Drag Radials

[Scrrem]

I am considering a set of drag radials for my 90. What are the better performing ones out there?
Rich

[sammy]

i have used the mikey thompson drag radial 315x35x17 and the new nitto nto5 drag radial and the nitto is about a tenth better off the launch (60 ft ) best i could do with the mkey was 1.81 with the nitto my best after only 6 runs is 1.69 .the nitto will not last as long but if you put them on at home and drive to the track the nittos are way more stable . plus you can run the nitto tire pressure between 21-25 at the track where the mikey i had to run 15 lbs ,and the car liked to scate at the top end .kinda like a fat girl that struted her stuff :mrgreen:. i also think that the 275x40x17 might be a better tire as it has a taller sidewall to take the shock of our manual trans off the line

[Scrrem]

Thanks Sammy!!! Thanks what I was looking for :thumbsup:
Rich

[ZZZZZR1]

I am considering a set of drag radials for my 90. What are the better performing ones out there?
Rich

Rich,

Check with Phil... He has MT's on his Z and they seem to do very well.

:cheers:

David

[rhipsher]

I have a set of 275 40 MT's and they grab hard. But you have to heat them up good.

[Scrrem]

I have a set of 275 40 MT's and they grab hard. But you have to heat them up good.

So I guess what I'm looking at is a Line Lock and drag radials to start getting some good launches?
Rich

[Scrrem]

Rich,

Check with Phil... He has MT's on his Z and they seem to do very well.

:cheers:

David

Yeah, I saw Phil's on Saturday, was wondering about the Nitto's
Rich

[Aurora40]

Just as an alternative, at the last drag day, Mike was hooking fine on Kuhmo Ecsta XS tires. He has the same mods as me, plus 4.10's. I had a lot of trouble with traction on GS-D3's, by comparison.

Unlike DRs, you could drive on these regularly.

They obviously won't tolerate as hard launches as DRs, but it might depend on what you are looking for.