If I can't get traction with THESE..., The Quest for more Traction is on! Options

[presure2]

so yea...wheelspin all thru 1st and 2nd gear makes for a cool show for your friends...but super slow times at the track.
so, with that in mind (and the aweful though of ripping thru a set of michelins @ 175$ea..) i went ahead and ordered these:

yup, BFG's 225/50/15
contact patch is a tiny bit over 9"

that alone should have a nice effect on traction, never mind the nice sticky compound.

a couple more of the tread pattern, and sidewall.





i figure if hyde can run 1.4 60ft. times with them, i should at least be able to improve traction somewhatlol
if all goes as planned, i'll be seeing what the 5SFTE can do with TRACTION @ englishtown on the 18th
ill be installing them on a set of stockers, and starting them @ ~20psi, lowering by a lb or 2 each run, till the 60's dont improve anymore.
comments? sugesstions? discuss!

[playr158]

your going to love these!

my friend runs them on his MR2 as well and another on his TC they are amazing
+1

[Culpable04]

nice !!
I hope I can make it to englishtowm, I'll be working 'till 4 pm so I''l do my best to see you run your celi there.

nice buy !!

[hurley97]

they look AWESOME Manny! we will definitely go to the track on the 18th, I can't wait to see how much your times improve

[presure2]

your going to love these!

my friend runs them on his MR2 as well and another on his TC they are amazing
+1

yea dan, from what ive read, everyone who uses them seems to like them, and they seem to work well.
we'll see what they do for me here in a couple weeks!

nice !!
I hope I can make it to englishtowm, I'll be working 'till 4 pm so I''l do my best to see you run your celi there.
nice buy !!

they look AWESOME Manny! we will definitely go to the track on the 18th, I can't wait to see how much your times improve

hope to see ya there man!
hehe steff, yea, it should be fun!

[CilverSeliST205]

I only read good things about these, get some results in and I might be next in line to purchase them.
How wide are your wheels btw?

[presure2]

I only read good things about these, get some results in and I might be next in line to purchase them.
How wide are your wheels btw?

they will be mounted on stock 15X7 rims.
the tires are made to fit 6-8" rims.

[hurley97]

you should spray the stockers black to kinda match your other wheels. + they are kind of crappy and chipping anyway....then again, im sure you could care less

[gt_driFFter]

If you don't mind me asking, How much did you pay for both?

[lagos]

dang... those look sweet. how much do they cost per tire in that size?

you should spray the stockers black to kinda match your other wheels. + they are kind of crappy and chipping anyway....then again, im sure you could care less

spray painting stock wheels just makes you look like your hubcaps fell off. i never liked that look.

This post has been edited by lagos: Aug 4, 2006 - 2:35 PM

[6th_celi_vert]

those are the same tires i have...great traction

[jgreening]

Looks nice Manny. I will be looking forward to a full report on the traction improvement.

This post has been edited by jgreening: Aug 4, 2006 - 2:42 PM

[presure2]

the tires were 120ea.
they will be painted black to "sorta" match my wheels

[sugarfree]

I didnt know 225's would fit stock wheels.

[Defgeph]

Nice tires Manny! I'm hoping for some real nice numbers with this sticky action. I cant wait to slap mine on :woot:

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Nice rubber! That ish is going to grip like a mofo.

Can't wait to see it run again on the 18th. See you there, Manny and Jenn!

[Fastbird]

Those should do you good. I'd be interested to see how you do.....may come up to E-Town for that on the 18th.

I'm thinking about a set of Mickey Thompson E.T. Street Radials for ours, same size. I'm just wary of breaking something in the stock 5S Tranny.

[zipstrips]

hopefully i get my FMIC all hooked up this week so i can join you guys at Etown. i gotta get some track time

[presure2]

Those should do you good. I'd be interested to see how you do.....may come up to E-Town for that on the 18th.

I'm thinking about a set of Mickey Thompson E.T. Street Radials for ours, same size. I'm just wary of breaking something in the stock 5S Tranny.

yea, thats a good idea man.
between you with the MT's me with the BFG's and jeff with the hoosiers, we'll have a good idea of what works on our cars.
i wouldnt worry about the tranny...the one thing i AM worried about is axles.
if all goes as planned, ill be bringing a set of axles with me as a "just in case" thing. lmao.
zipper, hope you can make it man!

[Fastbird]

Those should do you good. I'd be interested to see how you do.....may come up to E-Town for that on the 18th.

I'm thinking about a set of Mickey Thompson E.T. Street Radials for ours, same size. I'm just wary of breaking something in the stock 5S Tranny.

yea, thats a good idea man.
between you with the MT's me with the BFG's and jeff with the hoosiers, we'll have a good idea of what works on our cars.
i wouldnt worry about the tranny...the one thing i AM worried about is axles.
if all goes as planned, ill be bringing a set of axles with me as a "just in case" thing. lmao.
zipper, hope you can make it man!

Well, I'm not going to have a set of MT's by the 18th unfortunately. I'd bolt up my 26x10.5x15 E.T. Streets but the wheels they're on don't have the right anything for the Celi.