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ILuvPizzaTimes10 09-22-2011 04:07 PM

Stock auto lt1. Big difference. Wen my car was stock I could hook on nittos. After the head cam stroker there was no way. And I have less power the bryanH. So I think its gunna be best to just try different things till they hook. Most of us including myself only have experience with them at the track. And I know on my car anyway they don't hook that well on the street.

SLP IROC-Z 09-22-2011 04:36 PM

at normal tire pressure on the street my car will just sit at 6k in 1st and 2nd with the MT Radials

BryanH 09-23-2011 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by My84Z (Post 55925)
They say when you get them brand new do a good burnout like 15-20 then use them regularly and do a 5 second burner before launch. Has always worked for me when i had them when i use to daily my car

Interesting. Maybe I'll give this a try. Last event I experimented with much lower tire pressures in the back. 5 psi less than I normally run. ~20 rear driver and ~27 rear passenger. I did this because I recently tried a 5 psi less setup at autox and my car felt much better. Slightly more rollover but once it does that.. it plants.

Formula413 09-23-2011 03:06 PM

That's been my experience with the Nitto DRs too, the sidewall will flex a little but they stick like glue. Just have to get used to it.

SLP IROC-Z 09-23-2011 04:10 PM

if you do a 15-20 second burnout on a new pair of those theyre going to be about half worn when your done lol. ask maddie.

BryanH 09-23-2011 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SLP IROC-Z (Post 56021)
if you do a 15-20 second burnout on a new pair of those theyre going to be about half worn when your done lol. ask maddie.

For the amount of events I do, my tires typically harden up due to age way before the tread is gone.

Formula413 09-23-2011 05:32 PM

Has anyone else tried having Nittos heat cycled when purchasing? Discount Tire Direct does it for $15 a tire. I had mine done, and I can't compare them to tires that haven't been heat cycled because these are the first ones I've used but I can say they perform great, even after 3 years and ~10k miles, and still have enough tread for at least one more season.

BryanH 09-26-2011 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Formula413 (Post 56025)
Has anyone else tried having Nittos heat cycled when purchasing? Discount Tire Direct does it for $15 a tire. I had mine done, and I can't compare them to tires that haven't been heat cycled because these are the first ones I've used but I can say they perform great, even after 3 years and ~10k miles, and still have enough tread for at least one more season.

I always buy mine from DiscountTire. I should try this. I'm only buying two next season so it shouldn't be too bad.

84ta406 09-26-2011 11:11 PM

Hey pizza I got some 16" MT ET street radials that you can try out, theyre worn a bit but they should hook well.

ILuvPizzaTimes10 09-27-2011 12:52 AM

shit really??? what size?


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