Originally posted by "LogicalRetard"
Originally Posted by MinGreyCobra
Originally Posted by Epicman
How are these? http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+T%2FA+Drag+Radial
All my tire questions are regarding autoxing btw.
The're not what you want for autox. Drag Radials are for drag racing. Very Sticky. VERY flexible sidewalls. The sidewalls will actually flex at launch (I'm sure you've seen the pictures of tires on drag cars wrinkled up at launch). This help prevent tire shock and the car launches harder with out spinning the wheels.
The soft sidewalls will tend to roll alot on a road racing/autox course. Typical road race/autox tires have VERY stiff sidewalls to prevent tire roll.
Drag radials don't rool like you think they do. They have pretty stiff sidewalls, a lot of guys actually run them on all for corners and auto-x with them, too. The Nitto 555r's have been known to hold up great, too, so much that they brought out the 555rr, with an even stiffer sidewall. I have Kumho Victoracers in my garage, but haven't gotten around to putting them on, warming them up, and beating the hell out of them, but I have had the chance to beat on my Azenis's, and I'll tell you, they are worth every penny of the $60 per each I paid for them. But my camber eats away at them cause they are damn soft.
All I know is it took two guys and three crowbars for the guys to mount my VR's....
DR's are also gonna have a lower ideal temp range than Road Course tires.