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Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
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12/16/10 04:10 PM
12/16/10 04:10 PM
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Puyallup, WA
StealthWedge67
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What sort of life can I expect out of a pair? They would make approx. 35 passes a year, and see about 1000 street miles a year. Will they give me at least a few years at that rate?
The reason I ask is that I'm trying to decide whether or not I should just sell off the current Dunlop GT Qualifiers, or keep them for street duty and just use the ET-Radials for strip only. (???)
LemonWedge - Street heavy / Strip ready - 11.07 @ 120
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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12/16/10 04:21 PM
12/16/10 04:21 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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What sort of life can I expect out of a pair? They would make approx. 35 passes a year, and see about 1000 street miles a year. Will they give me at least a few years at that rate?
The reason I ask is that I'm trying to decide whether or not I should just sell off the current Dunlop GT Qualifiers, or keep them for street duty and just use the ET-Radials for strip only. (???)
My buddy in his pick up ran them this past drag week,
he put on almost 1200 miles and about 45 passes
and the tire is 3/4 gone... he'll have to get another
set for this coming year but this time we are changing
to a street tire for the road to get them to live
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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12/16/10 04:22 PM
12/16/10 04:22 PM
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IL, Aurora
ademon
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from what i read about 1,500 to 3K miles, I to was in the same boat needing rear tires, i decided why spend $100 for a street tire when for another $50 i could get a drag radial, way better traction, it it will last just as long as a street tire driven hard, my bfg t/a were shot with about 8K. i went with the Nittos they are said to last longer about 12 to 15K but some say they don't hook as hard. i wasn't going for the last tenth.
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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12/16/10 05:19 PM
12/16/10 05:19 PM
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Val-haul-ass... eventually
BradH
Taking time off to work on my car
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What sort of life can I expect out of a pair? They would make approx. 35 passes a year, and see about 1000 street miles a year. Will they give me at least a few years at that rate? (???)
From my experience (and my driving style  ), you MIGHT be lucky to get 2 full years of use. I figure more like 1 and change before having to put fresh meats on.
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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12/16/10 05:20 PM
12/16/10 05:20 PM
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sweden
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Buy the ET Street bias ply for the street, they last a lot longer and hook better on the street than the ET radials do , at least on my car they do  
yep but they are also even worse in heavy rain if you have a spool.
the real ET Streets are alot more forgiving when "trackprep" is nonexisten or bad also
however the dragradials drives alot better on bad roads
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: 1Fast340]
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12/16/10 05:50 PM
12/16/10 05:50 PM
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Birmingham, England
Mick70RR
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I've tried Nitto's, BFG's and MT ET's on the street. The Nitto's are the best on the street but the worst on the track. BFG's and MT ET's are dangerous on the street if it's wet and neither of them lasted more than about 2000 miles. I'm done with drag radials, now using a decent treaded street tyre and slicks for the track next year.
1970 Road Runner
505 cid
MCH CNC ported Stealth heads
MP 528 camshaft
4 speed
GV overdrive
11.98 @ 117 on street treads
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: dustergirl340]
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12/16/10 07:33 PM
12/16/10 07:33 PM
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IL . usa
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i have been happy with the m/h drag radials
hook hard and have had them on for two years now
don't drive in the rain so that i cannot answer
1969 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Superbee
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: StealthWedge67]
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11/24/13 05:14 PM
11/24/13 05:14 PM
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Val-haul-ass... eventually
BradH
Taking time off to work on my car
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Taking time off to work on my car
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What sort of life can I expect out of a pair? They would make approx. 35 passes a year, and see about 1000 street miles a year.
From my experience, that's about when I'd start looking to see how close they are to needing replacement. 
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Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....
[Re: MPerry]
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11/24/13 07:41 PM
11/24/13 07:41 PM
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Janesville, WI
SpareParts
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#6361132 - Thu Dec 16 2010 02:10 PM
Did they make it a few years?
Wtf how did I get into this to bump it. Lol sorry guys
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