Well back when Nitto was first becoming popular everyone raved about how gret of a high performance street tire it was....are the 555s still about the best you can get for the money performance wise? I remember the BFG KDs were top of the line for street but I havent seen them at any of the major retailers lately so I assume they have been discontinued?
grippiest street tires?
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87_stang
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I have Riken Raptors and they seem to do the trick. Since putting these on it really takes getting into the gas to get 2nd gear spinning if I spin through 1st and they warm up a tad. I don't race my car so its kind of annoying sometimes when I do want to break loose through a few gears but not be too hard on the tranny.
cenok is family
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Well those dont really fit my description of street tires
I think to meet those standards it has to be something that won't kill you in the rain.
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Aliate X
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Well those dont really fit my description of street tires
Once again Aliate X to the rescue of drag radials myths......
I drove my MT ET radials through that recent noreaster we had up here back and forth to work. They skate around a little bit if you hit a puddle like Im talking a few inches but nothing more than that. Honestly you get used to it. It would feel weird any other way for me lol.
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DigitalGhost
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General Exclaim UHP's!!! Read about them on tirerack, rated #1 out of 46 tires.
I can tell you first-hand that these tires were the best street tires I ever had. I cut low 1.9x's all night on them at the track, with the same tire pressure I run on the street, and I honestly was still only getting a chirp and go. There is no doubt these have potential to break in the 1.8x's. To be honest, I actually was second guessing the power of my car because they hooked so good on the street.
I recently went from 17's to 18's and they don't make them to fit because I would have them again in a heartbeat. The best part is how reasonably they are priced too, can't beat em!
I can tell you first-hand that these tires were the best street tires I ever had. I cut low 1.9x's all night on them at the track, with the same tire pressure I run on the street, and I honestly was still only getting a chirp and go. There is no doubt these have potential to break in the 1.8x's. To be honest, I actually was second guessing the power of my car because they hooked so good on the street.
I recently went from 17's to 18's and they don't make them to fit because I would have them again in a heartbeat. The best part is how reasonably they are priced too, can't beat em!
BFG KD's will be the closest street tire to a drag radial. The KDW's are great too and less expensive, a lot less than the KD's.
funkytrunk92
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Thats good to hear. I just put generals on my car. Haven't tested them yet, but once I get the car going, I look forward to it!
bloopbloob
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+1 for the KDW's. put some on my car recently and i was very impressed. i used to spin out all the time when i didnt even want to. now, it takes A LOT to get them spinning. they also ride amazing! thats the first thing i noticed. car rides much smoother and quieter. i think about $160 each at tirerack.com
mantix33
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now these are what i need, how much are they... are these the MT drag radials?
cenok is family
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yep. depending on size, summit has the ET streets (top ones) for between 160-170 each and the ET street radials (bottom ones) for between 155-190 each
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