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Posted 17 July 2014 - 07:44 AM

i know with the et radials the website says between 14-18 i can fit a 235/60/15 under mine and i run about 18psi

Thanks Dennis very helpful information there for me too.


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Posted 17 July 2014 - 08:24 AM

From personal experience, 14psi.


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Posted 17 July 2014 - 02:45 PM

Is that rags or radials Warren?

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 03:03 PM

No worries guys. I am going to start looking out for some wide stockies in HQ pattern so I can throw some et streets on them and just chuck them on when we go. Not a big fan of pulling a tandem all the way up there.

Will still be quite a few months away I think. As for my voice`well at least its original I guess haha.

Hey Wayno, I have HQ pattern 15x7's with 24" 225 et street radials on mine which I'd be happy to loan you if you want to go for a run...before you commit to buying rims/tyres. My diff is standard length I believe.

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Posted 17 July 2014 - 03:34 PM

Hey Wayno, I have HQ pattern 15x7's with 24" 225 et street radials on mine which I'd be happy to loan you if you want to go for a run...before you commit to buying rims/tyres. My diff is standard length I believe.

Thanks Daz. Thats ok mate I want to put 235/60/15 on mine. Might be tough to get a set of stockies in 15 inch actually, it seems all the ones I have seen are 14inch rims.

 

I have a set of 14inch stockies at home that are 7 inch rims but I haven't seen any 235 drag radials for sale that fit a 14 inch rim.

 

Fair dinkum its either one or the other.


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Posted 17 July 2014 - 10:41 PM

maybe borrow a 235/60 to test fit mine fit but the guard lips have being trimmed back


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Posted 17 July 2014 - 11:00 PM

may be try 3.7 or 3.9 gears they will might help.


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Posted 18 July 2014 - 12:16 AM

Is that rags or radials Warren?

I used to run M/T 235/60x15 radials at 14psi, I now run rags between 8 & 14psi, depending on the track.


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Posted 18 July 2014 - 06:49 AM

maybe borrow a 235/60 to test fit mine fit but the guard lips have being trimmed back


I have 245/50/15's under it now and the fit, not a lot of room, but they fit. The tyre offset with now spring must work perfectly cause my lip is still in tacked.

Don't really want to change gearing, just want he best out of what I have.

Next is tyre size and pressures, then be content and just have fun!

Thanks once again to all :)

Should read "no spring"

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 11:34 AM

Let them down 5 psi & try again.


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Posted 18 July 2014 - 12:42 PM

Yeah they love low pressure, my et street radials on the gemini are 225/50/15, I run 15psi, best 60 foot I have got was a 1.46 but usually in the 1.5-1.6 range.

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Posted 19 July 2014 - 07:44 AM

According to M/T, 14psi is about the lower limit with the radial, I have tried them lower but the 60' dropped off.


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Posted 19 July 2014 - 08:58 AM

I used to run MT ET Street Radials - I've used both 235/60x15 and 275/50x15.

 

I started at 18PSI, and had no drama's hooking up, so didn't go any lower. So I would suggest start at 18PSI (or even 20PSI if you want)... and then if you don't hook up, gradually decrease the pressure down bit by bit and see what effect it has. Just don't go lower than 14PSI as stated above. Hopefully you can get results with as higher pressure as possible to decrease rolling resistance.

 

I miss my drag racing days, they were fun times trying different things and always trying to get another tenth off each time at the strip.

 

Good luck :)


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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:16 PM

Well I had another go this time at the Nostalgia Drags. It went 12:0 @118mph.
On a warmer track it will go into the 11's, I'm sure. Track temp today was only 10 degrees.

All in all, I'm very happy with where it's at, and for a street car that drove in and drove out, I couldn't be happier :)

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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:19 PM

Oh and I ran my tyres at 11psi and was happy with my starts. Letting the clutch go at around 4200

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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:29 PM

Great Stuff Grant,

 

 

Must be Cool having a Streeter like Yours.



11 psi is low hey


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Posted 02 August 2014 - 09:32 PM

Awesome

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Posted 03 August 2014 - 11:59 PM

Great stuff Grant. I bet your mate is pissed now that you have smashed his record haha.


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Posted 05 August 2014 - 09:26 PM

Not wrong Wayne, he vows to go faster than Ike in the future.
For now I will just bask in glory!!

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Posted 07 August 2014 - 12:01 PM

This might give some people a bit more info. 

 

The first race was a great race. Whilst I was told to delete it I thought it was only fair to put it up lol.

 

 

Heres the 2nd race. You can here my son still badgering me about who won. Its great having a boy who is passionate about car racing. On the other hand my other son was hugging me anytime a car done a burnout at the line lol. Paybacks always a bitch haha.

 

 

Here is a video (Grant wins :o ) from a different angle to Waynes...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NStY27R63_Q

 

:)

 

EDIT: Can't get the video to link so might have to dump it in your browser.


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Posted 27 August 2014 - 12:06 AM

the mickey thompson drag radials work better when there is hardly any tread left on them.


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Posted 27 August 2014 - 01:52 PM

I will keep this in mind
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