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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Check out my new tires!

They are really soft. Almost like a gummy bear soft so I doubt they will last too long. Long enough for me with my work schedule I won't be able to make many events a year.

Thing is you only do 1 burnout the first run of the night and the rest of the night is just a quick hop before your run.

Here are a couple pics I took today. Just got them in and mounted them today.

Mickey Thompson Drag Radials. Can't wait to try em out!





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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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Cant wait to see some times on those tires.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Yes! Even with your 1000 lbs of Stereo, you should be able to run some nice times

What size are they?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Do I even want to know what the price tag looks like for all four?
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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Why would he buy four? It's not a subaru.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:13 PM
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nice also what size are they ?? just wondering what the biggest size slicks you can fit on the stock rims

oh and price
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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They are the ONLY tire like this they make for a 16" rim. 255/50/16. They were 170.00 each.

I have not put them on yet but heard of a guy with a TII running these on factory rims so they should work just fine. There is a little side bulge but not bad.

I did weigh the car and it came up 2960 with 1/4 tank of gas. I lost alot of weight and added it back with the stereo. I'm guessing now since the weigh in I've only added around 500lbs total from when I had the rear end stripped out. Maybe lost 200lbs with that.

No hassle street race this Sunday at 1:00 so I'll go see how it runs.

Much faster since the retune at Gotham. Probably pushing 450 to the wheels now. Steve seemed to think it will trap 120mph as it sits now so thats would put me into the 11's with a good launch. I'd be happy with a low 12 though.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:17 AM
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^ right on... wow.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:51 AM
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Is that safe to have that wide of a tire on that small of a rim?
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 04:47 AM
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really nice tires they work great on my friedns mustang.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 09:31 AM
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Damn, those MTs look sick. Post up some timeslips and feedback when you go to the track.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 10:05 AM
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Yeah It'll be fine. Summit says it needs an 8 inch rim. The tire width is 9.7". It's on a 7" rim now. Only 1/2" on each side. Will see Sunday.

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Is that safe to have that wide of a tire on that small of a rim?
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