MT 255/50/16 DRs vs BFG 275/40/17 DRs

Swarzkopf

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Guys,

I'm currently running BFG 275/40/17 drag radials on 17x8 Bullitt wheels.

I'm considering moving to the Mickey Thomson drag radial in 255/50/16 mounted on my stock 16x7 waffles for track use.

I know that there will be a weight advantage to the 16s/MTs.

Will the 255/50/16 MTs provide a significant improvement in traction over the 275/40/17 BFGs? I think that the extra sidewall combined with the better compound and tread pattern of the MTs would provide a big advantage....anyone know?

Feedback is appreciated. Thanks,
Shawn

 

94gts

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no personal experience...but the 255's is what i intend to run pretty soon. i have not heard one bad thing about those tires

 

Swarzkopf

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Thanks man...

Anyone else care to comment?

 

Swarzkopf

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No one?

 

94gts

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in case you dont remember seeing the thread
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=596199

yea, they hook

 

MysteryMachine

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switch and send your old ones to me before saturday lol.

 

Swarzkopf

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Thanks for the link 94gts...

I MIGHT have a line on a local set of ET street bias-plys, if that pans out, I'll be going with those. If not, I'll be going with the MT drag radials.

 

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Swarzkopf said:

Guys,

I'm currently running BFG 275/40/17 drag radials on 17x8 Bullitt wheels.

I'm considering moving to the Mickey Thomson drag radial in 255/50/16 mounted on my stock 16x7 waffles for track use.

I know that there will be a weight advantage to the 16s/MTs.

Will the 255/50/16 MTs provide a significant improvement in traction over the 275/40/17 BFGs? I think that the extra sidewall combined with the better compound and tread pattern of the MTs would provide a big advantage....anyone know?

Feedback is appreciated. Thanks,
Shawn

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Why move from 17" to 16" for weight savings when you can skip the 16" wheel AND tire and go for a 15" package for the most amount of weight savings.

Something like a Prostar or Draglite wheel and the DR of your choice.

You will also get a taller side wall with the 15" setup which will help with hook.

Never forget that, you gotta turn those heavy waffles all the way down the 1320

Grady

 

Swarzkopf

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...because I'm on a major budget and I already have a set of 16" waffles.

Does anyone know how many passes you can normally get out of a set of bias-ply ET streets? Like I said, I may have a line on a local set of these for real cheap, already mounted and ready to go.

 

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The 255/50/16 MT Radials HOOK! I have driven my friend's 98 Z28 automatic car to a 7.35 in the 1/8 on them, pulled a 1.59 60 ft on that pass, did a 7.36 in the car the day the transmission blew up, pulled a 1.55 60 ft and pulled the left front. Driven 40 miles to the track on those tires!