soon after i get my car back on the road again, im sure im going to smoke the hell out of my tires.

suggestions? i had eagle f1 gs-d3's on my last 240 and they are UNBELIEVABLE. the reason i am not getting them again is price compared to treadwear. i'd probably smoke the rear tires after 2 months.

what do you guys run for your high horsepower lightweight car? im really leaning towards the kumho mx. looking for best tires judging 1. price 2. grip 3. tread wear. every day driving and street tire. for the track im just getting a couple of slicks.

I'm buying nitto 555s..haven't decided on whether or not to go drag radial or just normal radial. That's probably not helpful to you at all seeing as how our cars are quite different. Oh well.

Really, really bald ones :D

Nokian WR A.W.P.'s. they're awesome

Nokian WR A.W.P.'s. they're awesome
are those all season??

:chair:

I'm buying nitto 555s..haven't decided on whether or not to go drag radial or just normal radial. That's probably not helpful to you at all seeing as how our cars are quite different. Oh well.
i'd get those, but the largest width is 205 in 16" wheels.... i need at the very least a 9" wide tire.

I have Federal cheap-o Tires. I believe it was $265 mounted and balanced... and the dude came to my house and put the shit on... he had all the tire stuff in the back of this Box-Van... it was the most awesome thing evAr!

205/50R15's... through an (we think)3.90 Open diff... it's good shit.

252whp, and it still hooks in a nearly 2000lb car.

I'm running Falken Azenis Sports sized 225/45 17". I have yet to give them a test since I got them on the car. It is too damn cold out. However, I hear they are a popular choice for the auto-x course around here. On a side note, they are all that expensive either. I only paid $112 per tire with mounting and balancing.

from what i saw on your cardomain page, your wheels only 6.5 inches wide. you can't fit 255's on those. or else they would look ridiculous, also your handling would suffer from having your sidewall so bubbled out.

when i get rid of my 5zigen typhoons, i'm gonna get the kumho MX's. its got glowing reviews from tirerack. esp from a guy who owns a E46 M3, and got pretty good reviews from a guy in a Z06. not bad for a tire that cost 117 for 235's in the front, and 135 for a set of 255's in the back also they are rated at 186mph. pretty good.

also you got 16 in rims, i'm not sure if they make tires that wide for only 16's.

A lot of the guys on S14 are looking forward to the falken AZENIS RT-615

I'm buying nitto 555s..haven't decided on whether or not to go drag radial or just normal radial.
If you decide on DR's, get Mickey Thompson's or BFG's. The Nitto's are okay, but for the money the other two are better. Nitto's only offer better treadwear, every other aspect they are lower.

Kumho Ecsta MX are a great handling tire. Not so great straight line. Treadwear sucks. I got about 12,000 outta my set. I was hoping for a little more, but I did drive them hard. Probably buying two as front tires, and Nitto 315/35/17's on the rear. At least for street driving. Gonna need more rubber.

yumm typhoons...

i have bald ass yokohama radicals on my car both them both used for $30 each, i got a good 6 months out of them of pure racing action they hooked up well

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If you decide on DR's, get Mickey Thompson's or BFG's. The Nitto's are okay, but for the money the other two are better. Nitto's only offer better treadwear, every other aspect they are lower.

Kumho Ecsta MX are a great handling tire. Not so great straight line. Treadwear sucks. I got about 12,000 outta my set. I was hoping for a little more, but I did drive them hard. Probably buying two as front tires, and Nitto 315/35/17's on the rear. At least for street driving. Gonna need more rubber.
12,000 is bad by your book? that's great! :icon16: its a summer only tire, i had about 5k on my eagle's before they were near bald



from what i saw on your cardomain page, your wheels only 6.5 inches wide. you can't fit 255's on those. or else they would look ridiculous, also your handling would suffer from having your sidewall so bubbled out.
they are 7" wide.... and i never said 255's, i said 9" wide :p


im getting 225/50/16 kumho mx all around.... from what i hear they are the best bang for buck, and will complement my 240 not only on grip but on the handling.

