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Old 07-06-2007, 02:31 PM
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Buying Some dr's and this is my first set. Which ones are best all around. I know BFGs dont last long. Dont know about MT's
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:40 PM
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From what I've gathered the Nittos are the best all around drag radial, that is between treadwear, wet traction, and racing traction when heated.
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Old 07-06-2007, 02:49 PM
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i voted mickey thompson... i have em... no complaints here.... o and ive been daily driving on them for the last two weeks, in the rain and such.... again, no complaints
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Old 07-06-2007, 03:21 PM
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I've ran bfg's, they lasted me a whole six months, but they are stickier then my Nitto's. I could pop out the clutch at a little over 4 grand and the whole car would just catch tractionand launch.


I can't quite do that with the Nitto's but I'm still happy with them. I've had the Nitto's on now for about 7 months andthere is still a lot of tread left.


So i guess I vote for Nitto's for a DD.
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Old 07-06-2007, 03:34 PM
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Over a year on my Nitto 555r's and look barely used.
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Old 07-06-2007, 04:36 PM
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nittos last longer, but they are significantly less sticky than the others in that list... depends what your priority is, thread life = nitto... traction = MT ....i can't rate the hoosiers because i don't personally know anybody that runs them, but MT > BFG > nitto as far as traction goes. i don't even consider nittos a true drag radial, it's a 'tweener radial' right in between a good street radial and drag radial.
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Old 07-06-2007, 05:01 PM
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How long do the MTs last? Anyone?
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Old 07-06-2007, 05:25 PM
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If you drive your car on a regular basis you cant expect drag radials to last. A good sticky tire is the nitto of course but for much cheaper you can buy some fuzion ZR-i
They are limited in size though. I put some on another fox i had and could not believe the traction, both wet and dry, i was impressed.They are called a ultra high performance summer tire. Check them out. Once people catch on that they are a very nice tire i am sure they will get more expensive.

http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z112/keithswearingen/?action=view¤t=c3a71cc9.pbw
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Old 07-06-2007, 05:28 PM
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And crazyhorse is dead on.(like he needed to hear it lol) I have tried nittos,bfg,and MT et streets. And the stickiest tire is in the same order i have them listed above.


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i always hear good things about the mickey thompson et street and et drag radial....they both hook very nice
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