MICKEY THOMPSON or NITTO

[havasu486]

Any input on which is better the MICKEY THOMPSON 305/35R19 ET STREET S/S DRAG RADIAL or the NITTO 305/35/19 NT05R DRAG RADIAL? Any other 19" DOT Drag Radial?

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[Chameleon]

Both good tires, my friend runs the NT05R and loves them. You can't lose, I would go with whichever one you can get the better deal on.

 

[Mikeiscoo2]

i would never use a 19" drag radial. there is no point. you just dont have enough side wall. anything over 17" just isnt going to give you the same results.

 

[mdnt]

MT dr dont seem to have as much roidnoise as the 05r but also dont last as long.
For me DR are worth .2-.3 in the first 60' alone.

 

[stealthfrc]

mickeys, one of my friends used the nittos on his cam/bolt on's corvette... hooked like **** till the tires got some heat in them... mickeys hook no matter what....
i run 15" mickey thompson R's on my twin turbo'd vette and i can dead hook in temps as low as the 30's in 2nd gear....
i also have a 18" setup for the car that i use the et street II, they also dead hook 2nd just not in as low of a temp...

with the mustang i have a whipple and use the 19" S/S tires. they dead hook 1st gear without an issue.

 

[havasu486]

i would never use a 19" drag radial. there is no point. you just dont have enough side wall. anything over 17" just isnt going to give you the same results.

I agree but my issue is finding a 17" wheel that will fit a performance pack car that will not cost a fortune.

 

[stealthfrc]

what is done to your car? a 19" drag radial can hook more then you think...

 

[havasu486]

what is done to your car? a 19" drag radial can hook more then you think...

Stock motor, full suspension mods. Vertical links, bars and links, springs, toe arms, lower control arm and knuckle bearings, front k-brace, differential and cradle lockout.

My 60' times average around 2.5 seconds.

 

[BadGTR]

NT05rs will last a little longer and handle better around the corners. But if your looking for maximum traction, the MT is better.

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