Peter said:
Sorry but I have used these and they are like normal street tires = to HARD! Tire for 1/4 mile race should be much softer IMHO. On 315/35/17 BFG Drag Radials I was spining on 1, 2 and 3rd gear
Peter,
did you do a long enough burnout with the Drag Radials??
Without that they would never hook.
But for a "nomal" street you need the BEST to hook ...
So drag radials arr not what you want.
That´s because we don´t have the luck to have prepped tracks, like our us friends have.
So, don´t invest in tires for 17" wheels.
It´s wasted money.
You better go with full drag tires and 15" wheels.
I have the same problem here in Austria, we also don´t have prepped tracks and I cannot hook up, even with ET streets.
So I searched a lot and found the Hoosier 26 x 10- 15.
Those have 10 " thread width and 9" wheel is recommended.
Also these have the softest compound.
I´ve seen a Vette (500rwhp) on the street launching on these with NO wheelspin (A4 car) where I had to fight with my 26x11,5x16 in my 450rwhp Vette.
I´ll get these, too.......
Hope that helps,
Michael