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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 02:34 PM
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i'm thinkin about ordering a pair for the rear to go on my stock wheels and i was just wondering how they perform and how well the life span of them are..
 
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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I have been saying it for years, they are the best drag radial to daily drive on out of all of the tire makers. They are not the stickiest of all the drag radials, but they last the longest and are good in the rain till they get worn down (like any other tire). I got normally around 12,000-15,000 miles on a set and some people even get 15k-18k on them with little burnouts or screwing around on them. I love them and have used a good share of them on my car.

<----------------Pics of 275's on 8" rims
 
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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thanks for the info..

and i found this the other day and thought i'd throw it in there..
315 on an 8'' wheel vvv

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Old Jan 12, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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^ That's retarded.
 
Old Jan 12, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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thats gross and prob not safe.
 
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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Horrible.
 
Old Jan 13, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by PColav6
^ That's retarded.
That's for sure. 275 is max on 8" wheel and I only would do it on the back wheels not the fronts. First pair I had and as you can see I had not figured out what psi to run yet. 20-22psi works best for full contact patch and good wear. In this photo they are at like 28psi.

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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jon2325
thanks for the info..

and i found this the other day and thought i'd throw it in there..
315 on an 8'' wheel vvv

What in the living hell would possess anyone to do that? That's like me having size 5 1/2 feet and wearing a size 9 shoe.

Someone needs to just save up for wheels that fit the tires or get tires that fit the wheels.
 
Old Jan 16, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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that looks horrible..
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Not only does it look like ***, it is not going to handle/ wear well at all.. It will be probably unsafe.. If going to mod, be prepared to spend money.. and not half *** it.
 
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