How many miles do mickey thompson et street drag radials. Mar 24, 2008 the et street is a street slick, the street radial is a drag radial. Testing drag radials vs street tires are they worth it. If you want really wide out back get a set of 17 or 18 x 10. The only exception would be most pro drag radials, which do not incorporate traditional tins. While each option offers exceptional performance on the road and the strip, these two tires have a design. Mickey thompson mt et street drag radials p 305 45 r17 purchased winter 2017. At the track you run about 15 psi and on the street they run best at 21 psi. Taking a look at mickey thompson tires line of supersticky. With all the rage about the great success to be had with drag radial tires, it was a thrill to have an opportunity to run a pair of mickey thompson et street ss drag radials on the dart. In this video i pick up some mickey thompson et street ss drag radial tires. I had nitto 555rs when they first came out, and they were useless. The et street radials, on the other hand, dead hook from any gear and launch much harder from a dig. Mickey thompson et street radial pro tires how it works.
Now the street r will be available in sizes to fit both a 15 and 17inch drag wheel here on the site and will range in. Does anyone run a nitto 20 inch drag radial as a daily driver. Apr 22, 2010 at this point, justin and tommy put the et street radial iis back on the camaro. Im wondering which one will last me longer and is the better tire for street performance. Also, with the et streets, and driving in the rain, its compareable to driving on ice. My et street radials walk a little bit on quick lane changes or sharpsudden turns, but nothing bad. Drag tires seems like you guys have been feelin these new style videos and these sick beats. Using street legal racing slicks on your daily driver. If they are too big, i will probably go with the 25560r15s. Found some nails in my fuzions so i decided it was a good excuse to buy some street drag radials, which is going to last me longer. The et street radial pro was built for x275style drag racing classes, not. Drag radials are street legal, but only minimally so.
Apr 20, 2004 the difference between street tires and drag radials is like night and day. As said, do a good smokey burn out and try different launch rpms, every car is different. They combine the proven mickey thompson r2 drag tire compound with polyesterply, steel belted, tubeless radial construction to deliver performance, strength, and reliability. How many miles do mickey thompson et street drag radials last. If youre daily driving on drag radials, step in here. Even in the rain it wasnt bad when driving appropriately they just didnt last too long. This is a discussion on nitto 555r drag radials within the wheels and tires forums, part of the general help category. This car is my daily driver for the street i know, a wide radial like this is probably not reccomended, but i love the look of these wide tires as i saw a picture of a challenger with 305s. They feature nextgeneration construction designed to take more power for better launches, and a reduced tread pattern for maximum traction. I tried nittos and mickey thompson on my 20 challenger 426 stroker. However i dont dd the rsx nor drive it in the rain. Pilot super sports last 10 to 15k and are a much harder compound, so i guess 5k. What to look for in wheels and tires for streetstrip action.
If you want an all around nice street drag tire, the et street radials are perfect. Toyos proxes tq which stands for top qualifier is available in more limited sizes and one tread pattern. Note that while drag racing radials are street legal, the soft the d. The difference between street tires and drag radials is like night and day. I heard mickey thompson is coming out with a new set of drag radials et street r but have no info on sizes. On street legal tires, the tin is preceded by the letters dot. A street tire that can be driven on the track, the et street ss from mickey thompson is a high performance street to strip tire with radial construction, r2 compound and more. Street drag radials are constructed differently than typical tires. This reduced wrap decreases 60foot times and driver reaction times.
High performance radials good straight traction, good wet traction, and much better cornering. I tracked it a dozen or so times a year and it was my summer daily driver. They have a stiff sidewall, not a thin sidewall like some people are implying. I have seen the question asked but not truely answered. Never understood the radialradial and biasbias matching thing. Only radial that fits on the stock 16 inch is a hoosier and they are not recommended for street use at all. Rated 5 out of 5 by mbolden8 from perfect fit i shouldve purchased this item years ago. However, for a daily car in the florida summer, where it rains every. Mickey thompson et street radial pro tires 90000001536 free. I ran 555rs in a 315 on my last car for a couple years. You will get much better traction on the street but they will break loose. Jul 25, 2018 with all the rage about the great success to be had with drag radial tires, it was a thrill to have an opportunity to run a pair of mickey thompson et street ss drag radials on the dart. I use this car as a daily driver and wanna retain the use of the stock wheels.
May be able to deliver free at columbus oh, kissimee fla. As long as road conditions are dry, they can be driven on the street as well. Induction na tranny type manual tires street radials horsepower 0. The best radial to use on the street is a bfg or mickey.
Mickey thompson et street ss tires 3460 free shipping on. Ive been running bias slicks with radial fronts for years on the track and street. I get a little spin here and there but they grab much better than the all seasons. Max tire mileage on daily driver using et street ss drag radials. For the price, a very good tire but you have to be cautious in the rain. The original et street radials are perfect for headsup racing classes that require dotapproved tires. I use to run the riis at all four corners and the car handled wonderfully. The et street r was bred from the popular et street radial pro, and like the ss, the et street r is an r2 compound. But one look at the tread pattern differences between the two makes it clear that the r is truly intended for track use as a top priority. I want to be able to leave the drag radials on for limited daily use and be able to drive the 50150 mile drive to the track. Car drag radials arent like motorcycle drag radials then because these nittos do much better than the stock tires just driving around. Their probably is a life difference between the two. Mickey thompson et street ss tires are performance radial street tires that are dragstrip ready.
