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Re: How will drag radials on the rear affect handling?
[Re: FuryBoy]
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07/22/14 06:43 PM
07/22/14 06:43 PM
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Uhcoog1
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I guess what I wondering is will this cause a dangerous combination of understeer?
Dangerous? Not necessarily. You're adding grip to the rear, not adding roll resistance to the front, so IMO your front should retain the same level of grip it had before (same weight transfer, same tire); the caveat is the rear will now have more grip, so you may be tempted to push the combo further. The change will definitely be a move in the 'more grip in rear' direction. Depending on where you currently lie (understeer/balanced/oversteer), this could be a good or a bad thing.
Does the car currently have a tendency to oversteer or understeer?
If you make the change and you find it's got too much push for your taste, then swap in a larger front Hellwig bar. Or put drag radials on the front and report back (I'd love the nitto drag radial to be a 'good' cornering tire for all 4 - you could be the guinea pig)
-'02 Dodge Viper Ex-World Challenge racecar -'73 Duster, 6.1 based 392 hilborn hemi, tko600, full floater rear 9", Hellwig custom bars, viper brakes, built for road course
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Re: How will drag radials on the rear affect handling?
[Re: Kern Dog]
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07/23/14 02:44 AM
07/23/14 02:44 AM
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72Swinger
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Drag radials just are not designed for hard cornering. Nitto NT555II is a cornering DR or just run NT01's.
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Re: How will drag radials on the rear affect handling?
[Re: 72Swinger]
#1649554
07/29/14 07:16 PM
07/29/14 07:16 PM
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MRMOPAR622
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I run the Nitto NTO5 Drag Radials on my car &I'm very happy with the handling.Mine are 19" rim size so I have a shorter sidewall but if any thing is now faster as you can run 30 PSI on the street(I run 26 PSI Cold in mine)and let them down to 18 PSI if you want to race.Due to running higher air pressure unlike low pressure in a Drag Slick you will not have any problems at 80-90 MPH in curves.If you want Traction the NTO5 Drag Radial is the right choice if its only handling you want the NT555 is best.It said my picture was to big to post so I added a link hopefully for you to see I run them.
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Last edited by MRMOPAR622; 07/29/14 07:48 PM.
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