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Pro Stock John · 01-31-2015, 10:12 AM

Square 18's, like TSWs or Forgestars... Nice setup but not really a drag racing setup so I don't have personal experience there. I would think though since our stock rears are 20x9 that there would be 18x9s, possibly wider, that would fit our cars.

Some skinny tires are DOT. You can drive them on the street. The MT 28x6x17s for example are DOT + Radial + Skinny.

Jeff_SS · 01-31-2015, 01:42 PM

Where do you guys buy your tires?
If I want some Mickey Thompson drag radials, cheap, where would you point me?

UF4LIFE102SS · 01-31-2015, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_SS

Where do you guys buy your tires?
If I want some Mickey Thompson drag radials, cheap, where would you point me?

I bought mine here.
http://mccormackracing.com/

LoneCynic · 01-31-2015, 07:25 PM

So 18x9 is the right size for what I want to do? What offset do I need with that to fit my car?

Pro Stock John · 01-31-2015, 10:57 PM

I would get with a TSW or Forgestar dealer to get the proper fitments.

FKNGRSY · 02-01-2015, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John

Some skinny tires are DOT. You can drive them on the street. The MT 28x6x17s for example are DOT + Radial + Skinny.

Interesting. Kind of curious how these would be for normal driving. Highway speeds, turning, braking etc. guess ill have to give it a go!

Pro Stock John · 02-02-2015, 02:07 PM

A radial skinny will drive like a skinny tire up front. But you will notice a decrease in braking. And you need to take corners slower.

*mlee* · 02-07-2015, 12:16 PM

The Racestar 18's look pretty sweet.. may have to get these instead of the ZL1 replicas that we keep waiting for

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Jeff_SS · 02-08-2015, 02:03 PM

Just bought some 305/35/20 Mickey Thompson ET Street II 's in a last minute crunch (or I would have done a 18" setup) to mount on my 11" ZL1 reps, before a February 28th event at Famoso.
Will be my first time running on drag radials. Gonna see how these tires do.

bct10985 · 02-12-2015, 01:12 PM

What pressure is everyone with big drag radials and skinnies up front running, on the street and the track. I have m&h 4.5x17 fronts and 325 rears.

*mlee* · 02-12-2015, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_SS

Just bought some 305/35/20 Mickey Thompson ET Street II 's in a last minute crunch (or I would have done a 18" setup) to mount on my 11" ZL1 reps, before a February 28th event at Famoso.
Will be my first time running on drag radials. Gonna see how these tires do.

Those should work well. Gave that some thought as well but I'm spending more time on the road track these days.

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Originally Posted by bct10985

What pressure is everyone with big drag radials and skinnies up front running, on the street and the track. I have m&h 4.5x17 fronts and 325 rears.

I run 16 - 18 psi on drag radials

bct10985 · 02-12-2015, 02:20 PM

Even on the street? What about in the skinnies

Pro Stock John · 02-12-2015, 03:46 PM

Don't the fronts have a "max inflate value" stamped on the side?

When driving 17" drag radials on the street, I'd run mine between 25 and 30 psi. At the track I tried between 16 and 25 psi, 22 psi worked best for my combo.

jesse454545 · 02-16-2015, 02:36 PM

I would like to know if these drag slicks will fit my 2011 Camaro? Want to use them to before I buy some new ones but don't want to make a 2 hour drive to be disappointed and not fit.

01-31-2015, 10:12 AM	#43
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	Square 18's, like TSWs or Forgestars... Nice setup but not really a drag racing setup so I don't have personal experience there. I would think though since our stock rears are 20x9 that there would be 18x9s, possibly wider, that would fit our cars. Some skinny tires are DOT. You can drive them on the street. The MT 28x6x17s for example are DOT + Radial + Skinny. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

01-31-2015, 01:42 PM	#44
Jeff_SS "Cam Only" Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,709 View My Garage	Where do you guys buy your tires? If I want some Mickey Thompson drag radials, cheap, where would you point me? __________________ 2013 AGM Camaro 2SS/RS M6 \| LSA Blower, 2.5" pulley, 10% lower, FIC1000's, Fore Innovations Twin Pump fuel system w/ Flex Fuel, CMS Custom Grind Cam, Kooks 1 7/8" headers w/ catless off-road pipes, NPP Exhaust, 3.91's, JLT ZL1 Intake, Prospeed Heat Exchanger \| Pfadt Suspension, 1LE Sway Bars \| DSS 1000hp axles \| Tuned by Ryne @ CMS E85: 734rwhp/636rwtq (mustang dyno)