Mickey thompsons et street radial and the newer et street radial ii are a couple of the prime choices of street and strip enthusiasts in search of a drivable, yet wellperforming tire for their powerful daily drivers or weekend warriors. Equivalent tread void as the et street radial ii, redistributed for improved hydroplane resistance while. At this point, justin and tommy put the et street radial iis back on the camaro. I also wonder about these, as i am annoyed by the damn monthlong or more backorder on all of the mickey thompson products. Ive been struggling with tracking in 1st 2nd and even 3rd gear and. Adding new mickey thompson et street ss radials to our. Ive been struggling with tracking in 1st 2nd and even 3rd gear and wanted to finally have my cars tires hook. Mickey thompsons legendary race tire technology comes to the street with the et street radial. Drag tyre tech tips with mickey thompson rocket industries. Street tires vs drag radials mustang forums at stangnet. Highperformance et street ss radial tires are available in popular 15 to 20inch rim sizes to fit modern and classic muscle cars and trucks.
I have had both types, and went back to regular street tires because the drags only lasted about 6k for me. The et streets will be much easier on the driveline then drag radials will at the track and the nitto riis will hook well on the street where youre not launching the car and will be stable at speed. Built using the latest in high tech radial construction techniques and years of drag racing experience and compound development, this d. May 19, 2017 mt makes a few different street radials now,the r is close to a pure race tire but for street use with very little going on to channel water and has a better sidewall design for launching,the ss which has a lot more going on in the tread pattern with a different sidewall doesnt take the hit as good as the r or pro,but the same compound,and finally the pro which is a great race track tire. But, the nittos were useless in first and only grabbed half the time in second.
Now the street r will be available in sizes to fit both a 15 and 17inch drag wheel here on the site and will range in size from 275 on the narrow side to 325 on the wider side. They have a slightly smaller sidewall width and thinner tread. Mickey thompson et street r tire available in multiple sizes. Can one put a 265 or 2754018 et street drag radial on these stock wheels. Mt makes a few different street radials now,the r is close to a pure race tire but for street use with very little going on to channel water and has a better sidewall design for launching,the ss which has a lot more going on in the tread pattern with a different sidewall doesnt take the hit as good as the r or pro,but the same compound,and finally the pro which is a great race track tire. Your opinion on mt et street radial tires modded mustang. Testing mickey thompson et street ss radials hot rod. Best drag radials on pony wheels mustang forums at stangnet. I need new tires but i can only afford two right now. This is true for all types of tires from allterrain tires to street drag radials. In the example below, this tire was produced the 35th week of 2017.
The first tire we tested, the venerable et street radial 2955515, is one of the most popular tires in use on street and strip vehicles like our 600 horsepower mustang, and for good reason. The et street is a street slick, the street radial is a drag radial. The new et street ss offers an improvement in wetweather traction, making it better suited to the daily driver that needs additional traction on the street, as well as grip at the track when the. Best all around street tire is probably the michelin ps4 but they cost about twice as much. I was forced to put my slicks on for street driving when my 27560 mt et street radials were showing cords, and nobody has them anywhere. The mickey thompson et street r will be mickeys most aggressive street legal drag radial available in their rather expansive lineup. Aug 05, 2014 the original et street radials are perfect for headsup racing classes that require dotapproved tires. These mickey thompson et street radial pro tires are purposebuilt race tires for classes requiring specific size tires. The mt radials didnt launch quite as hard as my bias slicks, but the mph was better.
Regardless if they are slicks or drag radials, mickey thompson recommends breaking your. Most streetslicks have just enough tread to get through the dot, and thus, are allowed for classes that require street tires. Mickey thompson et street i and ii the et street is designed for limited street use and will last less than 7,000 miles. Aug 08, 2017 testing drag radials vs street tires are they worth it.
I used a mt et street ss 2754020 last year and they were great. Mickey thompson understanding the service life of your m. With my super trick, worn out leaf springslapper bar4 different shock suspension setup it had a best of 1. So i know if i can hook up good ill shave a lot of time off my et. I ended up picking up a set of mickey thompsons, the new et street ss drag radials in a 27540r20. These tires have got me from point a to b with zero issues and are pretty damn sticky when you ned them to be, i wouldnt recommend you daily. This is a race tire with a dot stamp, and there are plenty of fast cars out there running these, moulton says. Anyone running 27560r15 mt et street radials with a stock set up and 15x8 wheels with 3. I have the mickey thompson drag radials mounted on seperate rims for the track and i wouldnt use them on the street.
Combine that compromise with a light car and a significant amount of power. Drag radials awesome straight traction, drivable in wet, not so great at cornering. Mind you, this is strictly for trips down the strip, as in i would change out the wheels at the track. Serving as the successor to the et street radial, the ss is a dot. Owners of drag racing cars estimate that they get anywhere from 15,00030,000 miles on their street drag radials. The last four numbers of the tin represent the week and year of manufacture. I have run the nittos, both 700 and 710 kuhmos, the et street radials are the best for pure traction and the ride is not bad. Mts et street radial is worldrenowned for its hardcore drag racing capabilities and have clocked 6second quarter mile times. The et street radial ii is made from the same compound as the street radial i, though it. Mickey thompson et street radial 27560r15 montecarloss. Over the last few years, racing tyre tubes have taken on a new role. The et street radial is a street tire, with softer compound.