I need about 12,000+ miles out of my tires and the best traction possible for the lowest coin possible. Would that be either of the tires you suggested, Mr Luos? The sooner I decide on tires..the sooner you guys get to see me melt my currents. :)

I would recommend the Dunlop SP Super Sport Race tires. They range from anywhere from $119-131 a tire from tirerack and have a 60 treadwear where as the Nitto 555R's have a 100 treadwear. I believe the Dunlops are cheaper than the Nitto's, but the tirerack doesnt stock them, so its hard to say. The only thing about the Dunlops are tire sizes are limited.

12,000 is bad by your book? that's great! :icon16: its a summer only tire, i had about 5k on my eagle's before they were near bald




they are 7" wide.... and i never said 255's, i said 9" wide :p


im getting 225/50/16 kumho mx all around.... from what i hear they are the best bang for buck, and will complement my 240 not only on grip but on the handling.

well when you said 9 inch, i thought you meant wheel width.

I'm running BF Goodrich T/A Drag radials. I run them when I race both on the track and on the street. They really seem to hook well on the street, and I've taken them up to speed(well over 100 with no problems felt). They're a nice tire, but they have a fairly short tread life if driven on every day, as will any drag radial.

12,000 is bad by your book? that's great! :icon16: its a summer only tire, i had about 5k on my eagle's before they were near bald.

Whew! Man, I'd sure hate to be the one that had to buy tires for you then! LOL. At that rate, you'd be changing tires just before every 2nd oil change (summer or not)!!

Maybe you should get the allignment checked!

(well over 100 with no problems felt)..



Your truck breaks 100?





Sorry :cwm27:

I liked the Bridgestones those were nice and lasted quite a long while with all the crap i gave em.

I currently run 255/50R17 BFG KWDS' on my truck, they're a great all season tire. Handling is awesome, as well as wet traction (with prudent throttle use of course). Dry traction is good for an all season tire, can't go WOT under 35mph, but nothing short of a drag radial is gonna help me in that dept. Which is why I'm getting a set of 275/50R17 M&H Drag Radials :) Since the truck isn't my daily driver anymore I'm not worried about running dr's all the time. She's only gonna come out on nice days and weekends.

I need about 12,000+ miles out of my tires and the best traction possible for the lowest coin possible. Would that be either of the tires you suggested, Mr Luos? The sooner I decide on tires..the sooner you guys get to see me melt my currents. :)
Well, if you baby the Nitto's you can get about 15,000 outta them. If you baby the Kumho's, you might be able to see 20,000-25,000.
If you plan on racing at the track, consider a DR. Would help a bunch getting her off the line.

i just have the Goodyear Eagle one RSA's that came with the car. They still have about 40% tred left, so im gonna use them for the rest of the sumemr then get new ones. They are H rated and hook up very nicely at the track, the street is a different story.

yea, you guys don't know how i drive.... i drive it like its stolen all over the place :P when u have a 240 all you want to do is speed and slide all over the place.

yea, you guys don't know how i drive.... i drive it like its stolen all over the place :P when u have a 240 all you want to do is speed and slide all over the place.

this is about tires, not a car that slides all over the place. . .

this is about tires, not a car that slides all over the place. . .

And I'm sure he knows this, considering he started the thread. I think his comment was directed towards me (along with maybe one or two others) since I said:

Whew! Man, I'd sure hate to be the one that had to buy tires for you then! LOL. At that rate, you'd be changing tires just before every 2nd oil change (summer or not)!!

Maybe you should get the allignment checked!

which was about his tires lasting 5000 miles.

yea, you guys don't know how i drive.... i drive it like its stolen all over the place :P

Join the club!

I want a drag radial...is there any drag radial I can get more than 10,000 miles out of?

I want a drag radial...is there any drag radial I can get more than 10,000 miles out of?
Everything I've read says that Nitto's are the longest lasting DR. A lot of guys say they can get over 10K out of a set. But of course, they don't hook as well as say the BFG's or MT's. It's a compromise, which do you want more, traction, or longevity? :) I'm putting a set of 275/50R17 M&H's on my truck, the manufacturer says they should last 5-10K miles, we'll see. M&H uses the same compound for both their slicks and DR's, so I don't really expect them to last that long, but they should be a blast on the street :iceslolan

Hoosier slicks.

yea, you guys don't know how i drive.... i drive it like its stolen all over the place :P when u have a 240 all you want to do is speed and slide all over the place.

