I am going to get some new tires in about a month, and was wondering which ones to get. i was going to go with the nitto 555 in the front and nitto drags in back, but my buddy that works at Discount said the BFG drags hook better and are cheaper. any thoughts? thanks <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

BFG Drags hook better, but wear out much faster than Nittos and are dangerous in the rain.

So if you're going to do basically track only with them, with very little street driving, go with BFGs. But if you're going to do a lot of driving, including in the rain, definitely get Nittos.

 

thanks Patman. is there any tire out there that is just about as good as a drag radial, but isnt one. i do a lot of highway driving everyday, so i would like something that doesnt wear out that quick, but still hooks. but i really want drag radials. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ArcticSS:
<strong>is there any tire out there that is just about as good as a drag radial, but isnt one.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not really, there are some sticky street tires out there but none can do the job that a drag radial can. My brother has BFG KDs which are among the stickiest road race style street tire but they still give up so much in a straight line due to the stiff sidewall. There are others as well but they'll have the same problem and a lot of them still wear only marginally better than Nitto DRs.

 

cool, thanks. guess i'll go with the Nittos then. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

I do know that the "strongest" street radial would be made from "ZYLON" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

i had some of those....they didnt hook very good, but they did last for over 6 million miles....just dont drive them in the rain. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ArcticSS:
<strong> thanks Patman. is there any tire out there that is just about as good as a drag radial, but isnt one. i do a lot of highway driving everyday, so i would like something that doesnt wear out that quick, but still hooks. but i really want drag radials. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ah yes, how about the Toyo RA-1? I ran a pair of these last year and got 11k out of them, and they are super soft when heated up. They are road race tires, but work very well on the street and are Z rated. Since Nitto and Toyo are the same company, you can compare their treadwear ratings, the Nitto is at 100, while the RA-1s are at 40, so you can see they are softer. And they aren't too expensive either, and are AWESOME in the rain! I even got caught in some light snow when they were almost bald and they got me home safely!

Here is the link:

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines/high_perf/ra1.html

 

You couldnt give me a Nitto DR.I had 2 sets on my SS had major vibration at speed,tire wouldnt road force balance.After 2nd set Discount tire gave refund,bought Bfgs and never looked back.Nitto DR <img border="0" alt="[shoot]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" />

 

You may not be as impressed with the BFGs when you wear out a set in just 5k, like I did with mine on my 98 Formula. They hooked awesome though (best 60ft of 1.81) but were very scary in the rain, even when new.

 

about how long will the nittos last? i got my car on Oct. 28. it had 6400 mi at the time. it now being 6 months later, i now have ~ 23K. that is about my normal driving until i get another car. would it be worth me getting them or should i just go with a regular tire? thanks. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

I'd go Nittos for a street car, BFG's are just too scary in the rain even when new.

Nittos can go like 8-15K miles.

 

Thanks PSJ. hey, i sent you an email a while ago about an LS1Tech.com sticker, but havent heard back. whats the deal with those things? <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

 

It's hard to find a traction compromise when you rack up a lot of road miles. I'll tell you this, Kuhmos, FOR THE PRICE, are excellent traction wise in dry and/or wet weather, BUT suck for noise and being able to balance out. Super stiff sidewalls, "groove" tracking characteristics.
If there were two things I really dislike about my car as bought, it's the 8" x 16" rims (too small), and the 10 bolt.
As far as tires go, there seems to be little quality control anymore. I got so fed up with tire vibes on my last Camaro (Goodyear,Cooper, Sears,and yes,Mich)I scrapped the factory wheels and bought Bridgestone tires. Rode better than new.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by T76Y2KSS:
<strong>I had 2 sets on my SS had major vibration at speed,tire wouldnt road force balance.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Just curious, did you have weights on both the outside AND the inside of the rims or only on the inside?
What I'm finding is that while some tires do ok with only balancing weights on the inside of the wheel (as so many people choose for COSMETIC reasons only) and others might not do as well.
Before I would scrap an otherwise good tire I would try a full, real high speed balance first.

 

Had weight on the rim edge on the inside,stick ons at the closest point to outside edge.Tires balanced on Hunter 9700 best balancer on earth.All 4 tires at least 45LBS out.Discount tire taped printout to tires and shipped them back to nitto.They said manufacturers hate that machine but when presented with proof will issue credit for defective tire.I have all tires balanced on that machine,you would be shocked at number of new tires that are junk,manager told me 20% wont road force balance,most people dont pay attention to this.If your driving a cavalier and never go faster than 70mph it doesnt matter but a car that can run 160mph+ $200.00 tire I want a properly balanced setup.

 

go with the nittos. they rock