exodus_gs1

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Which is better for a street car that will be making around 400 rwhp. I'm looking at a 295/35 18. I drive it to and from work and do some racing on the weekends so 80-200 miles a week. How long would the bfg's last me? I have heard many different things. And the invo's are a 20k tire so that's no problem but what about traction issues and stuff like that. Will they be able to give me any advantage? Mods in my sig but will be adding tc and cam by Christmas any help would be nice

777

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INVO's by far. I wouldn't put those drag radials on a car that drives that many miles a week. They will wear out very quickly. Depending on how you drive the BFG's might last 10k miles.

exodus_gs1

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Ok, what about nt05r's?

SSCamaro99_3

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Still a drag radial. On average 10K is going to be the upper limit for drag radials. NT-555R's will be at the upper limit with basically everything else working down from there.

a10beav

I have the Invo's on a Z4M Coupe and I'm not going to buy them again. This car only has 330 hp and the rear tires break loose easy, plus I feel a lot of understeer up front. I don't know why people buy these for high performance cars. I plan on trying the Nitto 555's next, because they get good reviews and this car doesn't get much track use (the 555's are more affordable).

I have the NT05's on my Firebird and Firehawk, and it's a much better tire (once it's warmed up). This isn't any good on rainy days though, so consider that for a daily driver. You're better off getting a seperate set of cheap wheels and DR's for the drag weekends and regular tires for street use. I hardly drive these cars in the rain, so I'm happy keeping NT05's on the car full time.

exodus_gs1

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I have read about guys getting 15000+ but I understand what you guys are saying. I don't tend to drive much. I drive to work on Monday then home sat maybe race that night then park it till mon. So I don't tend to put many miles on it till sat nights if I go out. But with 6/32nds I would think the nt05r's would be decent. I want something that will hook when I need them to. Cause with the tires I have now when I first got the car it would break loose at anything under 40 and now even at 40. Then found out my tranny was messed up so after the rebuild it hit alot harder so I need something to grab. I won't use these tires in the cold and I live in Oklahoma... What's rain haha. So what im guessing yall are telling me is I just need to bite the bullet and get just a Joe blow tire then grab some biggens for the weekend and just hope to off the cuff racing happens lol

Paul Huryk

You have a few other choices in that size that may work for street duty:

BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW NT

Nitto NT05 - not the drag radial version

Continental ExtremeContact DW

exodus_gs1

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kdw's are like a month and a half out cause of backorder
Continental's I think are more then I have right now.
And I heard the nt05's aren't the best traction wise.

What about in a 305?

exodus_gs1

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I found some 305/45's I know those are alot taller. But with my 4.11's I was told they will help lower my rpms and give me a little more top end back. Plus having that much more sidewall will help me hook

exodus_gs1

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Ok so I looked up the nt05 and it looks to be the same tire with a few extra grooves and better tread life. So the only main difference is the "r" compound correct?

SSCamaro99_3

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Sidewall on the NT-05R is softer than the standard NT-05. All drag radials will have a softer compound and sidewall than a directly comparable street tire. This is easiest to see in Nitti products as they keep them in a family

NT-555 = street tire 300 tradwear
NT-555R = drag radial. Similar tread pattern, Soft ciompound, sfter sidewall
NT-555RII = road course tire. Same tread as drag radial/similar copound/stiffer sidewall

NT-05 and R have the same basic relationship.

No matter what you do and drag radial/road course tire will have a lower treadlife than a simlar street tire when driven over the same conditions.

exodus_gs1

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Ok thanks I'll just go with the nt05's