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October 17th, 2006, 08:52 AM
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The Best Size For 17" Rims
Could any one tell me what's the best size and good brand for slick street tires 17" rims, I'd appreciate if that follows with a website link.
Regards, Sam 
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October 17th, 2006, 09:38 AM
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daily driver? because if not i would reccomend the mickey thompson ET streets or the ET radials, but if its a daily driver and might see rain, id suggest neither one of those tires.
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October 17th, 2006, 10:48 AM
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I don't think you can get a true slick in 17". You can get a drag radial which actually has some grooves or channels in it for dealing with water. MT, BFG, and Nitto all make drag radials. I run the Nittos on my car. These are generally considered the hardest rubber and will therefore last longer. They will not hook as well at the track as the MTs. What application are you going to use these for? If it is your daily driver, I would suggest a good street tire instead of the drag radials. I have a buddy selling his 285x40x17 Eagle F1s with less than 3000 miles. They are great street tires.
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October 17th, 2006, 12:04 PM
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you cant get a full slick for 17s, but you can get MT ET Street slicks in 17s. i rock them on my cobra Rs.
Mickey Thompson ET Street Drag Tire 26 x 11.5 - 17LT 672-3743 Tire Compound: M5 Tire Overall Diameter: 26.5'' Average Roll Out/ Circumference: 83'' Tire Tread Width: 9.5'' Tire Section Width: 11.1'' Wheel Diameter: 17''
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October 17th, 2006, 10:30 PM
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i just bought e/t street radials...255-50/r16
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October 19th, 2006, 09:36 PM
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IF ITS A FOX THEN 245/45/17 WILL BE PERFECT ALL AROUND...THATS WHAT I HAVE AND THEY LOOK GREAT.... I RAN 275/40/17 OUT BACK AND THEY RUB ALOT...
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October 19th, 2006, 09:41 PM
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i think that the perfet rims is a 22 whit spinners
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October 19th, 2006, 10:10 PM
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 i hope you're joking
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October 20th, 2006, 11:38 AM
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put mickey thompson ET streets on it and go limiter launch it.
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October 20th, 2006, 11:54 AM
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I love my nittos...
My best friend has a set of nitto 450's on his fox and he loves them... Drag Radials are great but I dont recommend them for DD cars...For the track they are great... |
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October 20th, 2006, 11:55 AM
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psh my daily driver has slicks.
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October 20th, 2006, 12:00 PM
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Does it rain much out in Toledo? How do they handle the snow??lol
I just love my nittos...I used to run BFG Drag Radials 24/7 on my thunderbird...But then I sorta wrecked pretty bad with my thunderbird I stopped...Ill run drag radials if it is going to be nice outside or if I am going to the track...The rest of the time my nittos 555's do jsut fine... |
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October 20th, 2006, 01:10 PM
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haha yeah im about sick of rain its all its done for the past two weeks now.
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October 20th, 2006, 01:13 PM
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Yeah if it was guaranteed not to rain i would run drag radials/slicks but if it starts raing you might as well forget going places...
My nittos are fine for DD use... A good place to buy nittos from is www.dicounttiresdirect.com |
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