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C3L1CA
02-03-2010, 11:09 AM
These are pretty much going to be track only tires, MAYBE put them on for a night or two max to try and play with the big boys. So they are going to be track tires only.

I've got my sweet Fuzions on my gst wheels for mad traction on the street already:rollinglaugh:

santa
02-03-2010, 11:12 AM
hell yeah!! lol. The et streets are a really decent tire from my experience.

tpunx99GSX
02-03-2010, 11:26 AM
yeah in the summer i may look at a set of the mickey ETs for track use and pick up a set of BFG KDWs for street use.

C3L1CA
02-03-2010, 12:15 PM
I would still rather have a set of full slicks, over set of DR. I don't see the point to get a tire that only hooks kind of good over a tire that would hook a lot just because I could drive on the street with them. I'm also very far from ballin' and don't think I could afford to drive on DR all the time and have to keep replacing tires.

tpunx99GSX
02-03-2010, 12:18 PM
problem with hooking alot when you are making a shit load of power is the wear on the other parts, Transmission, Driveshafts, Differentials, transfer cases. Sometimes a little slippage can be a good thing.

Shane@DBPerformance
02-03-2010, 12:21 PM
DRs often cause more drivetrain breakage than slicks on AWD cars.

C3L1CA
02-03-2010, 12:31 PM
DRs often cause more drivetrain breakage than slicks on AWD cars.
X2, Thats at least what I have heard.

CarPsyco84
02-03-2010, 04:12 PM
DRs often cause more drivetrain breakage than slicks on AWD cars.

I'm guess this is from the skip skip boom effect?

Shane@DBPerformance
02-03-2010, 04:14 PM
Yes, and the driveline shock. The sidewalls of slicks will wrinkle and flex on the launch, while a DR won't flex much at all, so if you hook with a DR, the that initial shock can be hard on the driveline.

tpunx99GSX
02-03-2010, 04:16 PM
Good info to know.