Hi guys,
I managed to pick up some 245/50/16 for my 7. My goofy tire service center put a hole into my M and H racemaster drag radials. So I picked up the Nitto's for this weekend.

My questions are?
What tire pressure do you guys use at the strip?
How long of a burnout do you need to do?
What is the best rpm to launch at?

thanks for the replys
jc

 

-10psi - 11psi
-as long as they catch
-6000rpms


see ya,

car 53

 

Hey Red line53,

thanks for the info...
What kind of 60 fts are you getting with the nitto?
and how much of a burnout do they need?

jc.

 

that low a pressure? yikes

do they stay on the rim?

thesaint

 

That's what I was thinking!...I normally run between 15 psi to 20 psi.

I dump at 6000 rpm's though

 

can't imagin what that wil do to ur stock diff...
snap snap

 

I am afraid to launch higher than 5000 on the drag radials. worried about things breaking.

All I know is that the car hooks up hard, and just chirps for a second and then the car flies.

btw 18-20 psi

thesaint

 

at 6000 rpms, I don't wheel hop...so why would it be "bad" for my diff?...

...I've got the K2RD toe links/trailing arms btw.

 

for real? gotta get me some of those... link?>

 

They should sell them at their website. I think that K2RD's website is...

www.k2rd.com

...I got them from their Okinawa rep that's got a "shop" here. Pretty cheap too. They really do help with the wheel hop!

 

I run between 18-20psi n my Nitto's and I also launch at around 6k-6.5k. I spin a bit and ten hook up and go. If I launch much lower I bog the motor down and any higher....well....I can imagine I would spin like mad. I worked my way up to 6k and it depends on teh track or street that I am on. Some places I launch around 5k but not very often.

 

Oh and my 60' times with out any burnout are 2.0-2.1 which is not good but I heard not to do burnouts with these tires. Some people said to and some said only real slicks need burnouts and that it would only make theses tires more slippery. I don't know. I tried to do a burnout one time and left the ABS fuse in and made a fool of myself because my car wouldn't stop lunging forward and rolling through the box. Never tried again. Maybe next time.

 

K2RD Rear Toe Link Kit

is that it?

 

Any body getting around 1.7 for 60 fts with these tires?

jc.