Re: DOT or NOT?
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Most likely the "Not for highway use" is there to limit any liability by the manufacturer.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Yeah I think it is a case of covering their rears. The 275 Pro Radial carries the same warning I believe.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Yeah I think it is a case of covering their rears. The 275 Pro Radial carries the same warning I believe. If you have M/T Pro Radials they are not DOT approved.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Yeah I think it is a case of covering their rears. The 275 Pro Radial carries the same warning I believe. If you have M/T Pro Radials thery are not DOT approved. My ET Street Pro's have the DOT info on them but not sure if that means they are DOT approved?!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Yeah I think it is a case of covering their rears. The 275 Pro Radial carries the same warning I believe. If you have M/T Pro Radials they are not DOT approved. The 275 Pro is, it has "tread". The Pro Bracket Radials are not, they don't list them in metric sizes just inches. I do have 28x10.5 Pro Bracket Radials, not DOT but they have been a really good tire and they look new after 100 passes.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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The M/T 275-60 ET Street Radial Pro does indeed have a big "DOT" on the sidewall. It also has the "not for highway use" label.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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We are talking race tires here. And as with anything race oriented, there are compromises to be made for street use. Drag race tires are more expensive, don't like wet surfaces, don't last nearly as long, etc. While I am sure that the 'not for hiway use' is butt covering 101, the tires can build up a lot of heat at sustained hiway speeds. I run short distances at hiway speeds with my DRs and know of a lot of other guys that do too and I have not heard of any problems. But running extended distances at hiway speeds is rolling the dice to some extent. It's just not what the tires were designed and built to do.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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GY3. That is exactly the designation on my QTP's, but with none of the "Not for Highway use" signage like yours have. Just as a friendly reminder to everyone, if ever an accident were to happen on a public road and your supposed DOT tires are not really DOT. It can create a mess. Drive carefully and try and keep clear of wet conditions. If it rains, pull off the road and wait it out.
A friend of mine for not listening to me crashed his car on the highway while wearing a pair of M/T Drag radials coming from a day at the track. The tires had plenty of tread on them but to no avail on a slight uphill 40 % turn. The road was slightly wet and he swung, hit the wall with the front drivers fender, swung again and landed on his passenger quarter, almost destroying a beautiful and fast car. Thank the heavens that he did not hurt anyone else. I had to block two lanes with my Diplomat police package while flashing the lights just so that he could clear himself of further danger on that blind curve.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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FMJ getting fresh rubber......in anticipation! My street tires are the M/T 16.5x31R and has DOT on the tire.Track tire is am M/T 10.5w.The front do not have a dot rating but I have NEVER had anyone look at the fronts.The po-po only look at the rear......
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Google is your friend. DOT legal, DOT approved and street legal in your particular state are 3 different things. "Not for highway use" is on pretty much every race tire I've ever seen. Kind of like "don't stick your foot under mower" is on every lawnmower.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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FMJ getting fresh rubber......in anticipation! My street tires are the M/T 16.5x31R and has DOT on the tire.Track tire is am M/T 10.5w.The front do not have a dot rating but I have NEVER had anyone look at the fronts.The po-po only look at the rear...... UH...YOU GO TO A RADIAL PREPPED TRACK, AND THOSE "STREET" TIRES WILL BE QUICKER THAN THOSE "RACE" TIRES...LOL
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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Yeah I think it is a case of covering their rears. The 275 Pro Radial carries the same warning I believe. If you have M/T Pro Radials thery are not DOT approved. My ET Street Pro's have the DOT info on them but not sure if that means they are DOT approved?! I stand corrected, Jegs says not dot approved so I went to M/T's site and sure enough they are DOT approved. It also says "The Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial Pro is D.O.T. approved but designed for drag racing use only. NOT FOR STREET USE". So DOT approved, yes, but not for street use. lol
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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So DOT approved, yes, but not for street use. lol This begs the question...what purpose does DOT approve the tire for, then, if not for street use? Great stuff lol.
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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So DOT approved, yes, but not for street use. lol This begs the question...what purpose does DOT approve the tire for, then, if not for street use? Great stuff lol. To fit into the rules of a race series..........
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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Re: DOT or NOT?
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So DOT approved, yes, but not for street use. lol This begs the question...what purpose does DOT approve the tire for, then, if not for street use? Great stuff lol. To fit into the rules of a race series.......... The department of transportation approves race equipment? Guess it's possible.....Had no idea.....
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