speed_demon24

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Well my 17x11 ZR1's should be coming tomarrow, now I just have to pick a tire. I daily drive my car, so I'm leaning pretty heavy towards the 315 nitto's, but with 500rwhp I won't be able to spray until 2nd gear on the nitto's. How much better do the BFG's hook, and how long do they compare to the nitto's? And are the BFG's even driveable in the rain, because if they aren't I'll go with the nitto's right there.

Hybrid86Z

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i too would like to know, thanks guys.

regblkss

i HAVE HAD BOTH NITTO MUCH BETTER IN THE RAIN. BFG HOOK BETTER THO.

ls1_doc

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Well i dont know about the rain, but imo the bfg's hook quite a bit better but they wear very fast. The nittos seem to hook better at the track also.

regblkss

Bfg Dont Last Long 1 Month And They Where Bald. Nittos Last All Summer.

Avengeance

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With 500rwhp and especially on the bottle... its not gonna matter on the street, unless you plan on doing a nice fatty burnout to get them hot and sticky first. If thats case then the BFG will be better.

From what Ive read BFGs + rain = guard rail. Ive driven on my Nittos in bad rain and didnt have and problems.

For your situation... get the Nittos but keep in mind the 315 Nittos are a lot less wide then the BFG 315s. Might consider sizing up the Nittos.

Tim98TA

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I didn't think Nitto made anything bigger than a 315 in a 17".

MiaSSmaro98

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yeah nittos 315 look small on the 11" zr1's,get the hoosiers but most likey they dont last that long

JGKadell

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the 315 Nitto's ARE much skinnier than the BFG.
I will dig up some pictures of my wheels with the 315 Nittos. Also with these I didn't have to roll the wheel wells or trim them.
When they have tread, the Nitto is fair in the rain. The BFG's suck in the rain.

JGKadell

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here is the album

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...aro%206-12-06/

MiaSSmaro98

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JG are thoose 11'' zr1's?

JGKadell

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yes, 17x11 with 50mm backspace and the "lip"

JGKadell

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for exapmle of how much difference there is. I had BFG 285/40/17 KDW on 17x9 35th SS LE wheels and they had almost as much tread as the 315 Nittos.

MiaSSmaro98

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nice most 11" i see with nittos look like the tire are to small for the rim

BirdmanLS1

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Wut about MT ET Streets?

The Butcher

I'm with BirdmanLS1, anyone know how they match up in equal sizes? (like nittos are narrower than BFG's while both are 315)

98-LS1

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I just put a set of 315 BFG's on my car last week, put around 300 miles on them this weekend going to Chattanooga and the **** are still on the tires. They look mean as hell too, nice and wide. I couldn't tell you about the rain as I haven't driven my car in it yet but they handle really good, definately a big improvement over the stock 245's. So far I'm happy, they should last me until the middle of next summer.

speed_demon24

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I know the nitto's are narrower than the BFG's, but thats not what I'm asking. How long do the BFG's last and how are they in the rain.

Derek98z

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I've run all three tires in question.

Nittos traction is decent at the track, but bfg is better, et street is even better. I've driven in the rain doing about 45mph on Nittos, 45 on the bfg's, never on et streets. The difference was with Nittos, the car wasn't squirrly like with the bfg's.
I wouldn't daily drive on et streets. They can get hard from daily driving and will wear out hella quick. I got 5,000 miles out of some bfgs and about 10,000 out of nittos. This was a car that only saw the track a few times a summer.

1 BLOWN V8

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Nittos 8,000 to 10,000 miles
BFG 4,000-5,000 miles

That is just a rough estimate depending on your foot and how you drive. Also I have ran 4 sets of Nitto's and have the 315/35/17 on a 17X10 wheel and cut 1.7-1.8 60's and at worse 2.0 60 foots.

Also the Nitto is a VR rated tire and does great in hard corners and also in the rain.