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Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials....

Posted By: StealthWedge67

Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 08:10 PM

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. (???)
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 08:21 PM

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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
Posted By: ademon

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 08:22 PM

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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Posted By: ademon

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 08:23 PM

2nd

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Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 09:11 PM

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
Posted By: BradH

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 09:19 PM

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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.
Posted By: 1Fast340

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 09:20 PM

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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
Posted By: Mick70RR

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 09:50 PM

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.
Posted By: Triple Threat

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 10:06 PM

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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?




235 OR 255/60/15's I've run them both. I get ~125 passes and roughly 1500-2000 street miles. 50 miles round trip to pacific that I do 20+ times a year. Drive the car to work a few times per week (26 miles round trip), anywhere I want really rain or shine. My car 60 foots about 1.69 at pacific on a normal pass.

Call me lazy, I don't want to swap tires. You shouldn't have an issue getting multiple years from a set.
Posted By: Duner

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 10:09 PM

I've been quite happy with my MT Street Radials. They hook surprisingly well on the street. On my traction challenged truck they hook about 5X as well as "normal" street tires. I've got roughly 1,500 miles on mine and it looks like I may be able to get another 1,000 out of them. I have only driven with them once in the rain and they didn't do anything unexpected - but then I was also being very conservative with them in the rain also.
Posted By: dustergirl340

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 10:45 PM

I got three years out of my last set.
Posted By: cjs69mope

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 12/16/10 11:33 PM

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
Posted By: SpareParts

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 08:38 PM

They won't last as long with a spool, it scrubs the tire and the side wall doesn't give like a slick.
Posted By: DodgeCharger

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 08:46 PM

Expect 1 to 2 years. A lot depends on how much of a burnout you do at the track. I do a long burnout. You can see where all the rubber went. In my wheel wells
Posted By: BradH

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 09:14 PM

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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.
Posted By: MPerry

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 09:21 PM

#6361132 - Thu Dec 16 2010 02:10 PM

Did they make it a few years?
Posted By: 383man

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 10:13 PM

When I could not find the size drag radial I wanted (30 x 9) I got disgusted and just bought radial slicks that are Hoosier's 30 x 9's. I like that size because I wanted atleast a 30" tall tire and I can fit wider in my stock wheelwell but the 9's never rub not even on hard turns. I decided to drive to the track on the radial slicks and then raced on them and drove home. I was surprised how good they handle on the street and since I have a radial tire up front the car handles great with the radial slicks driving normal so I left them on the car and have driven over 2 years on them. I got caught in the rain twice and I had no problems driving real easy and I do have a detroit locker. I have only raced once this year and they hooked great as of course I drove to the track and it hooked good enough to run 10.76 three passes in a row. I dont wory about if it hooks on the street as I dont street race. I plan to go back to a drag radial if they ever make the size I want. Ron

Posted By: fourgearsavoy

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 11:33 PM

I have about 1500 miles on my ET street radials and maybe 50-60 passes on them and I'm looking to replace them this year.
I'm looking at M&H tires this time around like this one http://www.mandhtires.com/M-H-Racemaster-Cheater-Slicks/28-12.5-15LT#.UpJE-H0o7bU
I've used M&H cheaters before and I liked them
Gus

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Posted By: SpareParts

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 11:41 PM

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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
Posted By: MPerry

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/24/13 11:50 PM

Its not a big deal but now curious minds want to know how long they lasted.

Those M&H tires used to be made in Gardner,Mass.
Posted By: TheOtherDodge

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 12:04 AM

I find i can get about 30 passes and 1500 miles before they go away for me even though i still have some grooves.
Posted By: Spaceman Spiff

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 12:35 AM

american racer tire, used to be McCreary's.
Posted By: SLOW67

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 12:41 AM

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They won't last as long with a spool, it scrubs the tire and the side wall doesn't give like a slick.



I second that, after swapping to a spool my last set of M/T's got finished off pretty quick. I run regular street tires then swap when I drive to the track now. I will say I've got quite a few street miles and passes out of my Hoosier pro drag radials, I even bought them used at a X275 race
Posted By: Cab_Burge

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 01:38 AM

9secondPhil use the M/T ET Street Radials, he found out that they have 1/2 the rubber left on the casing after the center tread is gone He would run them until the cords started showing, I did the same on my ET Street Radials and the my car ended up 60 footing better on a good track after the car got the tires worn in so the center grooves where gone He sent me some pictures of his on the side grooves, those tires would hook well until almost all of the side grooves where gone
Posted By: Duner

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 01:51 AM

That's good info to know!

I saw this thread and saw that I replied to it 3 years ago... and just now retired that set of ET Street Radials. They went close to 3,000 miles on my ride. Driving around lately on regular street tires has just driven home how much good they did do. Buying another set soon!
Posted By: OUTLAWD

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 03:44 AM

Good info here, I have always run the et street bias plies, but making the switch to radials for better street handling.
I will say I'm not impressed with street grip, but I've only had the car out in the cold a few times...
Posted By: StealthWedge67

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 05:19 AM

Just pulled this thread up and realized it was mine from a few years ago. The ET streets are still in great shape, but they haven't seen many street miles, as I drive on street tires for the most part and just put the ET Streets on for track days. To further skew the results, the car has seen less than 20 passes in the past two years. Now that I think about it, I might throw them on just to go with the "strip" part of the Street / Strip look for a while, as they're mounted on black steelies (the car now rides on black spoked torque thrust style wheels).
Edit: Oh, and by the way, the car dead-hooks with them (255/60's) and 60's @ 1.63.
Posted By: Scott58

Re: Street / Strip guys running ET Street Radials.... - 11/25/13 02:06 PM

I bought 295/55 ET Street Radials for the Road Runner in 2011, I've driven them for three Drag Weeks, including driving the car from Indiana to Kansas and back in 2011. Total milage is probably about 5000 miles, probably 40-45 passes total. Also driven a few times in some pretty heavy rain and on wet roads, albeit cautiously and with some pucker factor by the driver, I never had any wet traction problems. With smaller (235/70) T/A radials on the front, the car drives nicely on the street. The tires are now almost down to the wear indicators. I do short burnouts to conserve the tires. Hook is OK, but my chassis setup is basically stock (crap), so my 60 foots are about 1.7X running about 11.5X @120+.

Scott
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