01-31-2015, 10:57 PM	#47
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	I would get with a TSW or Forgestar dealer to get the proper fitments. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

02-02-2015, 02:07 PM	#49
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	A radial skinny will drive like a skinny tire up front. But you will notice a decrease in braking. And you need to take corners slower. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

02-07-2015, 12:16 PM	#50
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,507 View My Garage	The Racestar 18's look pretty sweet.. may have to get these instead of the ZL1 replicas that we keep waiting for __________________

01-31-2015, 07:25 PM	#46
LoneCynic Drives: 2015 BVM 1SS/1LE Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States of America Posts: 457 View My Garage	So 18x9 is the right size for what I want to do? What offset do I need with that to fit my car?

02-08-2015, 02:03 PM	#51
Jeff_SS "Cam Only" Drives: 2013 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,709 View My Garage	Just bought some 305/35/20 Mickey Thompson ET Street II 's in a last minute crunch (or I would have done a 18" setup) to mount on my 11" ZL1 reps, before a February 28th event at Famoso. Will be my first time running on drag radials. Gonna see how these tires do. __________________ 2013 AGM Camaro 2SS/RS M6 \| LSA Blower, 2.5" pulley, 10% lower, FIC1000's, Fore Innovations Twin Pump fuel system w/ Flex Fuel, CMS Custom Grind Cam, Kooks 1 7/8" headers w/ catless off-road pipes, NPP Exhaust, 3.91's, JLT ZL1 Intake, Prospeed Heat Exchanger \| Pfadt Suspension, 1LE Sway Bars \| DSS 1000hp axles \| Tuned by Ryne @ CMS E85: 734rwhp/636rwtq (mustang dyno)

02-12-2015, 01:12 PM	#52
bct10985 Drives: 2010 2SS LS3, 2013 duramax Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Dover, De Posts: 1,451	What pressure is everyone with big drag radials and skinnies up front running, on the street and the track. I have m&h 4.5x17 fronts and 325 rears. __________________ ECS Ysi-B, cam, Tsp 2" longtubes, Squash dual pumps, Id1300s, meth, 4L80e, FTI 3600, ZL1 3.73 diff, BMR suspension, 15" conversion, weld rts mt 275 et street R. 9.6@147mph

02-12-2015, 02:20 PM	#54
bct10985 Drives: 2010 2SS LS3, 2013 duramax Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Dover, De Posts: 1,451	Even on the street? What about in the skinnies __________________ ECS Ysi-B, cam, Tsp 2" longtubes, Squash dual pumps, Id1300s, meth, 4L80e, FTI 3600, ZL1 3.73 diff, BMR suspension, 15" conversion, weld rts mt 275 et street R. 9.6@147mph

02-12-2015, 03:46 PM	#55
Pro Stock John Writer Drives: 2010 SS / 1967 Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 7,216	Don't the fronts have a "max inflate value" stamped on the side? When driving 17" drag radials on the street, I'd run mine between 25 and 30 psi. At the track I tried between 16 and 25 psi, 22 psi worked best for my combo. __________________ PROJECT HEAVY CHEVY Camaro Now: Mods for the Masses Part I \| Part II 13.15@106 1.95 \| 100% Stock 12.37@112 1.85 \| + Kooks Headers/Cats + 20" 555R + CAI + BW TB + UDP + Tune 12.06@113 1.70 \| + CD 3200 + 18" NT05R + RCR Intake + NE OTR + GPI Tune 11.84@115 1.59 \| + 3.91s + Race Star 17x7 Fronts 10.90@125 1.47 \| + GPI VVT Cam + BW Ported Heads + CD 3800

02-16-2015, 02:36 PM	#56
jesse454545 Drives: 2011 CAMARO 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SAN DIEGO & TEXAS Posts: 345	drag slicks, would these fit ??? I would like to know if these drag slicks will fit my 2011 Camaro? Want to use them to before I buy some new ones but don't want to make a 2 hour drive to be disappointed and not fit. Attached Images