07-21-2014 | #1 |
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New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
I see Mickey Thompson Radial Street Comp tires are now coming in our 275/40R17 and 315/35R17 sizes.
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...tem=StreetComp Decent looking and price looks vary reasonable. Has anyone tried them yet?
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07-21-2014 | #2 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
looks interesting
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07-21-2014 | #3 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
Will say this! I bought a set of Mickey Thompson ATZ radials for my old z71 many many years ago, they were the best tire I had ever owned.
Those tires lasted 75k on the truck. So while it may be hard to compare a sports car tire to a LT truck tire. The resulted yielded enough evidence for me to try a set of these on a Corvette at some point. |
07-22-2014 | #4 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
nice, it would be better at Y rated
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07-22-2014 | #5 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
Just FYI, this is actually a Cooper tire. To be exact, it is a Chinese-made Zeon RS3-S with a slightly different tread pattern. I also suspect it's no wider than a Sumitomo, although that remains to be seen. They're very inexpensive, so enter with caution.
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07-22-2014 | #6 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
Web shows section width 12.5, tread width 11.2 for 315/35
Not sure how that measures up to others? |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
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These specs are meaningless, unfortunately. Tire Rack says that a Sumi's section width and tread width are 12.6" and 11.5", respectively. For a Goodyear GS-D3, the numbers are 12.3" and 11.2". Yes, according to the manufacturer's specs, a Sumi is WIDER than a GS-D3. In reality, however, place them side-by-side and you'll clearly see that the Goodyear is over an inch wider than the Sumi. Bottom-line: you can't trust manufacturer's quoted specs on tires. |
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07-22-2014 | #8 |
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Re: New Tire Source, MT Radial Street Comp
Anybody want a WIDE tire that's also STICKY? Check out this vid...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz2_fqxYs_o If your car isn't a daily driver, I highly recommend them. |
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