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Old 11-25-2013, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jhv48 View Post
Once you get a tread wear number less than about 180, the tires tend to pickup every stone and grain of sand on the road and hurl it onto your sidepipes and fenders. So, if you're not racing, stick with a 200 tread wear tire and keep your paint intact.
That's interesting and you have me thinking. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by undy View Post
I'm running M/T ET Street drag radials on my Vintage 17" wheels (315/17/35). The really do hook, enough to lift both front tires out of the hole. The lower aspect ratio allows them to perform pretty good in the twisties too. They're DOT rated also.

I'll never run anything else...
Can you give me the exact model name? Is that tire available in 275/40 for the front? Thanks.
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