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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 03:45 AM
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Hoosiers vs. Nitto DR's

Plan on putting a set of Hoosier 26x10x16's on this week. I have been running Nitto's drag radials and am really curious as to what kind of traction improvement I can expect. It would be nice to leave the line at or near full throttle. Any advice?

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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 06:22 AM
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you should be able to go full throttle without worry if your talking the Hooier drag slicks, I'm not sure about there street tires.
I've had it where the Nittos spin about 20+ ft, throw the hoosiers on & it just hooks
with the slicks I'd start about 15 psi and see how they hook, adjust down if needeed I've had to go as low as 10 psi at a little hick track, made it enteresting when you got the dips just before the traps LOL
 
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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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Tire Pressure

Plan on driving around a little with the Hoosiers on. What pressure would you say I should run for street use (sunny days of course).

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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 05:40 PM
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I still keep them around 20lbs, gotta be ready to play. just avoid corners at speed LOL. I don't do much expressway driving with them, and most places I do, have nice mild turns.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2004 | 03:11 AM
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Answered my own question

Went out and tried them out with a 75 shot of nitrous. I had the pressure a little high (28), but you could feel them trying to grab from the get go. Definately more traction than the Nitto's. With lower pressure next time, I should hook up alot quicker (but they do leave an impressive patch width wise)

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