drag radial help

[Wtfan18]

hey all, im lookin to buy a set of drag radials to put on my 454ss wheels i bought last summer, these will prolly be used for cruisin town, street racing, and maybe the track depending how they hook. im lookin at gettin a 275/50/15. its a 15X8 inch wheel. any suggestions on the brand? as of now the Mickey T DR is lookin good to me and has really good reviews. but im lookin for suggestions. if im pushing under 350hp to the rear wheels will this size radial be enough to get me down the track without spinnin? if i dont have to run slicks i wont... thx for the help all!

[badazzchevy327]

on my 15x7.5 im running a et street radial 325-50-15 and love it!! i get 1.6 60s on them and they work awesome on the road. i use to have a set o 275-60-15's but when i ran them my suspension was wack(bad ladder bar install) so i cant speak on how those hooked up. but i kow three different 11 second fox bodys around here that run the 275-60-15 and have no problems.

[Wtfan18]

good to know! how in the hell did you squeeze a 325 on a 7.5 inch rim haha! thats insane! plus i dont think ill be putting enough power to the ground to need a 325 my buddy has a set of 275/60/15 bfg radials hes going to let me try and see if i need more width i hope ill be okay though.

[nighthawk]

i would go with atleast the 28" 275/60/15. 275/50/15 might not be enough with your setup.

[SNEEKY]

on my street tires with my stroker motor before it blew i was managing 2.0 60ft times with a 255/70/15 on street tires. i have the 454SS wheels as well and was told i can only tuck one side wider before with will hit the leaf/framerail. idk is the 60 or 70 taller? idk with the height would make a difference on width or not since they would be aired down at the strip ?

[badazzchevy327]

hmm im on a stock wheel with a 325 under there. and i dont squat enough to tuck them but if i rolled the lip i would be able to

[SNEEKY]

i was thinking of getting a wheel spacer and pushing the rim outwards more and tucking an even larger tire. i only have a 4" drop to ill be able to tuck anything and if the tire sticks out a little i dont mind. maybe 1/2" at the most would be ok looking.

[George C]

go with the MT DRs they wont let you down. i have 295/65/15 on my 15x8 wheels

275/50/15 should do trick but only 26'' tall tire. if this works out for you with gearing and etc go for it. best thing is run the smallest tire possible and make suspension work best. 90% of trucks over tire their setup

[badazzchevy327]

. 90% of trucks over tire their setup

yeah ill admit the 325-50-15 is over tired, i really wanted the 295 size. but when my guy called me up and said hey i got these et street radials for 75 bucks with two passes on them but there bigger, i couldnt resist lol

[SNEEKY]

how do you think the 26" tall tire would fair up with my 370's and TH400 behind boost? i have the 454SS wheels as well and am going to buy a set of MT DR just wanna kno which ones i should pickup in the future?