MT ET Streets Radials?????

[blstang]

I have a 98 GT and stock rear-end, 4.10's, 5 spd, stock engine not much power!
will i have to worry about breaking something(like rear-end) at the track w/ these tires?
somebody told me they have a stiffer sidewall rather than the ET streets?????? and wont give in as easily? they will be mounted on 15x8 weld prostars!thanx in advance

 

[blstang]

any other info u need?

 

[blstang]

sorry i seem impatient.....but anybody?

 

[jasonh_86]

You shouldn't break anything

Unless you go retarded and use track-bite and DR's at the same time.. then it might break something lol

 

[blstang]

track-bite? sorry for teh newb ?

 

[Cantslowdown]

Helps make the tires more sticky so u can get alot more grip..

 

[blstang]

thanx so if i get teh dr's and do a lil burnout(to clean the crap off) i will be fine then?

 

[Cantslowdown]

Yeah just get some heat in them and you sould be fine....

 

[jasonh_86]

track-bite? sorry for teh newb ?

It's made by a company called VHT.

It's a sticky liquid substance that some people spray on the staging lanes in front of the their car when they do burnouts. They heat their tires up really hot and then roll forward to the track-bite, turn the tires over just enough to slide most of the tread through the stuff to get it on as much of the tire as possible (without slinging it off) and then roll up to the line.. the stuff is STICKY!

I watched an '01 GT with MT ET Streets use it and he broke an axle

 

[jasonh_86]

thanx so if i get teh dr's and do a lil burnout(to clean the crap off) i will be fine then?

Do a really good burnout!. I'm talking 5-8 seconds at least. Make sure you can see lots of smoke and you should be ready to roll

 

[blstang]

thanx i really appreciate it

 

[jasonh_86]

No prob mang.. That's what we're here for ... Well, most of us

 

[blstang]

Do a really good burnout!. I'm talking 5-8 seconds at least. Make sure you can see lots of smoke and you should be ready to roll

do i avoid the water box like i would w/regular radials or what?

 

[Cantslowdown]

Set the psi kinda low and do a good burn out thats all..They should help u get some good track times..I have seen some go tru it and burn out and seen some avoid it..

 

[blstang]

No prob mang.. That's what we're here for ... Well, most of us

corral net hasnt told me crap.....1 person thats it

i really dont want to get somethin my car cant handle u dig? lol

 

[Cantslowdown]

Well if you want the car to hook up better i would try to get some MM lower control arms they help the car out alot..Plus make it handle better on curves..

 

[blstang]

ill try the tires first cause i just purchased the 15" weld prostars today! but ill look into those......my 60' times suck..2.290 on street tires

that is why im buyin the dr's!!!

heres my best track vid!
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/blstang/?action=view&current=BretsGoodRunMOV.flv

and my weak burnout vid
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/blstang/?action=view&current=LilBurnOutMOV.flv

and my timeslip
r/t .328
60' 2.290
330 6.275
1/8 9.615 @ 75.43
1000 12.485
1/4 14.917 @ 92.47

 

[blstang]

anybody else?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

i have the same setup you bought. i am running the 275/50/15 MT DR's. they hook up REALLY well!! driving them on the street is soooooo much fun compared to my 295's. with the 295's my car tries to spin all the way thru 2nd and sometimes in 3rd when it gets into boost. with the MT's i can barely spin 1st. i'm not sure but i think you will need some stronger axles with your tires. i upgraded to a auburn pro diff and moser 31 spline axles with c clip elims. if you do snap an axle let me know. i have two of them just laying in the garage

 

[BennyBlown2v]

driving them on the street is soooooo much fun

They do hook real well, but driving them on the street will absolutely CHEW them up! Mine are COVERED in worn rubber - nothing a good burn wouldn't fix...but still, wears majorly fast...just something to consider

I run mine at 16psi, hook pretty well (When I first got them I was bogging because I couldn't keep the revs up and they is STICKY! ). Also I would reccomend, like previously mentioned by others, a nice long burnout.