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3.73 or 3.55?

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Old 07-08-2007, 01:31 AM
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i have a 93 mustang lx. id like to keep the car as streetable as possible, while being able to have a decent track ET's. i am just asking if anyone has any suggestions.

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Old 07-08-2007, 01:32 AM
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will you be doing lots of highway driving? are track times important to you?
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Old 07-08-2007, 01:38 AM
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not a lot of highway driving at all, but id like to stay away from spinning the tires all the way down the track either.
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Old 07-08-2007, 01:39 AM
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not a lot of highway driving at all, but id like to stay away from spinning the tires all the way down the track either.
thats where a good se of sticky tires come in.
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3.73's and a set of stickies
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Old 07-08-2007, 01:41 AM
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you are right about the slicks, but i still would like to keep street tires on the car.
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Old 07-08-2007, 01:42 AM
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i wasn't talking about slicks ...............sticky street/strip tires:

-mickey thomspon et street radials (people run 8 seconds in the quarter on these tires)
-nittos
-hoosier quick time d.o.t's

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Old 07-08-2007, 01:51 AM
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ha, well i just bought some tires for the car, this car will be driven on the street more then the track. soft drag radials are not going to last very long for cruises on the street. i am just looking for the right gear for street tires.
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3.73 Good allround
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ha, well i just bought some tires for the car, this car will be driven on the street more then the track. soft drag radials are not going to last very long for cruises on the street. i am just looking for the right gear for street tires.
nittos are more of a street tire.......they dont have as soft compound as the others
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