If your wanting to slide all over the place, id suggest you get the crappiest tires made. :grinno:

So...with that comment being said, are we looking for tires that give great traction, or tires that give no traction so you can "slide all over the place." :uhoh:

it doesn't matter if i am sliding around, all the matters is traction. it's not like im sliding around all day, i was just figuratively speaking (aka: i drive like a maniac).

grippiest tires by cost and treadwear... just looking for the best. if i get used tires i won't have any traction at all, and i don't want tires to assist me in sliding as the power helps me do that.

Hoosier slicks.
Got a set of 28x13.50 Hoosiers sitting in the basement on Bogart D-10's (w/front runners too) :) Can't wait to see how they hook, I was running ET Streets last two years.

are those all season??

:chair:
yeah, they're all seasons, AWP=all weather plus. i've had 'em for 5000 miles. great traction in any condition and they're quiet too.

http://www.nokiantyre.com/wr.htm
they ran me $750 for all four in 235/45/17's mounted and balanced. my one friend used them to replace his falken ziex 512's and he says they're leaps and bound better.

Your truck breaks 100?

Sorry :cwm27:
ill do it before he gets in here.
yes he braks 100. he can break 100 in the 1/4.
before you go cracking jokes about another guys ride i would atleast lie about the car in your profile




Back on Topic
BFG Drag Radial T/A Nothing but.
My Father in law runs them on his 10 sec daily driver nova.
He has them on 18" rear 17" Torque thrusts and he can get the front wheels up off the foot-brake. i know full blown race slicks that cant hold up to the without spinning the tire around the rim and eating the rubber away

Dunlop gt qualifiers 265/50r/15 front 295/50r/15 rear


can slowprocess hit 100?? haha...New 1/4- 12.54@105.60.... my truck will even hit 100 and theres plenty left to go.

ET streets, go big or go home. IMO best street tire out of them all. As far as traction is concerned.

ill do it before he gets in here.
yes he braks 100. he can break 100 in the 1/4.
before you go cracking jokes about another guys ride i would atleast lie about the car in your profile



Let me explain something to you.

He drives a truck. And trucks are slow. And it should be pretty damn obvious I'm joking. anyhow, continue with the topic :)


Also, Why would I lie about my car? I have no reason to lie or be ashamed about it. It's not what you drive, it's what you know. And I know his truck can break 100 I've seen his 1/4 mile runs and I know what's done to it, however, it was a joke. And I'm pretty sure he knows that.

Damn. 12.54@105.6? I want the tires he has.

Damn. 12.54@105.6? I want the tires he has.

No kidding. My best is a 14.05 at 102.52. I am traction impaired. Well, that and lack of driving skill.

Mr Luos are you serious?!?! I'd run with you. :)

Mr Luos are you serious?!?! I'd run with you. :)

Not if we were both at the same altitude. :grinno:
My corrected time was like a 12.8 at 111 or so. But I hate using those numbers. I never do.

This 5800 feet up shit kills me. This was before the cam swap, and on street tires. I have since added 41 RWHP and Nitto DR's. Who knows what I could run right now.
I plan on mid 12's here later this summer. Would be roughly a mid 11 if I ran off the mountain.

Damn man you'd be a hell of a street racer. "I run 14s...but I really run 12s..but I don't like using them numbers." I'll race you in different altitudes for $50. Deal?

lol

Probably. I just don't see any reason to BS it. I live where I live, and I run here.
I will eventually get a timeslip closer to the sea, but until then, I gotta go with what I got.
My dyno numbers are adjusted. Track times are actual. My actual dyno numbers are about 315/310. About what a stock LS1 car puts down. Most of those run in the low 13's, so I am hoping I can get around that as the car is. But I doubt I will race the car the way it is. Getting some major changes soon.

