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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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time to get new tires

well its time to buy all new tires, and this will be the first set im buying for the L,

Im debating between 2 option

#1. 4 Goodyear F1's 295's

#2 2 Goodyear F1's 295's, 2 Nitto Drag Radials 305's for the rears


Just curious what kinda of mileage i can expect from the drag radials + F1's as opposed to just all F1's. I got the L a week ago, so I have no idea how the tires wear down over time. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks guys!

-Sean
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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I believe the Goodyears are on national backorder right now.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 12:24 AM
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I believe the Goodyears are on national backorder right now.
They have been saying that for months.
I went to NTB 2 weeks ago and got them in 2 days for Tire rack prices
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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Buddy man, you pretty much asked the same question last week. Just buy them already so then we can hear about how soon you wore out your first set.



Originally Posted by MicLightning
well its time to buy all new tires, and this will be the first set im buying for the L,

Im debating between 2 option

#1. 4 Goodyear F1's 295's

#2 2 Goodyear F1's 295's, 2 Nitto Drag Radials 305's for the rears


Just curious what kinda of mileage i can expect from the drag radials + F1's as opposed to just all F1's. I got the L a week ago, so I have no idea how the tires wear down over time. Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks guys!

-Sean
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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i would base your decision on how much rwhp you have. there is a point when having to much rwhp will cause the drag radials to serve no purpose, you'll still spin even if you heat them up. when i reached around 450 I got rid of the nitto's and went with a tire that isn't good at performance, but will last a long time, toyo proxes, and baught some slicks. if you do street racing only then get the nitto's, if you are like me and only do a little street racing but a lot of 1/4 mile racing get some slicks.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by MicLightning
Just curious what kinda of mileage i can expect from the drag radials + F1's as opposed to just all F1's.
-Sean
+or- 25k miles on the F1's, +or- 10k miles on the DR's. If you can't rotate the F1's the mileage will suffer.
 
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