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Old 11-24-2004, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by BigKID
The new MT drag radials are the shiznit!! I have a few friends using them and they hook as well or better than ET Streets and dont get squirley at the end of the track. Awesome tire!

I will be at Hub on the 5th but I am cerian I wont have my truck back by then so I will throw the ET Streets in someone else's truck. Jeremy.. if you dont have yours by then, I will throw them on your truck if you let me make a pass down the track with it. Good luck with you upcomming shootout.
I have a pair of BF Street slicks on some stock tahoe wheels. I'll be there on the 5th, and you're more than welcome to take her down the track. When I wear these BFs out, I'm going to either go with the new MT drags or some straight slicks. Can't make my mind up. I will be pissed if you run a better time than me in my own truck, though.
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Well get prepaired to be dissappointed cause I am going to bolt the ETs on there and make that baby launch... HARD!!

disclosure... I am not responsable for any breakage that may occur during said pass.
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LOL

I have some ET Streets, 27x10.5x16 and I can't get them hot enough to launch good. If I boil them off, and make one hell of a smoke show, I can get a decent launch, but still get a little spin on the 1-2 shift and even the launch.

If I were to get some new tires, I would be looking at some 28x10.5.16 Hoosier's or 28x12.5x16 ET Streets. The M/T tires rate the sidewall width, and not the tread width. Hoosier rates the tread width, but ut's still a half inch short of advertised. I found out that my Streets, are only just a little over 8" wide.
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Yea, there wasn't much to my old 26x10.50 and I was getting to the point were they wernt holding very well but the 26x11.50 are a bit wider and seem to bite a little better. I will still blow them off if I dont heat them up good though.
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i might go junk yard hunting for some old tires and do what 01thunder did and make my own slicks for the time being. it beats burning up my street tires.

BigKID - "disclosure... I am not responsable for any breakage that may occur during said pass." that was funny.

Kenny, if you can, bring that pred just so i can lower my 1-2 shift point. i hate having to play let out of the gas and back on it. i am too inconsistent. but you can take it back with you and get done what you need to do to it. no rush on it either. good things take time.
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Originally Posted by BigKID
Well get prepaired to be dissappointed cause I am going to bolt the ETs on there and make that baby launch... HARD!!

disclosure... I am not responsable for any breakage that may occur during said pass.
You break it, I'll upgrade it.
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Slow and Bigkid, get this on tape I wanna see who is gonna run faster. Also shoot for a 12 flat
Old 11-24-2004, 08:39 PM
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I already got dibs on those front coils.
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Originally Posted by WillPewter2000
I already got dibs on those front coils.
Yep, you pmed me first on them.
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Originally Posted by slowprocess
You break it, I'll upgrade it.
Oh, I see this as a challange now. You still have a G80 in there, right? Better go ahead and start pricingout an Eaton Posi.


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