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tire decision

Renegade

Renegade

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hey guys im going to be needing new tires all the way around soon after i finish the repairs to the Mach 1. I am stuck on what tires to get, the only tires i have ran on a mustang are NT555s, i have had them for just over a year (originally on my V6) and they have lasted very well considering how much i drive, that fact that i do a lot of burnouts, and surviving 2 autocrosses, but i hate their poor performance. i want opinions on what you guys should think i should get. im open to radial or drag radials but dont want to pay an arm and a leg for them. Also keep in mind that i drive A LOT (i bought the car in November and have already put about 20,000 miles on it) and dont want to put new tires on it every 3 months. please help me figure out what tires are best for me, thanks!
 
Renegade

Renegade

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been looking at those but i found a new route on tires im waiting for a shop to call me back with a price, only thing about the KDW2 is ive heard they tend to get noisy
 
Foxman

Foxman

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Federal 595 SS's from tire order house... cost you about 450 a set and hook great and will last at least a year
 
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maverick169v

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i just bought hoosier drag radials. 410 shipped for the pair, heard some sick reviews. i will elt you know how that turns out.
 
Renegade

Renegade

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maverick169v said:
i just bought hoosier drag radials. 410 shipped for the pair, heard some sick reviews. i will elt you know how that turns out.
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haha im glad i dont pay retail for Hoosiers, also Hoosier drag radials are in NO WAY intended for street use of ANY kind and are EXTREMELY dangerous especially if you do any kind of distance driving or if you drive on anything but smooth roads. Plus they NEED to be grooved if you plan on using them on anything but a warm, dry, clean, and smooth roads. Although grooving tires is no problem for me since i have quite a bit of experience in it, it would not solve all of the problems. Also being a Hoosier dealer it is my legal duty to inform and recommend to all that NO Hoosier tire be used on anything other than a closed course and that they and not intended, not designed, and not recommended for use on any open highway or road despite the fact that some of the tires may meet basic DOT standards and any use and operation of Hoosier tires is at the operators own risk.
 
Renegade

Renegade

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Plus i already made my decision.... well at least for the rear tires, im going to run 315/35R18 Toyo Proxes TQ
 
Foxman

Foxman

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then why did you start this thread.... how ca a Hoosier DOT drag radil be so dangerous...!
 
Renegade

Renegade

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Well when i started this thread i had no idea what to do but i found those Toyos a little after and after research i decided im going to try them. The Hoosier DOTs are not designed to be driven on the street unlike other brands such as Nitto and Toyo which design their drag radials so you can drive them to the track, run all day and hook better than street tires, then drive safely home. Hoosier DOT drag radials are made for racers that do not want to run a slick (for what ever reason) or that can not due to their cars limitations or because the class they are running does not allow slicks. They are not made to be driven on for long distances at a single time. One way do tell that the Hoosier DOTs are different than others are to look at the actual tires, most drag radials have the contact pads separated into block like street tires (except larger) so it can dissipate water and also grab with the edges of each contact pad if it loses traction. While the Hoosiers have 3 solid strips, only separated by 2 thin grooves that wrap around the tire, this enables the tire to have the biggest contact pads possible, and also makes water dissipation pretty much impossible.
 
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