now I need to look at getting drag wheels/tires for my Sol...
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Re: Drag Radials
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2009, 10:00:43 PM »
Quote from: LiquidPT on June 23, 2009, 12:16:40 PM
I'm a fan of the BFGs.... now I need to look at getting drag wheels/tires for my Sol...

ya beat me to it.. Now I get a spare set of DRs ;)
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