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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Drag Tires For The FD Rims?

I was looking for drag radials for the stock FD rims. I could not find any on tirerack. I did find some 245/50-16s Nitto NT 555 R. Will these fit? Anyone have experience with these? Any other suggestions?

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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 06:40 AM
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i have these nittos on my rims and they fit good. I drove about 100 miles on them and i didnt have any fitment issues. When i went to the drag strip i couldnt really say how they performed because my clutch was slipping but if i feathered it out of the whole where my regular street tires would spin these ones gripped pretty good.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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Mickey Thompson E/T streets. 26-10.5-16 or 26-11.5-16
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...?item=ETStreet

Everyone I know up to 1000 rwhp Supras run these.

The good thing about these is that they have flexible sidewalls. Unlike the DR's that I have seen eat some rear-ends.

---Edit: Whoops just noticed you were looking for DR's. M/T makes some drag radials too. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...ETStreetRadial
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fdeeznutz
Mickey Thompson E/T streets. 26-10.5-16 or 26-11.5-16
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...?item=ETStreet

Everyone I know up to 1000 rwhp Supras run these.

The good thing about these is that they have flexible sidewalls. Unlike the DR's that I have seen eat some rear-ends.

---Edit: Whoops just noticed you were looking for DR's. M/T makes some drag radials too. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...ETStreetRadial
I know the M/Ts are great, I just can't find anything that looks like it would be close to fitting the stock rims. Any suggestions?
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:33 AM
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The 16's MT ET streets fit . They dont look like they will fit, but they do. Raises the rear end up about a inch (P255/50R16) Nice tall sidewall, these wont break a thing

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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Yup, I've run the 26 10.5's and 11.5's without any rubbing. They look big but they fit.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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BFGs aren't bad either.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....+Drag+Radial+2
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by mikeric
I know the M/Ts are great, I just can't find anything that looks like it would be close to fitting the stock rims. Any suggestions?
Check this thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/rotary-drag-racing-167/will-28-tire-fit-my-rear-fender-wells-724662/
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:54 AM
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Where do you guys get your M/Ts from?
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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I don't think the 11.5's would fit stock rear wheels,


Originally Posted by fdeeznutz
Mickey Thompson E/T streets. 26-10.5-16 or 26-11.5-16
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...?item=ETStreet

Everyone I know up to 1000 rwhp Supras run these.

The good thing about these is that they have flexible sidewalls. Unlike the DR's that I have seen eat some rear-ends.

---Edit: Whoops just noticed you were looking for DR's. M/T makes some drag radials too. http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...ETStreetRadial
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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What about the M&H Racemaster. They are on sale for $45 less than the M/T

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Natey
Good price on those tires. The only problem is the closest size and the only 16" is 255/50 R16. Will these fit? Also, anyone know if these are tubeless? That saves $100.
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by slo
I don't think the 11.5's would fit stock rear wheels,
They do. I have run them and own a set of them and there are about 10 Supra guys that run them with stock fd wheels. I promise
The 10.5's are plenty for most people, but 11.5's will work.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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here's a pair of ET Streets, not drag radials

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1941095
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