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[Tiny]

Have to agree with the above, but i've had good results dropping pressures as i needed more traction.
We had a picture with a LITTLE tyre wall wrinkle (which surprised me!) and they work fine.

Never shown any signs of turning on the rim and ive gone as low as 13 pounds when the track was crappy.

Start at 20 and work down, A good investment might be a little compressor to top up if needed!

[Tiny]

They ate an excellent tyre, I know if guys running 9s with them (on well set up drag cars I must say!)

[warrenm]

I used to run these on my LJ & found 14-16 psi the best depending on the track. Under 14 it got verrry squirmy in the top end & times didn't improve.

[LC-GTR-1969]

Sorry for the thread revival, I was just wondering what kind of 60 foot times people are getting with these tyres? Are people getting as low as say 1.7?

[IMORAL]

1.49's - 1.51's
275 50 15. 18 psi. Tyre spins and inch on the rim each hit though. Waiting for bead locks to arrive.
Great tyre imo

[LC-GTR-1969]

This is sounding promising...

 

I cant really afford to spring for full slicks and front runner rims etc, so I would like to just try 235/60r 15 et streets at the back...

 

My existing tyres are no where near up to the task and I have only been able to get a 2.3 60 foot with them- nankang street tyres. I really need a 1.8 60 foot to achieve what I want to achieve... 

 

Are you able to 'dump' the clutch as aggressively with et streets as you can with full slicks? Or do ET streets need to feather the clutch out more like street tyres?

 

With my setup i need to launch about 5k minimum to keep the revs up and in the powerband (cranky 202). Im running a 9 inch and brass button clutch so drivetrain can tolerate abuse

[Redslur]

Best of 1.6 and regularly 1.7 60ft times with M&H ET radials 235/60 15. But I need slicks now as they aren't grippy enough for my new combo..

[LC-GTR-1969]

Best of 1.6 and regularly 1.7 60ft times with M&H ET radials 235/60 15. But I need slicks now as they aren't grippy enough for my new combo..

 

what launch technique do you use mate?

[warrenm]

I ran the radial M/Ts on the LJ for a number of years with good success, 12.71@103,1.8 60', manual, organic clutch. I changed to a brass clutch & the 60' jumped to 2-2.1 & back to 13.1 passes. I tried different launch revs etc. but still couldn't get the times back to the lower number, it took me a while to work out that the rag clutch was slipping enough to allow the lower 60'. There was an article on the M/T site that did say that they weren't suited that well to manual trans with a solid clutch. My advise would be to go with a slick, 1.6s 60'.

[LC-GTR-1969]

I ran the radial M/Ts on the LJ for a number of years with good success, 12.71@103,1.8 60', manual, organic clutch. I changed to a brass clutch & the 60' jumped to 2-2.1 & back to 13.1 passes. I tried different launch revs etc. but still couldn't get the times back to the lower number, it took me a while to work out that the rag clutch was slipping enough to allow the lower 60'. There was an article on the M/T site that did say that they weren't suited that well to manual trans with a solid clutch. My advise would be to go with a slick, 1.6s 60'.

 

Thanks for all the replies...

 

As mentioned I was not sure how well the ET Streets would hold up when dumping the clutch as I know they dont have the same wrinkle effect of full slicks...

 

I am happy to run full slicks if I cant find some front runner rims for a decent price...

 

What rims do you run on the front? I have volvo 9 inch stockies for the back but nothing for the front and not sure where to find them or what to use...

[rexy]

For the politically incorrect street racers amongst us.
I have run the ET street radials on the street ever since they became available. They make an excellent street tyre. Much better grip in the dry and wet than anything else available. You do need to run fairly low pressures to get an even wear pattern. I found 16-18 psi was about right for the 235/60/15 with 15-17 psi about right for the 275/50/15. They wear very well in general driving conditions.

[rexy]

I use them on all the old cars. As they only do a few thousand Kay's each year I find I get a few years out of each set. Five to six thousand street k will see you at the wear bars, less if you chew them up doing burnouts of course! At this point most tires are starting to harden up a bit so you might as well have soft ones to start with.
I have 275/40/17 on the ute at the moment. They were on the hatch for a while. Very nice to drive on.

[Redslur]

Fark they are deadly in the wet..................spun me around big time in front of several oncoming cars and I was only taking off as per normal....Never have them again for daily use.....

 

As for my launch method, I ran in autos so probably not going to help you unfortunately...

 

 

[rexy]

Not sure what happened there Gerry. I have driven thousands of km in all conditions without that happening to me. The only car that makes me a bit nervous in the wet is the LJ. It's twitchy at the best of times with its short wheelbase. It's set up very stiff with a big lose converter, certainly not ideal for low grip wet conditions.
The old LX sedan with the 383/R154 manual combo was beautifully progressive in all conditions, even when the ETs were nearly bald. I used to deliberately pick it for wet weather duties before I got the Coupe 4.

[LC-GTR-1969]

I have heard of LJs being very difficult to control in the wet when running ET Streets. In saying that, I know of a few blokes who run ET streets on their cars and havent had any issues.

 

To be honest, I did not buy ET streets when I replaced my street tyres, as I figured that it wasnt worth the risk if I was caught in the wet. 

[Redslur]

Rexy

 

It was in my old LX with the 355 and head combo you just bought off me mate.  Scared the crap out of me...Simply took off form the lights and when it hit second gear, ripped me around 180 degrees facing oncoming traffic.....bad news....Never again!!!