Question about drag radials and cornering.
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I'm about to buy my first set of DR's. I decided to go with the BFG's. My question is how do they handle corners during spirited driving on the street? I understand driving in any inclimate weather with them is dangerous but can the rear get loose on you even on a nice warm day while banging some corners? Do they handle well laterally like a street tire? Suspension mods in sig, also going to get adjustable TA and beefier front sway probably. Thanks guys.
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they are a little squirrely. They are a radial tire but usually have a softer sidewall then a regular street radial. You might ought to get the Nitto 555RIIs. They are a road race type drag radial. STIFF sidewall. I don't push my car hard with my 315 nittos, its a little sloppy back there but I have never had a problem with them in the rain.
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From what I've read the RII's are the same rubber compound as the drag radials. They only difference is the RII's have a stiff sidewall for autocrossing vs the soft sidewalls of the DR that help give a cushioning effect when launching at the strip.
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Originally Posted by GETGONE
From what I've read the RII's are the same rubber compound as the drag radials. They only difference is the RII's have a stiff sidewall for autocrossing vs the soft sidewalls of the DR that help give a cushioning effect when launching at the strip.
I need the cushioning for the strip. I'm just wondering how it effects street driving and the occasional spirited driving.
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I'm pretty sure some people used to use the regular Nitto drag radials on all 4 corners for road racing, before Nitto came out with a dedicated road race tire. They just pumped them up more. I'm not so sure about BFG.
I searched for this same info recently and thats what I came up with, so I'll be going with Nitto drag radials out back in the spring.
I searched for this same info recently and thats what I came up with, so I'll be going with Nitto drag radials out back in the spring.
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I plan on running 18" bfg drag radials on my truck. While its not a Z06, it handles pretty well. I have a set of the 15" drag radials that Iv'e street driven on from time to time, and I don't think they're much different than a regular radials of the same size. I drive very spirited from time to time as well. Of course they aren't gonna handling like a road racing tire, but I don't think you'll notice much difference.
I think if these are going on your 18", you shouldn't have a problem.
I think if these are going on your 18", you shouldn't have a problem.
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Originally Posted by GETGONE
From what I've read the RII's are the same rubber compound as the drag radials. They only difference is the RII's have a stiff sidewall for autocrossing vs the soft sidewalls of the DR that help give a cushioning effect when launching at the strip.
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Originally Posted by dailydriver
CORRECT!! I used to drive around on a R2 front, DR rear setup and it was good until they heat cycle hardened and became useless.
I thought about doing that setup but is it a bad idea?