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Old 06-30-2007, 08:10 PM
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i was washing my car today and i noticed the tires said DOT on them. these tiers were on the car when i bought it not to long ago and the seller never said anything about it having drag radials. the tread to me does look it either hers pics. are they drag radials?

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Old 06-30-2007, 08:13 PM
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D.O.T doesnt mean "drag radial" it means they are legal on the street a.k.a......"d.o.t appoved"

go find some random van on the street on check its tires you will see the d.o.t on it too...van with drag radials[8D][8D][8D]





btw, yes your tires look like a drag radial
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Old 06-30-2007, 09:25 PM
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