275/50-15 Mickey Thompson Drag Radials

As a reference, the pics below were taken while the car had 275/50-15 M/T drag radials on the same wheels. These were taken a week before I put the new tires on my car. I tried to take take the pics from the exact same angles so you can see the difference.

I never really liked how the 275's slightly stuck out of the fender. The 255's look just right in my opinion.

 

I love it!!!!

 

Looks gooood!!!

 

Dean, where's the burn out pics????
You need to break them in right!

 

I ran the 255/60 on a 15x8 weld (5.5bs) and DID NOTHING on my 85 GT for clearance. It fit right on...no hammering, no bending, no rubbing.....

Your convos have a wider track due to less back space. I actually shortened my rear 1" each side to get the Centerlines in the center of the wheel well.

Centerline is a 8.5 with 5" bs, which puts the outer lip of the rim 1" further out than say a weld 15x8 with 5.5.
This is a 27x11.50 qtp..on 15x8.5 warrior and it's in the wheel well

 

I have them for my car in a 8.5 " wheel and they fit on both my 91 and 93 with no modifying at all. I love this tire

 

I run the same Billet Specialties 15x8 5.5BS on a 255/60/15 on a GT, so it dont get into the ground effects. Bout to order 27x10.50 MT ETs....you will like it alot!!! I dont car for the 26" tires at all...

 

Where is the best/cheapest place to get these tires?

 

I've bought my last three sets of M/T drag radials from McCormack Racing (mccrace3563 on ebay) and will use them for future purchases. They have great prices with free shipping and I have the tires within 2-3 days.

255/60-15 Mickey Thompson Et Street Drag Radial Tire MT 3756R | eBay

Dean

 

X2 on McCormick racing. I live a few miles away as bought all my wheels and tires from them a long with my dads set. Great people

 

Thanks! I'll check them out.

 

Glad I saw this thread.
I want either the 255x60 or the 275-50 MT's on 15 x 8.5 with 4-7/8" backspacing


My coupe is lowered atleast 1" and I dont want to beat the inner well or roll the lip..

Which will fit better?

 

255/60

the 275/50 will force you to roll the lip and hammer the inner. And with that rim size/back space you'll still be very close on the outter lip.

A 8.5 would need about 5.75-6" back space to really center it....or do what I did and narrow the rear.

I run a 8.5" rim with 5" back space...and my rear is 1" shorter on each side. The tire is perfectly centered in the wheel well.

 

Thanks Shifter. Thats the way I was leaning but I was not 100% sure.

McCormack Racing only had one left. lmao
Figures.

Other places I found on ebay would be $40 more.