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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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Default I need to start saving for slicks, what do you recommend?

Remember I have the 8lug 2500HD, what slick would you recommend for my application?

I'm hoping to buy these in November as a birthday present
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:23 PM
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Are you going for 16" wheels, or will you try to fit 15's on there?
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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ET Streets all the way!
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Fandango
Are you going for 16" wheels, or will you try to fit 15's on there?
I will 99.9% go with a 16" wheel, probably custom width, maybe a 10" wide wheel.
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Old Sep 7, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhino79
ET Streets all the way!
thanks, the ET streets seem to be a popular choice.
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m/t street et's 26x10.5x16 or 26x11.5.16.
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bluecajun5.3
m/t street et's 26x10.5x16 or 26x11.5.16.
I was hoping for a taller tire for the HD, but maybe a 26" tire would be ideal, hmmm
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by moregrip
I was hoping for a taller tire for the HD, but maybe a 26" tire would be ideal, hmmm
You can get in in a 28x11.5x16
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Old Sep 8, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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28x11.5x16 will do the trick. When I had a radix they helped me get 1.7 60's. What wheel are you going to use??
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ET Street radial all the way. I was very skeptical of these tires when they first came out and opted not to buy any for my race car. Boy did I make a mistake. My friend has a 69 Nova with a 505 big block and droped his 60' from 1.57 to 1.49 and went from a 7.08 to a 6.95 in the 1/8th with just a tire change from et streets to the et street radials(same size tire 28x10-15). I have heard of many other similar claims around the drag strip. I have yet to hear anyone say that they slowed down. And better yet, they ride just like regular tires and are somewhat descent in the rain.
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