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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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Ok if someone can help me out with this
i would be forever greatful
ok im lookin at 275/35/18

I want a tire that
-will hook up ok at the track
-has Good tead wear
-and won't break my Bank (around $200-215)per tire

can anyone help me with this equation
or is it even possible?
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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With a $200 dollar limit you can still get a pretty good tire. Sumitomo HTR Z III, which is what and running right now. I have close to 10 autocross events on them and they have performed very well. You can use Kumho Ecsta MX, I don't have any experience with them but I'd bet they are a very decent performer. Alot of tires fall in that categorey. You can get BFG KDW IIs but they are going to be a little more expensive in most places, I've heard its a good tire though.
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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So you want a street tire or a drag radial? Cause you can get nitto drags for fairly cheap and they will get around 15k miles on them if you don't smoke them all the time other then when heating them at the track. While NItto's don't hook the best out of all the drag radials they by far get the best miles. For a daily driver drag radial Nitto's are where its at. I daily drove for almost 3 years on nittos. In fact the streets tires on my stock rims I have now are the first pair of street tires I have ever bought for the back that were not drag radials.
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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I dont really want a drag radial bc i dont race enough for it to be worth it
lookin more for a street tire Im thinkin Nitto's
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 05:25 PM
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if you don't race much then yeah don't bother with drag radials.
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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I have Nittos and they are great no problems with them!
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by M_Stang
Ok if someone can help me out with this
i would be forever greatful
ok im lookin at 275/35/18

I want a tire that
-will hook up ok at the track
-has Good tead wear
-and won't break my Bank (around $200-215)per tire


can anyone help me with this equation
or is it even possible?

see I want a tire with terrible hook up.... SHITTY WEAR!!! and thats VERY Expensive...
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Stephen4036
see I want a tire with terrible hook up.... SHITTY WEAR!!! and thats VERY Expensive...
Would probably be harder to find haha.
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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not really. if i had a shop ide sell shitty tires for more money!
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks Stephen your a HUGE Help
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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np man, thats why i am here.
 
Old Oct 17, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen4036
see I want a tire with terrible hook up.... SHITTY WEAR!!! and thats VERY Expensive...
HAHAAHAHAH!
 
Old Oct 18, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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spike didnt u buy some of those for your mustang?
 
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