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Old 26-09-2010, 04:12 PM   #1
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hi, i have a set of mt et streets that have done about 6 passes, the car wont be hitting the strip for 6 months or so, will they go hard? is there a way to keep them good for this time? cheers

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Old 26-09-2010, 04:15 PM   #2
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6 months they will be fine if your concerned put them in a cool place away from light, if you know anyone who has a cellar that would be perfect....
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Old 26-09-2010, 09:23 PM   #3
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don't leave them pumped up, just a few psi will be good.
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Old 26-09-2010, 11:29 PM   #4
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cheers guys, will let some air out and hit up a guy i know that has a big cool room fridge
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Old 27-09-2010, 09:34 AM   #5
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DON'T put them in a fridge or near any electricals. under the house or somewhere that stays relatively cool is the best.
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Old 27-09-2010, 06:25 PM   #6
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Old 02-10-2010, 11:52 PM   #7
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Can you guys tell me if the ET streets are street legal in Aus?
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Old 05-10-2010, 08:16 PM   #8
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Can you guys tell me if the ET streets are street legal in Aus?
on the street no. not sure why (well apart from the wet weather part of the reason)
but yeah.

pretty expensive tyre to be replacing every 2 or 3000km's of street use though .
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Old 18-10-2010, 03:35 PM   #9
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on the street no. not sure why (well apart from the wet weather part of the reason)
but yeah.

pretty expensive tyre to be replacing every 2 or 3000km's of street use though .
That sux big time. i went to order some last week but they had none so the dude says he's got goodyear basicaly the same so i got them. now i find out their no good on the street but are called street radials. I rang up to swap but they don't have sportmans in the size i want so i'll have to keep them now because i need them to build my tray. Pretty expensive measuring device lol.
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Old 28-10-2010, 10:07 PM   #10
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It pays to do some research first, I've been caught with parts I don't need before.
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That sux *** bigtime. I was under the impression that they were legal.
Isnt that the reason they have grooves in them, to make them street compliant? I know they're useless inthe wet, I've been caught out twice in the wet coming back from a cruise.
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Old 29-10-2010, 07:45 AM   #12
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I thought the grooves in the MT ET's are so they are not a full on slick and can put them on the rear of your daily when you take it to the 1/4 mile and don't have to change you front tyres.

With slicks you have to match them with front runners or whatever.
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Old 29-10-2010, 10:32 AM   #13
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Yep... Slicks require cross ply tyres up front... The MT is a street radial so any radial tyre up front will do...

I have driven a car a short distance with Slicks and radial fronts and can't imagine how some keep their cars straight at the drags!!! Maybe its me!
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Old 29-10-2010, 06:58 PM   #14
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They are not legal here because they dont comply with the load and speed ratings of Australian tyre standards.

They are DOT approved which is the authority in the states they need to make happy. Different conditions here though.
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