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which drag radial hooks up the best on the streets?
 

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Mickey Thompson...
 

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25thmustang said:
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NITTO
 

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no
 

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Just ordered some MT ET streets , I'll let ya know how they work out . Had some Nitto's before so we'll see how they compare .
 
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while i love nitto's, they defintiely dont hook the best. i'd say MT's then BFG's and lastly Nitto's.

I prefer using Nitto's though since you can get ALOT more mileage out of them, and with a good heat-up, they can still hook pretty good. (enough to snap an axle for me atleast..lol)
 

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along the subject of drag radials. i heard that you dont want to let them sit in one spot long because it'll warp... is this true?
 

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MT's for best traction hands down, but crap for wear... expect ~3-5K at most.

Nitto's for best wet traction and good dry traction, awesome wear...expect ~10K+
 

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Nittos if it is a DD. MTs for best all out performance.
 

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Any opinions on the BFG's? I've previously read they are somewhere inbetween the MT's and Nittos for both traction and wear.
 
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BFG's are pretty close traction wise to a MT. last about as long also.
 

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From what I've read, the BFGs fall somewhere in-between the Nittos (all-around) & MTs (all-out ).
 

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MT for the win!
 

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MTs
 
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I have owned all 3 of them. On my old 331 car the BFG 275/50/15 would hook up better than the small 235/60/15 MT Et Streets I tried. I should have tried both in the same size but when I bought the MT's I was in a hurry and they were in stock locally so that's why I ran the smaller tires. I normally run MT Et street's in a 26/10.50/15 and they hook real good but last only about 3k miles. I got real good mileage out of the BFG's. They lasted about 8k miles compared to the 2k I got from the MT ET Street radials. Nittos will hook good on the street if they are aired down and you have a good suspension on your car. I tried them on a stock suspension 306 car and they spun badly but then switched them to my 331 car and they did fairly good. The 331 car had full tubular suspension up front with HPM megabite upper and lowers in the rear.

My vote is for a daily driver either go with the BFG or Nitto. If you have a deep pocket or want Maximum traction go with the MT ET streets or ET street radials.
JMHO
 
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