Unreal

So what tires are people running on 15" wheels on 800+rwhp vettes? Leaning towards the 275 MT pros. Other options are 325 ET streets, 325 M&H, or hoosiers.

Want to drive to track, maybe some highway runs, but mostly concerned about track performance. Seems like the 275 pro is the choice for track cars for sure, but they wear quickly on the street.

White_Lightning

325 mickeys

Slo-Poc

I've seen the Hoosiers in action on the highway and that's a dangerous tire to be one. Way too soft. He was making 850+. Saw h8rmkr at 1100 on the Mickey thompsons and they looked like they were stable and hooked well. The 17 inch m&h work well also, but haven't tried the 15s. Hope that helps

yur2slo

I bought 4 of the 15x10's for that reason - 2 with the 275 Pro's for track days and 2 with the M/T Streets for Friday night fun. Going to have the ones running the 275's bead locked.

Unreal

Yah, hoosiers are out. If it was drag only maybe, but reading up it seems like the 275s out hook them anyways. Everything I've read says the 275s hook much better than the 325s. Leaning towards the 275s.

Impulse20098

What about the 295s? They are only about 3 mm shorter but almost and inch wider. Anyone use those? They are also on a 15" rim

needcheese

If you haven't heard of the X275 drag racing, I suggest checking it out. They use a 275 drag radial. I went and watch them run a few weeks ago in Denton, TX. My jaw just drop watching them. The best time I saw was a 4.62 at 159 MPH in the 1/8 mile. There was a monte carlo SS running. it manage to do a wheel stand twice.

Impulse20098

I have heard of that class. Absolutely badass. But I was just thinking stock or mostly stock suspension Vette on the street. How the 275s compare to the 295s.

lane_change

For 15's I'd go with the 275 MT Pro's if it were me. I'm on 17's and went Hoosier...lighter, stickier, and faster than MT in my opinion. Stability? Not so much. Longevity? Not so much.

ProEFI

I'm running ET Street Radial Pro P275/60R15 on 3 Z06's 1000HP 2 nitrous and one TT everything is fine. so go get it.

atomicfusion

The 275 pro from Mickey Thompson is the best... The 325 from MT would be second.

Unreal

275 pro it is. I assume AF knows what he is talking about.

Width isn't everything. The 275 is a different compound and construction than the 325/295/etc. Hooks a lot harder. I believe all the radial records are on the 275.

atomicfusion

Back in the day I went 1.32 60' on the 325, a ton of people have gone 1.1x on the 275 Pro tire...

I have gone 1.08 60' on the 315 tire, but believe I can do better on the 275. If we weren't mid season we would probably switch to it now.

White_Lightning

The reason i personally went with the 325, and hopefully this info isnt wrong, but while the 275 Pro hooks much better...it wears a LOT faster and for people who see almost exclusively street time, replacing the 275s every other month would get costly.

Unreal

I just need to make it 8 miles to track and back. 345 et streets will still be my primary street tire.

Frans96ss

atomicfusion

The 325 is a great tire if you are on the street more than the track... I'd feel good running either tire, but for track only use I would chose the 275.

silvzo6

drama queen, they wont wear that fast , got my x275's , ill replace them every week if i have to , to hook

White_Lightning

lemme guess.. you have beadlocks too for your "street car".

thats race car stuff right there

lt1z

275 Pro on a 15x10