cossynut2

How do you think your new GTR will compare to that?

XRT_si

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Thanks, it feels it!

Yeah I saw that! I’m on the same diff they blew up basically. But I have the shafts they upgraded to. I plan to fit a 300ZX diff like they did but I’ll do it an easier way lol

smiley

Love it 😎

scoooby slayer

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I'm hopeing for 150+ mph on pump fuel and 160+ mph on racefuel but weight is the enemy in a gtr they are lardy arses 🤣😂 lol

fuzzy

Is there UK suppliers of Mt Street tyres?

stevieturbo

Any that do import them from the US anyway, and almost nobody keeps any stock.

And they work out a fucking fortune. Last pair of Hoosiers I got were a little over £600 for a pair. Some more common size may be a bit cheaper

Or you can try Summit, sometimes postage doesnt work out too mental.

fuzzy

yes....a 285 35 19 is quite steep....that explains why google was bringing up american ebay and US suppliers...am looking for a pair of smaller wider 18 inch alloys just for quarter mile day ...

stevieturbo

Unless you're going to a drag strip, ie Santa Pod, I really wouldnt get too worked up about it.

Is it really worth spending £600 for a pair of tyres ? That really wont last long either ?

But I would consider something cheaper and more suited to those sizes, likes of this.

https://www.bm-motorsport.de/en/tyre...285/35-r18-vrc

Or I'm currently using these.

https://tri-acetyreseurope.com/produ...king-28535r18/

Although they keep blabbing on facebook about other models with a higher treadwear rating but potentially more grip....but they never seem to appear on the website for sale.

Both are cheap enough that if you wanted to do burnouts, you wouldnt care too much, and they're readily available without sourcing from the US.

And in many respects I'd say they would be better suited for the likes of Crail. Plus you can legally drive on them in the UK.

But for likes of Santa Pod, a good Hoosier, MT or Nitto are hard to beat.

the Nitto 555R's would probably do well for airfields too, but you're back to insane prices.

turnover

How do you rate the racing king stevie once warm

stevieturbo

I prefer them better than the R888R I had on before, which I thought pretty disappointing. And they wore ridiculously fast.

All round I think the TriAce are spot on, although would like to try this new unicorn 140AA rated tyre. Or that Extreme VCR, although their UK supplier doesn't seem to list it on their site.

Although with the Extreme being a remould, high speeds might be a concern. But a lot of guys hillclimbing and sprinting on them etc, seem to rate the Extreme VR2's highly.

On an airfield, and on normal type road tyres such as the above, fastest I ever managed were on the Westlake Sport RS. Another relatively cheap drift/sporty tyre.

Although I do often wonder...when so many people rate Michelin Pilot Sports etc so highly...are a lot of the above types of tyres really much better than them ? if at all.

scoooby slayer

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I just bought 2 m and h drag radials from summit 325/40/18 over £800 for a pair 😭😭
Bloody ridiculous money but couldn't get here any cheaper summit was cheapest overall including shipping and taxes

stevieturbo

Last tyres I bought were direct from Summit too.

Despite some UK sellers claiming they're offering great prices or discounts etc....they simply were not.

GVK.

scoooby slayer

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Looks like xrt si sold it then 🤔🤔

GVK.

Yep, didnt think there would be too many cars like that about.