Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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Tire Rack has a 195/70-15 Continental Vanco on clearance right now. They are about 26" tall but just a little wider than you spec'd. They are a D rated capacity tire rated to 65lbs air pressure. I run them and they hold the front of the car real well. A very good choice for $108, I think.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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195/65/15 Falkens. I was forced to buy them on drag week last year when I had a front tire failure. I like them better than the 165s I had on there. It looks a little better and drives slightly better.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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How do you guys feel about running these radials past there speed rating? All these tires are s speed rated so that's only good to 112mph.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
[Re: 68LAR]
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I run a P215/75r15...
Same here, on 5" rims. IIRC, they're about 27" tall, but I can't recall the tread width. I have 275/60R15s on the back which are closer to 28" tall.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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How do you guys feel about running these radials past there speed rating? All these tires are s speed rated so that's only good to 112mph.
I ran on the 165R15 tires for a long time and never had a problem. Lots of FAST cars around here are on them too. The speed rating thing is for sustained speeds, not for short bursts like in drag racing.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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How do you guys feel about running these radials past there speed rating? All these tires are s speed rated so that's only good to 112mph.
I ran on the 165R15 tires for a long time and never had a problem. Lots of FAST cars around here are on them too. The speed rating thing is for sustained speeds, not for short bursts like in drag racing.
My buddy would get on me for running the street tire rated at 112mph also and I told him the same thing thats its only for 10 seconds at a time not a long drive. Ron
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
[Re: 383man]
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Running those non speed rated tires is an accident waiting to happen....just because it has happened to you or someone you know yet, doesn't mean it won't happen. Those tires were designed for lighter cars, sustained speeds or not. I am an idiot for ever running them for one season, which is why they came off very soon after so obviously you know my opinion
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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Running those non speed rated tires is an accident waiting to happen....just because it has not happened to you or someone you know yet, doesn't mean it won't happen.
Those tires were designed for lighter cars, sustained speeds or not. I am an idiot for ever running them for one season, which is why they came off very soon after
so obviously you know my opinion
Fixed it.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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Running those non speed rated tires is an accident waiting to happen....just because it has not happened to you or someone you know yet, doesn't mean it won't happen.
Those tires were designed for lighter cars, sustained speeds or not. I am an idiot for ever running them for one season, which is why they came off very soon after
so obviously you know my opinion
Fixed it.
LOL thanks
Also, M&H makes a nice speed rated radial front runner that is imo better looking then the flame tread of the sportsman S/R radial...not sure what sizes in terms of height they have
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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MT sportsman fronts
Same here. 26x6
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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I run the MT Sportsman S/T Radials. They look like BFG radial T/A's. They are a good tire but I don't know if they come in a size as small as you are looking for.
I like to get a front tire as close to as tall as the rear as possible. I think it help weight transfer and it does help with ground clearance.
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Re: ? For those that run Drag Radials (rear) on the street
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MT sportsman fronts
Same here. 26x6
I'm looking at the sportsman for the spare set of tires for racing.. I like my road racing type tire for the street.. they handle very well but are a BIT wide for the track
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