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Mickey Thompson S/R radials
Just finished a weekend at Willowsprings with new Mickey Thompson radial S/R's on the rear of my ERA 289 FIA. (fronts are still Dunlop G/T's).
Like them quite a bit. The M/T's are a dramatic improvement over the Dunlop G/T Qualifiers I have been running on the back. Car was sticking very nicely in corners where the old tires would be slipping out. The old radial tires were 295-50-15", the M/T are the 26"x12"x15"s. Seem to fill the wheel well about the same. Maybe a little lower, didn't measure it. The S/R is the M/T radial with the 130 mph speed rating and flame tread pattern. These are NOT the S/T's. Those are pretty much a standard street radial like the Dunlops, Cooper Cobra, BFG radial T/A. Last forever but not very sticky. The M/T S/R's remind me of my old Hoosier Street T/D's in terms of traction, but without the annoying darting around of the bias type tire on the street. Two M/T radial S/R's, 26"x12"x15" from Summit were $441, with shipping to Los Angeles $473. Ordered 3pm Friday afternoon and arrived at 5 Monday...shipped out of the Reno, NV warehouse. Both tires had a date code for June 2011. |
Thanks for great feedback Pete. Only thing better would be a snapshot or two. :-))
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i like them too....i run the SR's on the front with the MT drag radial on the rear
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What size are you going to use for the front? IMO The 289 FIA cars look best with a 26inch tall rear and a 25 inch tall front tire.
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if i remember correctly in the 15" rim your pretty much stuck at 26"
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