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Best Drag Radials for the E55
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Best Drag Radials for the E55
What are the best drag radials and sizes for the E55? BFG? Nitto? or MT's? I am reading up on the Nittos and kind of leaning towards them but would appreciate some input.
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Are you looking for track specific DR's? If you are Hoosier in a 255 50 16 get my vote. I've tried MT Street radials 255 50 16, MT street radial II's in a 265 40 18, and the Hoosiers. Hoosier and the MT street radials are both very good drag tires but I found the Hoosiers to be more consistent. The track I race at is very slippery and DR's are a must for both good ET's and safety for cars like ours. My 60' times are very consistent right now ranging from 1.585 - 1.592 if track prep is decent. The only downfall I might see is that they'll wear faster than the MT's, me personally, I don't care as long as I trust them to stick when it counts.
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I have only had experience with the MT Street readial II's in a 255/50/16 and they work GREAT! I've had a couple passes on them and they stick very well for me. 1.6's are no problem. 
I'll be tryin the Hoosier's that bassn 07 is talkin about soon in a 255/50/16. I'll get back to you on them.
I'll be tryin the Hoosier's that bassn 07 is talkin about soon in a 255/50/16. I'll get back to you on them.
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What kind of 60 ft were the hoosier streets getting you?
Are you looking for track specific DR's? If you are Hoosier in a 255 50 16 get my vote. I've tried MT Street radials 255 50 16, MT street radial II's in a 265 40 18, and the Hoosiers. Hoosier and the MT street radials are both very good drag tires but I found the Hoosiers to be more consistent. The track I race at is very slippery and DR's are a must for both good ET's and safety for cars like ours. My 60' times are very consistent right now ranging from 1.585 - 1.592 if track prep is decent. The only downfall I might see is that they'll wear faster than the MT's, me personally, I don't care as long as I trust them to stick when it counts.
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i have consistent 1.7 60 ft times with the nitto 555r's but am looking at the mt et streets for a better 60 ft time
i have a set of nittos on 17" amg reps for sale dirt cheap if you want to try something without spending a fortune
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...-555r-drs.html
200 plus shipping
i have a set of nittos on 17" amg reps for sale dirt cheap if you want to try something without spending a fortune
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...-555r-drs.html
200 plus shipping
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Will those clear the brakes on an E55?
i have consistent 1.7 60 ft times with the nitto 555r's but am looking at the mt et streets for a better 60 ft time
i have a set of nittos on 17" amg reps for sale dirt cheap if you want to try something without spending a fortune
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...-555r-drs.html
200 plus shipping
i have a set of nittos on 17" amg reps for sale dirt cheap if you want to try something without spending a fortune
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...-555r-drs.html
200 plus shipping
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Ranging from 1.585 - 1.592 if track prep is decent. Right now I have over 10 10 second passes on my hoosiers. My best ET to date is a 10.776 with the 60' timer not registering that day 
. I'm sure that would have been my best time, oh well. I might have my CCW custom drag rims going up for sale soon which would come with MT Street Radials 255 50 16's. I'll let you guys know if I decide and first come first serve.
. I'm sure that would have been my best time, oh well. I might have my CCW custom drag rims going up for sale soon which would come with MT Street Radials 255 50 16's. I'll let you guys know if I decide and first come first serve.
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This place needs help with wheel offset info... if he adds a 3MM spacer to a wheel with a 35 offset, it will now have an offset of 32... which makes it stick out further... the lower the offset the further away it should be from the hub... the higher the offset the more the wheel will be tucked...
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This place needs help with wheel offset info... if he adds a 3MM spacer to a wheel with a 35 offset, it will now have an offset of 32... which makes it stick out further... the lower the offset the further away it should be from the hub... the higher the offset the more the wheel will be tucked...
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^^ I'm not trying to come at you, i know it's hard to tell with tone with text... as we all know. I'm just trying to help you provide the correct information, maybe it'll help you sell your wheels a little easier...
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Here's a calculator that might help make things a little easier. It takes both the current and new setup, also the width of both rims and gives you the offest needed to make the new one work.
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp
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its a trade off
another consideration hoosiers weigh 22 lbs and mt et streets weigh 29 lbs. nittos were mounted when i got them so cant say
Last edited by 320 dreamer; Jan 26, 2010 at 09:02 AM.
