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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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I'm looking for a tire that will really stick. I notice on launch my o3 snake hops a little and likes to spin. I was thinking Nitto but I dont know what model. I want to keep 17x9.
Any suggestions?
Thanks, Eddie
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Ooo
yea i want a good sticking tire as well
current tire size
245/45/zr17

going to need tires asap, i can see the belt comming thru on one of them...
Old Feb 25, 2004 | 09:17 PM
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Sup guys,

I just bought my 2nd set of tires. I like them alot and help my dreaded wheel hop. They are firestone firehawks sz50ep. They are $$$ though. But so worth the money. They are good sticky tires. They run about 162 a tire and 231 for the runflats(waste of money).

Results from our online tire survey: 401 surveys submitted 4,801,309 miles reported

Dry 9.2
Traction Wet 9
Traction Hydro8.8
Resistance Snow N/a
Traction Cornering8.9
Stability Steering8.9
Response Ride8.3
Comfort Noise8.4
Comfort Tread7.9
Wear
Surveyed Averages 9.2 9 8.8 N/A 8.9 8.9 8.3 8.4 7.9
Key: Superior (8.6-10) Excellent (6.6-8.5) Good (4.6-6.5) Fair (2.6-4.5) Unacceptable (0-2.5)

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Would You Buy This Tire Again? Most said: Probably (Average of 8.8 out of 10)
That was from tire rack .com you can compare any tire you want on there. hope this helps.


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Old Feb 27, 2004 | 12:34 AM
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if i were you, the best high performance tire out there is the Bridgestone Potenza S-03 Pole Position. But its only good for Summer conditions, its a nice sticky tire. I never had any problems with them on my other car.
Old Feb 27, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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ed the best sticking tires a bfgoodrich drag radials...they will only last about 10k miles tho. the only true way to solve your wheel hop is to take the ****ty irs off and put a solid axle in the rear.
Old Mar 1, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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got not problem wheel wheel hop on ny 99 cobra ,,eibach springs ..hooks good with 3.73s now...
Old Mar 3, 2004 | 12:18 PM
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believe it or not, the bfg comp t/a's are great for hooking. now launching hard at the track may be a little different, but mild racing and definately on the street they are great
Old Mar 16, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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NITTOS 555R 275/45/17 i have 2 for sale 250 BRAND NEW!!50 MILES
Old Mar 16, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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BFGoodrich T/A KD

just bought some for around 210 a piece
they rule
Old Mar 22, 2004 | 01:54 AM
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if u guys really wanna hook get mickey thompson et streets..wut u kno about 1.6... 60 foot?



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