Ls1Envy

iTrader: (6)

My h/c stalled car is going to by DD soon. And I'm worried about driving everyday with half tread drag radials on the back. Florida's famous for flash thunderstorms. Rain's a killer with these drag radials, If i go with street tires all around i'm just worried about traction issues, since i havent driven my car with street tires since it was stock.

jimmyblue

iTrader: (11)

Street tires are better in the rain than drag radials, at least until
the tread gets down to hydroplane depth. GS-D3s were great for
the first 15K miles or so, but when the wear bars got close they
got a little scary on I-95 in the rain. I got some Cooper Xeons
this time, half the price of GS-D3s, down at South Tire and not
backordered.

Feel a little "greasier" in hard cornering than the Goodyears and
haven't pushed them in the wet, yet. But allegedly top notch for
wet traction, which is key rating for us swamp-dwellers.

Converter doesn't really bother things except at launch / roll romp.
It's the rubber that's key to staying right side up and pointing
forward.

KBG

iTrader: (32)

no such thing as traction in a stalled head/cam car with street tires......get some Nitto DR's for the best all around street/strip/treadwear....although I would be VERY careful in the rain

I daily drive my car on Hoosier DR's and if I ever get caught in a flash thunderstorm my car comes to a dead stop

TXZ28LS1

iTrader: (5)

that what i hear with us stalled/cammed A4 guys. we have no kind of traction with street tires. we would atleast need some DR. but i dont want to worry bout losing control of my car in the rain and plus the cost of replacing a drag radial every 12k miles will be rough.

Ls1Envy

iTrader: (6)

yeah thats the main issue here....traction in the rain.

I've been through 3 sets of DR since i bought the car, I think i'm going to try street tires for a season and see how that works out. Being able to rotate my tires would be nice too.

TXZ28LS1

iTrader: (5)

ill probably run the GOODYEAR GS D3. i hear they hook pretty good for a street tire.

Ls1Envy

iTrader: (6)

Thanks Jim, I'll def. look into those tires.

PSU 98

iTrader: (4)

Just don't drive like you're at the drag strip all the time and you'll be fine on street tires. I drive my H/C, Yanked, Z28 back and forth to work, long road trips, in weather, etc. etc. and haven't yet had an issue. Track launches would be a different story altogether

Hennytime

iTrader: (33)

the fusion Ri tires are a great street tire, I've seen a few people cut 1.8 60's on them but I would just run those and then have a set of yourfavorite dr on a set of spare rims

Andrew@MarylandSpeed

Been there, done that in Florida on drag radials during a good rain. A very nerve-wrecking feeling even driving slow during a moderate amount of rain. I'm putting down around 500 rwhp in my GTO with a 3200 stall and the 285mm wide Toyo T1R's do just fine on the street. They don't perform like a drag radial, but I don't break loose too easily and they're great in the rain.

So get yourself a nice, wide street tire and in dry weather you shouldn't be in that bad of shape.