There was mention earlier in this thread of the PBR being a much softer compound than the ET Street R, which it's not, and being that some of the tire names are so close, I thought I would add more info between the 3 Mickey offerings to avoid confusion.
You're right, most here drive their car on the street. The PBR isn't street legal, so it's not of use for most people here. I wish it was street legal, because it does hook much better on the street than the ET Street R, but it's not. Like you I was shocked how much better the PBR hooks on the street than the ET R tires, but being that it isn't street legal, i won't drive around on the street with it.
Bro, do u know what makes the Street R street legal? Its the little thin lines that come with it stock that are called rain grooves lol. Tire compound has nothing to do with a tire being STREET LEGAL its the tires ability to escape rain. After ur first burnout those grooves will be essentially gone and therefore ur Street legal Street R tire is no longer STREET LEGAL!
So u dont use the better hooking tire cause its not legal for the street? I was Police for 25 years bro..... I never checked someones tires ever. Nor has any other cop ive ever known including State Troopers so the whole "Street Legal" thing is kinda silly bro. Cops have way better things to do with their time then check rain groove depth.
The PBR will hook better than the Street R so if being STREET LEGAL is what ur after cause u think the Street R is a safer tire I can assure its NOT!
Nothing safe about ending up in the woods cause ur tire spins due to too much HP. I would abondon the idea of not running the PBR's cause they are not street legal..... No one uses the street R or the the PBR in the rain so the little rain grooves are just there for fun lol they do nothing.
I will be willing to bet Dollars to Donuts that if I checked the grooves on ur Street R tires right now they would FAIL the rain groove test and therefore NOT be street legal which would mean its less than 4/32 of an inch. That can found under the federal MV Code 393.75.
Both the Street R and PBR are DOT compliant! Being legal means its safe in the rain. No one operates their car in the rain with either tire.