What's a good set of street slicks that can handle too?
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No "Slick" is going to handle worth a crap. A traditional slick is made of a bias ply material and does not utilize a radial casing. They'll skate all over the place if you try going anywhere but a strait line with them and even then they can be a handful.
You're going to want to look into a drag radial. In which case Nitto's are said to be quite good all the way around, although the can be finicky to launch, since they don't display the traction characteristics of some of the other brands (BFGoodrich, Mickey Thompson, Hoosier, etc).
In any case, I would recommend no drag radial, bias ply, etc tire on anything but clean, dry pavement. You're asking for trouble trying to push a car into or out of the corners on a set otherwise.
You're going to want to look into a drag radial. In which case Nitto's are said to be quite good all the way around, although the can be finicky to launch, since they don't display the traction characteristics of some of the other brands (BFGoodrich, Mickey Thompson, Hoosier, etc).
In any case, I would recommend no drag radial, bias ply, etc tire on anything but clean, dry pavement. You're asking for trouble trying to push a car into or out of the corners on a set otherwise.
Adam95GT
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Adam95GT
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I have the nitto drag radials on the rear of my car and they handle pretty well and traction is defiantly ALOT better than street tires, haven't track tested them yet due to the car being tore apart right now but i plan to later this summer. Also I have the regular nitto street radials up front and they handle very well, i was very impressed about the ride quality of these tires (120 feels like 80).
Husky44
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Same setup on mine. Pretty good, but like the other poster says, you gotta cook them to get them to really hook up. At least, here in AK, they're typically not hot enough from regular driving to get them to really stick. Course, mine are worn a little more than an average street slick, so they don't have much in the way of a tread pattern. When they're heated, they're kinda like glue!
