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Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 24, 2009, 07:01:17 PM
M&H Tires : M&H Racemaster
Drag Radials : (f) 325/45R17

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=70&rn=305&action=show_detail


They're gonna go on a 17X9 rim.....Here's how that will look.

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2886692387_34c182a7bf_b.jpg)

They ship Friday.....
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: DVP on February 24, 2009, 07:23:30 PM
On your Buillits? They are going to look sick.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 24, 2009, 07:26:36 PM
Yup, on bullitts ;) The stock bullitt wheels are 8" wide.  I picked up a brand new and UNUSED pair of 9" wide ones for $100....

The M&H's run a little narrow and I sa a picture of the 275/50-17's mounted on the rims I have....Didn't look right at all.  The lip of the wheel was out past the tire....These look like they're gonna fit nice!
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: ZondaC12 on February 24, 2009, 07:39:55 PM
Yaaaay DR's! Yaaaay snapped axles!!! :hick:  jk I dunno maybe the parts are up to the task. Hopefully!
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: shame302 on February 24, 2009, 07:49:10 PM
sweet. ive been eyeballing the hoosiers but those look nasty!
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 24, 2009, 07:56:54 PM
Quote from: ZondaC12;258456
Yaaaay DR's! Yaaaay snapped axles!!! :hick:  jk I dunno maybe the parts are up to the task. Hopefully!


31 spline....






Guys are throwin MUCH more than I have at them and they live....

Might pick up a CHE axle brace in the near future though...
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: Cougar5.0 on February 24, 2009, 08:02:14 PM
Quote from: ZondaC12;258456
Yaaaay DR's! Yaaaay snapped axles!!! :hick:  jk I dunno maybe the parts are up to the task. Hopefully!


Or worse...

(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e360/Domeskull/DSCF1764.jpg)
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: Blackout on February 25, 2009, 11:40:57 PM
I just ordere my MT ET streets.  245 55 15.  They should be adequate for what i need...and theyll fit nice on the extra pair of turbined i just picked up.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 26, 2009, 06:45:00 AM
Last night was the first time I'd really taken the Cougar out for a drive with the new suspension since the weather got cold in December up here.  A WOT 1-2 shift @ 50 or so produced wheelhop.  I knew these tires hardened up considerably when it got cold, but !

I'd like to find something maybe 27" tall for an 8-9 inch wide rim....
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: Innes on February 26, 2009, 12:54:39 PM
So Paul are you selling the mustang or putting drag radials on it then selling it. lol
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 26, 2009, 05:48:53 PM
Nah.  Keeping it ;)
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: thunderjet302 on February 27, 2009, 01:42:32 AM
Quote from: V8Demon;258647
Last night was the first time I'd really taken the Cougar out for a drive with the new suspension since the weather got cold in December up here.  A WOT 1-2 shift @ 50 or so produced wheelhop.  I knew these tires hardened up considerably when it got cold, but !

I'd like to find something maybe 27" tall for an 8-9 inch wide rim....



Hell my T-bird has wheel hop off the line. I wish it didn't happen till 50 mph :hick:

Does the Cougar still have the 7.5 in it? If you want an 8.8 just put the drag radials on the Cougar ;)
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 27, 2009, 02:23:12 AM
The way that 7.5 is built, I'll twist a axle tube before anything else happens.....

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Hell my T-bird has wheel hop off the line. I wish it didn't happen till 50 mph 

Trust me, you don't.  One side was worse than the other.  I can honestly say that a good amount of people would have lost control of the car if the same thing happened to them.

I won't even attempt a launch in this climate....Bad things will happen that will cost money.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: Cougar5.0 on February 27, 2009, 08:25:48 AM
Not sure what size rim you were looking for a 27" tire in, but Mickey Thompson makes a 27" diameter ET Street Radial for 17" wheels.

P295/45R17     28X11.50R17     9.5-11.0       27.2      (http://"http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/strip.php?item=ETStreetRadialII")

I've read of several who have put this on a 9" rim.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on February 27, 2009, 01:38:53 PM
An option for a 15 inch rim......27.2" diameter.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MNH-MSS004&N=700+4294923107+4294922134+400519+4294793325+4294793730+320522+115&autoview=sku

I'd like something that fits a 16X8 rim for the Cougar.  I have an idea what I want if I were to use a performance street tire, but just looking at other options as well.  The rims have not been purchased yet, but I'm ready to jump that hurdle.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on March 14, 2009, 12:47:01 AM
Got them on.

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk191/V8Demon/Mustang/IMG_0766.jpg)

The one downside is that the stock Ford center caps do not fit the new rear wheels so I have mismatched caps as of this moment.  New ones are already ordered that will fit both the stock bullitts and the rear 17 X 9's

I can't believe they called for a 10 inch wide rim for these...Looks perfect on the 9's IMHO...
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on March 14, 2009, 12:51:25 AM
Lookin good. Tried them out yet?:burnout: :burnout:
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: V8Demon on March 14, 2009, 12:58:02 AM
Teased them a bit.

They HOOK.
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: 20thanniver-ls on March 14, 2009, 12:58:57 AM
Must be awesome
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: Cougar5.0 on March 14, 2009, 01:20:30 AM
There's the beef!
Title: New Drag Radials on the way for the Mustang.....3/13 They're on!
Post by: 86XR7project on March 14, 2009, 08:26:14 AM
Obviously on the back of V8Demon's Stang