best street tires

**big hammer** · 09-27-2008, 05:06 AM

what's the best street tires for hook up besides going to a drag radial? i want something i can put miles on and not worry about it.

**01 SS Vert** · 09-27-2008, 07:05 AM

Wheels size? Budget?

I got over 11K miles on my last set of drag radials - and they even cornered very, very well. They would be my first suggestion by far.....next, hard to say due to the different compounds for street tires. If grip off the line is the main concern, a soft compound and the widest tiree possible would be my suggestion.

**big hammer** · 09-27-2008, 12:20 PM

275 40 17. no budget...

**JwMonE99** · 09-27-2008, 08:30 PM

Nitto, BFG, Kumho.
Those are my top 3 favs.
With the nittos, you need to wear them off a little bit but then they are really nice.
ATM im running kumhos on the rear and nexon the front, its a good setup for street/drag/autoX

**WS6ICK2K** · 09-27-2008, 09:08 PM

BFD KDWs awesome looking and performing tire.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 09-27-2008, 10:01 PM

I've had good luck with my good year GS-D3's. Great in the rain and everything. The rears are getting to the wear bars and loosing some traction now, but that is expected with low tread street tires. Fronts are almost like new yet. If you only worried about hooking though just bite it and run DR's.

**big hammer** · 09-28-2008, 03:18 PM

i have KDW's onmy car right now. they're okay but not great

**Hi-Po** · 10-01-2008, 02:22 PM

KDW's. I like them.

**Too Fast** · 10-01-2008, 02:27 PM

+2 for the Goodyear GS D3. I wore out all 4 of my GS D3s after 26,000 and put on some of the new Goodyear all season F1 UHP, but the GS D3s were better on the launch. I bought the all seasons because of the higher tread wear rating, thinking I can get 30-35k out of them, but either I need to learn how to launch with the new tires better or my next set will be again the GS D3s. I could get 1.99 60 ft times with the GS D3s, my best so far is a 2.13 with the new ones.

**camarojunky74** · 10-02-2008, 09:19 PM

well the best tire ever isnt offered in 275-40's but is offered in 265-40's but is not doubt single handedly the best damn tire ive ever ran and have put 35k miles on them, and i go to the track at least 2 a month, they are so damn good i dont even need dr's since i 60 foot better than all my freinds with them lol.

get these tires, they are the best.

**Hi-Po** · 10-04-2008, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by camarojunky74

well the best tire ever isnt offered in 275-40's but is offered in 265-40's but is not doubt single handedly the best damn tire ive ever ran and have put 35k miles on them, and i go to the track at least 2 a month, they are so damn good i dont even need dr's since i 60 foot better than all my freinds with them lol.

get these tires, they are the best.

You gonna tell us the name of the tire that is magical? I didnt read any tire name/brand in your post?

**ls1camino** · 10-04-2008, 04:14 PM

I like my Kumho Ecstas...420 Treadwear (i've had them for 8 months [5k miles] and I don't even notice any wear) and have medium to excellent traction....I can break them loose from a dig, but they grip the road when I whip it around corners.