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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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I am planning on buying some drag radials for my daily driven car in sig. I was wondering which ones will be the best for my application. I don't go to the track I just like to run occasionally on the street. I would be looking for a drag tire that is safe in the rain (not necessarily hook) just be safe. What are drag radial characteristics on the highway (long drives)? I am seriously considering the BFG drag radial 2 in a 255/50/16. What do you guys think?
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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Drag radials DO NOT LIKE RAIN! Buy a cheap set of wheels for the tires and just swap them on when you go to the track. Also, you would probably only get 5k on drag radials AT MOST.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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most people say nittos last about 10-15k miles depending how you drive on them
mickey thompsons i guess dont last very long but the hook the best and if you have a 6 speed those would be the best way to break your 10 bolt then you would have an excuse to upgrade to a 9 inch
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:52 AM
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so let's say you are driving down the highway at 80 and it begins to rain...What are your feelings about having bfg drags on the back???
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 03:44 AM
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I had some Nitto's on my old car and they didn't do very bad in the rain at all (but you have to drive accordingly). A friend of mine had the BFG's, and they didn't do worth a crap in the rain, so he bought Nitto's and tried to sell me his BFG's. The Nitto's that I had already had about 9k with alot of track time on them, and I put about 4k more on them, and they still could have been driven longer, I just took them off to sell the car.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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BFG's for dd would be bad. Go with the Nitto's. You lose a little in traction when compared to the BFG's but the Nitto's are far better for rain and handling.
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Old Mar 16, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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bfg`s suck in da rain. nittos seem to be pretty descent.
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I got caught out in the rain with my BFG DRs. The car was very unsafe and dangerous to drive. This was a big rainpour not a light shower.
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I never had a problem with my Nittos in the rain. I didn't commute on the highway every day though. I got about 15,000 miles out of mine. The Nitto is probrably the only DR I would consider for a daily driver that sees wet weather.
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My Nittos did ok in the rain the few times it actually rained last summer.
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