I used the Nitto's for a couple of seasons. They're too hard for good traction. In last years shootout in Ohio, you can clearly see all 4 tires smoking on several of our launches during the eliminations and time trials. The Nitto's had an excellent fit and look, other than that, they didn't have much to offer when it came to traction. I've searched and searched for good compounds and sizes for the 17's and now, finally, Hoosier has stepped up and agreed to build something in exactly what we need.

 

The Hoosier's compound will be much softer than the Nitto.

The Nittos i believe are the hardest compound of all the DR's out there.

I ran those a little over a year ago and they were ok but not much better than your avg all season tire.

I'm still curious to see performance of the sidewalls

 

Props to Hoosier for stepping up.

<-- I'll be buying a set of Hoosiers as soon as they're available. Who will we be able to buy these through?

 

Thanks
Thats why I didnt buy drag radials. I can manage 1.62/1.60 60ft on my General tires @ 16psi

I hope they will released it soon.

 

Thank you guys for your updates. Any info on who we should contact @ Hoosier to get these tires?

 

The nitto's are a great tire when they are warmed up, but on an awd car they can't get the heat they need in a drag racing scenario.

 

9sec9 and I committed to, and secured the entire first production run of these tires to get things rolling quicker. You can PM 9sec9, or myself for info, price, and availability. Production tires will be available no sooner than two months from now after development is complete. Indy

 

Here's how the Nitto's 'HELD' the power during the 2008 Shootout. Traction for us was non-existent.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/S...5Rs_697020.htm

 

so where can i get a set of these tires?! i deff want to run them

 

www.9sec9.com

 

well thats no good. ive been saving for some tires and i guess i better save some more because the nittos was what i was looking into.

 

dont buy nittos! im running them right now and i cant get traction worth my life at the track.

im ordering the hoosiers

 

Thanks!

 

Any body know where I can buy sliks 245/45/17

 

Bringing this back from the dead huh

Just wait a little bit for the new Micky Thompson slicks to come out:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/dr...tions-etc.html