Finally found a 28" tall radial front for 17's!!!

[mustangflanagan]

I am in the same boat. I need the radials because i dd the car

 

[JeremyH]

Why? MT and Hoosier both make a bias ply front runner in 28" but neither have a 28" radial.

I'm not going to mix radial rears with bias fronts, more peace of mind when driving on the street with them as well.

 

[Jucostud]

when your front tire is 4.5 inches wide, no driving on the street should give you piece of mind lol. radial or bias ply.

 

[JeremyH]

If you have ever driven on bias you will know what I mean. People DD these rims all the time, not my cup of tea but if I want to drive them to/from the track I don't have to worry about floating all over the highway.

 

[Kipp07GT]

I placed my order today with Jegs, hope to see them by the end of the month. I got Bobby dipping my 17s and im ready to mount them up.

 

[hotrod_renegade]

Sub'd. Been looking into these for a while now but haven't pulled the trigger because I'm not sure how they'll look.

 

[Grabber Blue 5.0]

I wonder if they'll be 28" as advertised or less like all the others.

 

[Kipp07GT]

Shipping dates keep getting pushed back, was Feb 19, now its March 14th. Im ready for these to come in so I can get them mounted up.

 

[ShaDi]

i have been waiting on these tires too. i cant wait to see some mounted and on a car.

 

[JeremyH]

Mine still says ship date 2/28.

 

[2L8IWON]

Is this M/T tire a radial?

 

[ShaDi]

well i hope they do ship on the 28th. Jegs shows 3/7 as a ship date.

yes this is a radial tire.

 

[TexasBlownV8]

Cool! It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

I'm using the 26" tall M&H front runner radials, but on a 5" rim:
http://www.mandhtires.com/M-H-Drag-Radials/185-55R17-FRONT#.Uww3eSgZJcQ

I drive them on the street with radials on the back, but only to/from the track and not more than 70 mph. They handle and feel fine, I just don't take corners very fast.

They are too short, though, so a 28" or 27" on a 17" rim would be a great option!!!

 

[skwerl]

Found out yesterday from a source I ran into at the track that all those 28" radials are stuck on a train somewhere in the snow and Mickey Thompson doesn't know exactly where they are. That would explain the inconsistent and constantly changing estimated shipping dates. This info came from a very wealthy and well connected person who had placed an order for these tires back in December but finally gave up and picked up some bias plies last week for his ride.

 

[JeremyH]

Ruroh.

 

[roberts]

So i just bought some 17x4.5 darkstars and im wanting to get some tires for it as its not a dd but i drive it alot on the weekends so what tire u guys doing these?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mtt-3002/overview/

 

[JeremyH]

That's a bias ply you will want a radial if you plan to drive it on the street.

 

[roberts]

okay what ones should i get?

 

[roberts]

http://www.jpcracing.com/skinny-front-radial-tires/

what about these??

 

[skwerl]

http://www.jpcracing.com/skinny-front-radial-tires/

what about these??

Those are about 24.5" tall.