redfirepearlgt
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Anyone running the new 305/45/17 MT ET Street R series DR's? What seems to be the happy pressure you are running with your setup? Thanks.
I have found 17-18psi (cold pressure setting before driving or making a pass) works best for my track which thinks prep is a guy wearing Izod shirts in the early 80's. BMR swears by 16.5psi.
^^^ Nope, sorry. Darkstar direct drill 17x9.5 wheel. The 305/45/17's (28"x11.5" radial) fit fine on a 1.5" drop BMR drag spring on the rear. No need for relocation brackets either. Fits fine over standard rear brakes and the larger rear brakes they put on the 15+ now. I have a friend running the same size 17x9.5 in gray on the back of his car at the track with a pair of the same ET Street R's with no clearance issues either and he is slammed.
And I drive on mine to and from the track 20 miles each way or there about. No rubbing at any time.
How long do these last on the street? I've read the pro radials (same compound as ET Street R) last a few thousand miles. Do these last any longer?
Keep in mind the pro's while DOT are not street legal if that is a concern.
I would be interested in that if my tires weren't 15". And yes it was for tires only. I will get wheels as funds allow.Sounds like a reasonable deal. I am assuming that is rubber only and not rims included. I'll likely be selling my 17x9.5 dark star with R series 305/40/17 setup later this winter. I'm wanting to go to a 15x8 wheel so I can run a bias ply. The only bias ply option currently is a Hoosier slick which means playing pit crew at the track and hauling jacks and tires around in the back seat of the car. MT just released the R series in several bias options late last season, but nothing in a 28x17 wheel other than the radial. If they release a 28x17 bias ply R series DOT I may reconsider and go that route.
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If they are DOT they should be street legal. I know MT says not to use them as a "Street Tire" or something similar.