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Old 12-27-2007, 01:07 PM
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Exclamation check my BFG drag radials !!!
Hi .. I just got this mark today. I don't know !! what is this ??

BF Goodrich 255/50 drag radials







damn .. do I need new tires ?
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:12 PM
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thats just the grove to make it DOT legal...no worries
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:28 PM
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they look pretty worn out to me
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:31 PM
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i'd say its about time for new tires. they look like slicks
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sscamaroburn02
i'd say its about time for new tires. they look like slicks
x2 I'd say time for new tires.
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Old 12-27-2007, 01:46 PM
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http://www.ls1speed.com/catagory.cfm...ls%20/%20Tires

here you go!
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Old 12-27-2007, 02:37 PM
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they are just 10 months on the car !!!!! and I drive the car only during weekends !!!

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haha\.......just let about 10 psi out and burn them all the way across........oh and be sure to video/take pics and post lol
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Originally Posted by ls1leadfoot
haha\.......just let about 10 psi out and burn them all the way across........oh and be sure to video/take pics and post lol
you read my thoughts...but I wont do that till I get new tires ..dont worry there will be a vid ..lol
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Old 12-27-2007, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by the_beast
they are just 10 months on the car !!!!! and I drive the car only during weekends !!!

5000 mile treadlife
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Old 12-27-2007, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Iron Head
5000 mile treadlife

I got about 12k miles out of mine?
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Old 12-27-2007, 06:10 PM
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hell...ive been down to the very last layer of rubber..as in you can stick your finger inside the tire, wires work well in the snow....
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Old 12-27-2007, 06:16 PM
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holly schnikies batman! those are GONE! haha i wouldnt even trust those to race anymore! getting down the threads... time for some new ones! n u better hope it dont rain wen u drive it!
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Old 12-27-2007, 06:56 PM
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You definetly need new tires. No worries though, looks like you got your money's worth out of those.
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Old 12-27-2007, 07:12 PM
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Oh they got plenty of miles left. Tires looked like that all the time when I first got my car Just make sure you catch it when the buldge forms, after that you only got about 15 miles left.

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take tires to landfil order new mickey t's and hook like hell
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New tires please
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Old 12-28-2007, 01:20 AM
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what about Nitto ? I heard they last longer than BFG ??
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i would go with nitto for longer life and mt for better traction
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I seriously hope some of you guys are joking about driving on them longer. Those are the cords showing through and I wouldn't go more than a mile on them.

Blowout waiting to happen.
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