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I am in the market for some rear tires and I was wondering what kind of tires people have been happy with. I am probably only pushing 200 hp at the wheels with 3.73 gears. I have some used teranzas on there now and they definitely don't hook up in first and barely in second. I would be open to a mild drag radial, or just good street tires. I am in college and on a budget, but i do get a deal on tires through a friend. What do u guys think?
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If you are looking for a mild drag radials go with a nitto, they arent the stickiest but they last longer than most others.
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I am in the market for some rear tires and I was wondering what kind of tires people have been happy with. I am probably only pushing 200 hp at the wheels with 3.73 gears. I have some used teranzas on there now and they definitely don't hook up in first and barely in second. I would be open to a mild drag radial, or just good street tires. I am in college and on a budget, but i do get a deal on tires through a friend. What do u guys think?

I run 10.5 in the rear draglites and use cooper cobras, they hook well as a regular tire. I used to use d/r comp t/as as a streetable d/r. their not bad either.
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I have Centerline warrior wheels.

15x8.5 in the back and a 275/60/15 BFG DR

I had a set of 275/50/15 Mickey Thompson ET street radials once and they were really nice but watch how you drive in rain with them
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I wish I could run tires that wide. I am lowered with the eibach (forget the name of the kit) 2" drop. I have 235 or 245s on there now, and i dont think i could go wider. I might roll the fender and see if I can get something wider in there.

275s would be nice, what suspension setup are you guys using?
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