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You should try a One Tonner with an ally tray, locked diff, 4000rpm stall and 500hp.......in the wet.....

I had a stock 9" diff in the falcon, and with BFG Radial TAs, I couldnt get around a corner in the wet without getting sideways, except by idling out - made it pretty challenging braking into traffic.

there is no way you would even get me into the passengers seat in that thing in the wet - I dont have a death wish:)

Actually such is the long wheelbase and suspension design of the Holden that its quite forgiving in daily driving situations. Its as tractable in the wet as the Silvia with the drift suspenion that I used to drive around - the same one the D1 Ken Works guy drifted in Melbourne. ie. its not as bad as you might think

I took my "drag" Skyline for a spirited cruise through that hills last night (in full drag trim :D) and it was able to hang with the odd GT-R quite easily. I don't think I can ever go back to non-R compound rubber now :)

R compound rubber is great through the hills, but noisy and a PITA in normal road driving. Its also not the best stuff to use down the strip. Like I have told ya, and always told ya, there are easy 1.8 60 foots in your car with a set of Nittos or BFGs on board.

The drift Silvia at 1100kg, 1.80 60 with 245/50 17 Nittos

The old XR6 T ute at 1800kg, 1.86 60 with 275/40 17 Nittos

XR8 that I ran on the last RPM day, 1.98 60 with the STOCK issue horrible Dunlop 235/40 17s on it

Look at ssgen3 in Sydney with his current model Monaro (stock manual 6 speed box), 1.63 60 on slicks !! That setup would knock a WHOLE second off your ET Matt.

Then look at Keirs cheating four wheel drive thing 1.37 60 on ET Streets!

Where was I Matt? I was stuck behind Pawley :D I wasn't about to be a hero trying to overtake anyone.

I don't find the 540's to be a PITA or noisy Martin. Mind you I'm probably so used to them now that I don't notice.

Yeah I know there's more to be had in the 60ft and ET department, even on the current rubber - once the driver gets his shite together :)

If 275/40/17 Nittos will fit on the rear and I can get a set 2nd hand (for a reasonable price) I'll stick 'em on ASAP. Any idea if Keir has some and how much he'd want for them Martin?

If I got Nittos I run them on the back all the time. Hopefully they can handle the odd corner OK? Obviously they wouldn't be up to 540 standard with soft sidewalls, but a bit of lateral grip would be nice.

Nittos drive really well on the street, you would be surprised how much cornering power you retain, and how quiet/smooth the ride is. Switch back to normal road tyres and you will be surprised just how noisy and PITA the Rs are!

On the other hand a can loan you a set of second hand Avon Turbospeeds off the back of the Bentley, a lovely soft 255/70 15 thing :D

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