Dunlop gt qualifiers 265/50r/15 front 295/50r/15 rear


can slowprocess hit 100?? haha...New 1/4- 12.54@105.60.... my truck will even hit 100 and theres plenty left to go.
where do you get those tires? looked around, no luck. that et is great.

i had a similiar trap with the stock turbo (106.7) but best i could do was a 13.4.

what the hell are your 60's? 1.5s?

I go to the shop one night, and come back to all hell breaking loose. :iceslolan I read through the thread and I took Grits comment as a joke. No hard feelings there. I really appreciate you guys backing up the old "brick", though. :biggrin:
Yeah, the old dirty will break 100 every once in a while. :evillol:
On my 12.54, here are the numbers for the reaction time, 60ft, 1/8th, and 1/4. I have the slip tacked right above my computer.

Reaction- .564
60ft- 1.773
1/8th- 7.962@86.51mph
1/4- 12.54@105.602

mynismo- I get a really good 60ft and the truck really bangs through the gears, which is why my ET is so good. My 3.73 gears also keep the top end down some. The downfalls of the truck are weight and aerodynamics, which keeps my trap speeds pretty low.

I will have a 1.6? 60ft soon. That pass was on my Eaton rear end I had installed the day before. I chose to launch it at 1000rpms, due to the fact that I wanted to keep from completely thrashing on a fresh drivetrain part and also the fact that I was 3.5hrs away from home and this is my only means of transportation.

With my TCI 3000 stall, I can see high 2000rpm brake stalls, maybe even a 3000. I just haven't taken the time to find the point of where it turns over the tires. It's just one of those things I don't think about looking at when I actually have the time to do it. I really feel that these tires will hold a 1.6s 60ft no problem. I've got more than enough motor/gear to get this sucker in in the 1.6s, as long as the tires hold out. I'm running a 255/50/16

http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/bfg-54003_w.jpg

in response to my question posted here.... i wound up going with el cheap kumho 711's with a bigger profile and width.

225/50/16 front, 245/50/16 rear. with a lsd traction is noticeably improved. ran a 12.6 @ 117 at the track (2.0 60'). at the track they perform horribly. i hit 2nd gear and burn the tires through the whole gear down the track. on that best run i had to shortshift 1st and 2nd to get a good time.

better tires would definitely improve my time........ but on the street these tires are awesome! suprisingly they hook up just fine on the street with the only slippage being at the top of 1st gear around 5k and some skipping around in 2nd. 1>2 hits just screech the tires and then it goes. i wish it was like that at the track.

anyways, i am really glad i got these tires. at $54/pc from tirerack they hook up well on the street, and still give the ability to drift the car anywhere with ease. definitely a rebuy. for the track im just gonna wind up getting some spare rims/dr's for the rear if i ever come around to it. i've read that slicks are pretty detrimental to our cars and can start breaking lsd's, half shafts and transmissions if you aren't careful launching it, and i definitely don't want that. we can cut roughly 1.7's with drag radials and lsd.

thanks guys... but the cheapest ones worked out the best :)

thanks guys... but the cheapest ones worked out the best :)

no cause had you bought more expensive ones, you would hook up fine at the track and street. Then you wouldnt need to buy a new set of tires and rims for the track. Not to mention the cheap tires will prolly wear out sooner forcing you to buy new tires alot sooner. Cheap is never the way to go with tires.

sometimes it is. friend had these and after two years they still looked half tread left.

if i would have bought expensive tires it would have been the exact opposite. all better tires wear out QUICKER, not longer. and i wouldn't be able to drift it at all.

I've been running the Jetta on the stock crappy tires and they've lasted me around 3 years. I've only experienced a tiny bit of grip loss in all that time.

Then again, I never push it as much as I push the FCs.

Ditto the more expensive tires have less tread life due to softer compounds. The soft compound usually makes for stickier tires. I've had kuhmo's for a while, and I will vouch that they are good tires through, and through. By that I mean till they have absolutely NO tread left :evillol:

Yeah cheap tires have good tread life, but they'll warp like crazy and good luck trying to road force them.