Who has experience w/ street slicks, how much will they help? Also if I do hook, what are the chances of something breaking? I don't want to change rims or do suspension mods, would just like to be able to spin less in 1st and 2nd.
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stangman
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You can't have it both ways man. The more you hook, the more chances you have at breaking stuff. I've broke dang near every part in the back of my car from hooking, lol. Bushings, axles, rear end, tq boxes, you name it - I've broke it.
stangman
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It's alot in how you drive too. If you drive normal & not launch hard all the time you'll be fine with something like Nitto 555r's, and get decent tire life out of them. The chance of breaking something is always there, but you can limit it by how you drive.
stangman
15 Year Member
i didnt say it couldnt...
Mine does.
yea but you have a heavier car with an automatic, you cant really compare that with hooking up with a stick.
My 03 lightning would hook on nitto drag radials, but it didnt hit the tires that hard launching it either, and even on days with bad track prep it would spin the tires a little.
This is true, but I'm also putting out about 200lbs/ft more torque than your average bolt on 5.0L HO by 1,800RPM and transfering it through a Circle D custom converter and IRS rear end to boot.
If you don't get crazy with the RPM on a 5-speed car, dead hooking isn't going to be a problem with moderate power levels.
Suspension work for a predominantly streed driven car does more to promote consistency than anything else. That is until you start leaning more towards a track oriented system and look into items like drag springs/shocks, etc.
A friend of mine went from 335-35-17's Hoosiers to 295-50-15 M/T ET STREETS and it was night and day with his Terminator. Going from 35's to 50's was the biggest difference. There is more wall on the tire working for him. Not everybody wants to run drag wheels, but that's what he went to to stay safe and streetable and not wrecking.
Cobra912
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Mike how much boost are you making with your 1220? I'm seeing 10lbs with an Anderson pipe and a 3.33 pulley.
what tires are on the car now? Mickey thompson drag radials will work well, but there not gonna last more than 5000 miles, Ive had ET streets and on the street i didnt really like em, the car moves around alot and they dont hook up as well as the drag radial
I agree. Mickey Thompsons are an excellent tire, but life expectance is on the low side (the best hooking tires always are). And ET Streets are anything but street friendly. If you're going to run Drag Radials on the street, go with their ET Street Radial. Night and day difference with a full case radial side wall and easier on the drivetrain.
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