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Old 09-03-2015, 11:30 PM
Pete Munroe Pete Munroe is offline
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What David said...

The first set of tires on my car were STREET T/D's...on the track they were great!!!...on the STREET a total nightmare!

Any pavement crack or joint would upset them...the car could almost change lanes and it was always a fight to keep it going straight.

They were replaced with Dunlop G/T Qualiers...not very sticky compared to the Street T/D's, but the car felt like it was on rails in comparison.

Also, the Hoosiers were seriously "weather checked" in just a few months...cracks all over the sidewalls. Perhaps no ozone protection in the race rubber.

Got the impression they were meant for a few track weekends and then throw away...which I did.

Before they were mounted I picked one up...like with one finger...a regular street radial is much more robust, LOTS of material. IMHO race type tires aren't meant to deal with the nasty road hazards a street radial takes without damage.
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