slayer_taunu

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i got a nail in one of my rear tires, and it caused my sidewall to start splitting from sitting on the rim for a couple days. tire shop wont repair it.

the other 3 tires (which are BFG KDW's) have 5-6 32nds still left on them. i'm not sure how much tread came on those tires when new, but they have roughly 19k on them and are just over 2 years old.

the KDW's are great for driving around, but are useless at the track. i was planning on going to DR's for my next rear tires, but was hoping that i'd get full life out of my current tires so i could save up for a rear end before getting DR's.

keep in mind that i also have a full spare set of 17x9 firehawk wheels

if you advise DR's, what brand/model do you recommend for a stock rear car that is mostly street driven, but occasionally goes to the track (not Daily driven though). in other words, i want a chance of my rear not blowing up, and dont want them to wear in 5k miles.

my choices are:
1) replace the one damaged tire
2) put two brand new street tires on the back on the spare rims and keep the used ones as spares
3) put DR's on the back and pray my rear survives

RW99

Never replace a single tire unless it's brand new... always remount in matched pairs. Put a girdle on that rear end and choose a less-sticky drag radial like the Nitto and I bet you'll be fine.

Good luck...

NHRAMAN

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For driving around normally--you can replace 1 tire.

slayer_taunu

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great, two different opinions... anyone else to break the tie or give some other insight?

LS1 ACE

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i absolutely hate driving around with mixed matched tires. get some nice bfg dr's in a 275/40-17 for the rear and be done with it. your rear will not explode with these. trust me, they hook hard! ...but my stalled A4 hasn't given me any trouble, and my rear is holding up just fine. :knocks on wood:

edit: i just saw ur sig, ur an M6...hmm...not sure how well these will work for yah. i know M6's cause more drivetrain shock. maybe that girdle will be a nice addition, just to be safe

RW99

BFG DRs will grab much better, but the tread life on them is much worse than the Nitto 555R. Trust me, if you get the BFG DRs you'll look at the depth on the brand new treads and see that there's less on them than the old tires you're getting rid of!

stevensLS1

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personally id just get the nitto 555r drag radials. they are quite decent in the rain and track up fairly well.

04gtoBMXracer

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i say bfg drs but the nittos are more street friendly

ChevyThunder17

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Replace both tires, you aren't driving an economy car. You have 19K on them, that's a lot of mileage. You don't need to be cruising around with two different amounts of treadwear. That's just asking for trouble, especially in rain. With an M6 I would stay as far away from DR's as you can.

If you want to hook better, upgrade your suspension. I had the car dropped almost 2" and cut 1.91 60 fts with street tires on it (RLCA and weld-on relocation brackets). The girdle might buy you some time, but with the 10 bolt you are always on borrowed time.

slayer_taunu

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chevy thunder,
i already have SFC's, LCA's, LCA relo's, PHB, adj Torque arm.

Rowdy94

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2 new street tires is my call. Always replace tires in pairs. Get a roadhazard program or something. One flat repair or new tire, and it pays for itself or better.