I've heard good things about s-03's. The wider the better.
Who Makes the Best 18" Rear Tires for a Single Turbo
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What is everyones preferences on tires. I have Yoko AVS on the the car now and THEY ARE HORRIBLE TIRES. I need to buy new ones this week. I have a T66 and can't get ANY TRACTION with the AVS. I run 285 35 18 size. IF there is another post that you can direct me to , I will look there also.
Thanks
Frank
Thanks
Frank
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If $$ is no object the Pirelli PZero. They wear out quick though.
Otherwise for the best combination of money / longevity / performance I'm voting for the S03's.
Later,
Dusty
Otherwise for the best combination of money / longevity / performance I'm voting for the S03's.
Later,
Dusty
OK guys, i have to disagree with all. First of all, NO tire short of a drag radial (315 BFG) will HOOK like you want, and even that will not hold 2 bar on a T66 on the street. If you want a street tire, DEFINATELY go with the BFG G-Force T/A KD. That is by far the best hookin' tire out there, and is not a drag radial... I just purchased my second set, and we have a few guys here in town running them per my recommendation, they all love them. I had them on a 18x11 Fikse wheel in 295/35/18 in the rear and 18x9.5 with 265/35/18 in front. Hope that helps some.
Peter
Peter
I think he's looking for tires for his current wheels, which aren't 18x11 Fikse sohoustonT said:OK guys, i have to disagree with all. First of all, NO tire short of a drag radial (315 BFG) will HOOK like you want, and even that will not hold 2 bar on a T66 on the street. If you want a street tire, DEFINATELY go with the BFG G-Force T/A KD. That is by far the best hookin' tire out there, and is not a drag radial... I just purchased my second set, and we have a few guys here in town running them per my recommendation, they all love them. I had them on a 18x11 Fikse wheel in 295/35/18 in the rear and 18x9.5 with 265/35/18 in front. Hope that helps some.
Peter
Dusty
Well sir, you can get BFG G-Force T/A KD's in a smaller size!!!!!! So back off punk!!
Peter
Peter
I don't have the 11" wide rears (only 9.5) but I'm going with the g-Force KD's as well. I have 3 of my 4 times at the shop and I look forward to testing them out too.
pepboys has some really good tires you can drag around..or did you mean drag with ????...lol
I hear Nitto is suppose to come out with a 18" drag radial!
they currently only make the 555R series drags up to 17"
they were suppose to be out already. not sure if they are.
they currently only make the 555R series drags up to 17"
they were suppose to be out already. not sure if they are.
The only problem with a 18 inch drag radial is that the sidewall will have to be tall, it does wrinkle a little bit, that is what helps with traction along with the sticky compound. Now, on another note, Nitto or BFG (can't remember which) have come out with a drag radial in the size 305/45/18
Basically it's a replacement/drag tire for the lightning...
Basically it's a replacement/drag tire for the lightning...
MK4LIFE said:I hear Nitto is suppose to come out with a 18" drag radial!
they currently only make the 555R series drags up to 17"
they were suppose to be out already. not sure if they are.
it has to be Nitto! i heard it was suppose to come out in November, but was delayed!
If any of you are looking..i was at a shop the other day getting my tires put on. The mechanic said that a guy bought some ta kd's and thought they were all weather..needless to say he brought them back and traded them in. they have about 80% treadlife and he was willing to sell them for 100 bucks for two tires. They were 245/40/18 so those would be good for the fronts if anyone wanted them. Let me know and i will pass on the info.
The nitto should be out soon. It is all ready posted on discount tire .com and they wont post a tire up untill it is about to come out. by the way houstonT do the BF tires that you have on your fikses fit good. I have the Yoko AVS 285/35.18 on my fikses and they look like there about to come off the rim. the yoko tire does not seem veary wide compared to most other 275 tires
$100 for two tires eh?Big Daddy said:If any of you are looking..i was at a shop the other day getting my tires put on. The mechanic said that a guy bought some ta kd's and thought they were all weather..needless to say he brought them back and traded them in. they have about 80% treadlife and he was willing to sell them for 100 bucks for two tires. They were 245/40/18 so those would be good for the fronts if anyone wanted them. Let me know and i will pass on the info.
Shipping is about $7 per tire if I recall.
Anyway you can get a picture of the treads with a penny lined in the grooves?
if you need more info the shop is:
Autotire Car Care Ctr
14943 Manchester Rd
Ballwin, MO
(636) 227-6051
Ask for Keith.
I dont think i can get pics but i saw them and they looked like they were in good shape. If i had 18's i would have bought them in a heartbeat. Not sure if he is willing to ship them but its worth a shot cause its a great deal.
Autotire Car Care Ctr
14943 Manchester Rd
Ballwin, MO
(636) 227-6051
Ask for Keith.
I dont think i can get pics but i saw them and they looked like they were in good shape. If i had 18's i would have bought them in a heartbeat. Not sure if he is willing to ship them but its worth a shot cause its a great deal.
G
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...T&cs=305&pc=40188&typ=Competition&rd=18&ar=45
twas the nittos, verrrry nice tires
twas the nittos, verrrry nice tires
I am in dire need for new tires as well, and my plans were to buy BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KD's but would something else offer better performance? I only drive the car on very nice weekends, so I'm not worried about water or ice.
What are the draw backs to each tire?
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KD
Nitto NT 555R Drag Radial
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial
Thanks in advance!
Brian
What are the draw backs to each tire?
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KD
Nitto NT 555R Drag Radial
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial
Thanks in advance!
Brian
Why would you bring back a 4 year old thread?440charger said:http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...T&cs=305&pc=40188&typ=Competition&rd=18&ar=45
twas the nittos, verrrry nice tires
None of them will be GREAT in the rain, but since you don't drive in wet weather you should be fine.briguy453 said:I am in dire need for new tires as well, and my plans were to buy BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KD's but would something else offer better performance? I only drive the car on very nice weekends, so I'm not worried about water or ice.
What are the draw backs to each tire?
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KD
Nitto NT 555R Drag Radial
BF Goodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial
Thanks in advance!
Brian
The T/A KD's will probably last the longest, have the best handling, but a little worse straight-line traction than the drag radials because of the KDs stiffer sidewall. These are probably my top pick for a TRUE street tire (not a DOT approved slick or drag radial).
As for the drag radials...
The Nitto DRs will be in the middle of the 3 for longevity, handling will suffer compared to the KD's because of a softer sidewall, and middle of the road for straight-line traction because its a slightly stickier compound than the KDs.
The T/A Drag radials will wear out fastest, have the softest sidewall so handling will be worst out of the 3 with these, but straight line traction should be excellent because they are stickiest.
I've ran the T/A KD's and Nitto DRs on previous cars, the KD's I never had to replace, they were on the car when I bought it and when I sold it around 15k miles later, they still weren't in need of replacement. Nitto DRs would last around 9k-10k miles if I was nice to them on a previous car (not very many burnouts/trips to the race track)...
I'm running T/A Drag Radials on my current Supra, were on there when I bought it, and judging from receipts of when the previous owner had them installed and then when I had to replace them, they didn't even last 6000 miles.
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