What are the best drag radials????
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What are the best drag radials???? What are the best drag radial for my car? I see a lot of people using Nitto's but I know someone with them and they didn't seem too impressive. I was wondering what kind I should buy.
if you're going to be driving on them every day go nittos they are the best in the rain and last the longest. but for just the weekends or track go bfg's, they hook the best but don't last long and suck in the rain
i say the new bfg G-force DR's, at the track side by side between two different vettes with same mods, it consistently pulled better 60' times two weekends ago...although i do think they are more expensive
Originally Posted by tim99ws6
i say the new bfg G-force DR's, at the track side by side between two different vettes with same mods, it consistently pulled better 60' times two weekends ago...although i do think they are more expensive
I got the BFGs and I cant get traction with them. if I launch at 3,000-3500 I spin them I have yet to get better than a 2.0 in my 60 foot. I think im going the ET streets next.
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Daily Driver, go with the Nitto's.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Daily Driver, go with the Nitto's.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Originally Posted by WILWAXU
Daily Driver, go with the Nitto's.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Strip only, go with ET Streets or Hooiser QTP's.
BFG's are a better track only tire... but not worth it unless your running a class that requires a radial tire.
Dope
Complicating the picture, there are at least three
"flavors" of Nitto 555s that are different wear/straight/
corner compromises. So one guys "Nitto experience"
might be relevant or irrelevant to your application.
"flavors" of Nitto 555s that are different wear/straight/
corner compromises. So one guys "Nitto experience"
might be relevant or irrelevant to your application.
I vote for Nittos..have owned 17"(275/40/17), 16"(245/50/16) and 15"(275/60/15) at various points and was happy with them all...car was daily driven on the 17" and 16", through rain and even some light snow one time when I didn't get it home from school in time to store it before it snowed..
If you street race go nittos.
If you race only at the track keep your regular street tires and get a set of take off rims with et streets. I drive 90 miles round trip to the track every time I race with them.
I had nittos and they can get scary when it is raining.
If you race only at the track keep your regular street tires and get a set of take off rims with et streets. I drive 90 miles round trip to the track every time I race with them.
I had nittos and they can get scary when it is raining.
Originally Posted by Dope
I agree, HOWEVER - I use BFGs because I want the best traction available (they are dedicated track tires) AND I have to drive about a 80 mile round trip to the track and back, on the highway. No trailoring, and no bias-ply tires.
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they say with bfg's all you have to do is get a good spin and clean them off whereas nittos need to be heated up. well, i could launch harder with nittos after doing a burnout than i could with bfg-no burnout. if i do a burnout on bfg's they do hook pretty hard but it wears out the tire REALLY fast. i have the bfg's right now but when they wear out... soon, i will be going back to nitto's. in the rain the nittos are a little better than bfgs new-for-new but once you start wearing them down, a tire with no tread is going to perform = to annother tire with no tread in the rain so that wouldn't influence my decision too much.
bottom line, if you dont mind changing tires, get some cheap wheels and slicks. if you want the flat out best hooking radial get bfg's. if you want a good all around tire get nitto's.
bottom line, if you dont mind changing tires, get some cheap wheels and slicks. if you want the flat out best hooking radial get bfg's. if you want a good all around tire get nitto's.
Originally Posted by sscam68
Why is it that people use ET Streets vs ET Drag or a full slick for that matter?
Kinda curious.
Kinda curious.
