Every one post what tires you are running at the track and on the street. DOT, slicks, Ect.

 

All of my cars went to the track on street tires:
1994 Trans Am GT- Eagle GS-C's
1991 Formula- VR50's and SZ50's
1995 S-10 SS- Eagle HP's

 

On the '85 bridgestones gave me WAY more traction than goodyears. I never looked into any stickier tire, because mine were hooking very well (2.0 60' with a 305).

On the '98 things will get interesting. I may need to run drag radials to hook after I get my converter. I would probably run Nittos due to longer life than BFG's. I almost bought a set of Mickey ET streets on rims. If I were looking for a strip only tire, this would be my choice.

No times yet on the '98

-Doug

 

I run Pep Boys Futuras (265/50/15) on the track and street. Cut 2.0 60's on them. Any more throttle and they'd go up in smoke.

 

I got Goodyear M+S snows on the rear... some sort of performance rain tire on the front... 215/60/R16's all around... The snows spin all the way through first.

I'm planning on 235/55's front, 255/50's rear this summer... probably Khumo Ecsta 712's... I hear they're real sticky in warm weather.

 

Oh...and I also run Lemans 165/85T's up front. They wear like crap, but for $28 a piece you can't beat 'em.

 

Cordovan Grand prix front and rear. 235/60/15 front 255/60/15 rear. they seem to hook pretty well even though they're only $65 a piece. I already burned through a set of 245s on the rear though.

Goodyear Sportscar Specials on the spitfire (roadrace slicks) They're gumballs

 

Nic,
I cant believe you are able to run such a cheap tire! How do you get traction? or do you? I'd bet a set of D/R's out back would get ya a MAJOR improvement in those 60 footers. Then again 302's arent as torquey, but still. Whats the trick to running cheap tires?

 

A 50,000 mile warranty and a 3 gear burnout As soon as I get this wimpy 7.5" rear out and an 8.8" in next month I'm going to toss on a set of BFG Drag Radials, but til then it's part throttle in first gear for me.

 

I use 235/60R15 Kelly Chargers up front and 255/60R15 Kelly Chargers on the rear. these tires have rasied white lettering, which i like, and they are all mounted on 15x7 American Racing Outlaw II rims.

 

i have 245/50/16 all the way around. i think they are KELLY tires. anyone ever here of those tires.

 

No one here has stranger tires than I do.

As posted above they will be replaced soon, but the tires on my '98 are NANKANG's. I guess the dealer just put cheapies on to replace worn ones because they are brand new.

NANKANG's LOL but they hook pretty good all things considered

-Doug

 

Michelin Pilot Sport XGTZ4s (275/40ZR17s) at all 4 corners on the Vette. Run them at the track and the street (best 60ft = 1.9). they have lasted me over 3 years and still have good tread life left. these things will dry rot before i run out of tread. the Z came with cheap Goodyear Wingfoots. once as i burn off all the tread, im replacing those with Michelins also.

 

I run v-rated Pirelli on my car. They are 225/60R15. A little narrow but that is all they had and I couldn't wait a week for the BF Goodrich z-rated ones to come in. Doesn't matter next time it is time to replace the tires I will be getting new rims. These tires are really sticky though and give some good launches. Better than with completely bald tires

 

On the LTD...Firestone 275/75R-15.
On the truck...???I'll have to check on the brand, it's at my father's house. but they are 235s.
I'm not much of a "tracker" so this isn't going to increase anyone's knowledge.

 

Michelin Pilot Sport A/S all the way around. Could only get a 2.26 60' time but they were only on the car 2 days when I hit the track, so hopefully that will get better. I was getting 2.0x 60' times with the worn out Bridgestone Potenza RE910's the week before. Those were supposed to be 65,000 mile tires, try 20,000

 

Run BFGoodrich on the street and at the track but at the track they are DRAG RADIAL'S!!!!!!!

 

BFgoodrich Radial T/A 245/60R15 all the way around.. i didn't like the bridgestone potenza's on there before.. and some of my friends were using those.. (the bfg's).. so i gave them a shot..
next time i'm going for something else...
BUT.. they are pretty good in the snow, being 245's and all..

 

I got the 245/45/R16 BFG T/A VR4's but I am goin to switch to Dunlop A2 245/50/R16

 

Goodyear F1 steels. Stock 245/50/16. Best tire for Iroc's
It's like the road is velcro'ed!

 

'97 Camaro SS = BF Goodrich G-Force T/A KDW's
'92 Formula = Pep Boys Futura Ultra Z's
'69 and '73 = BF Goodrich Radial T/A's

 

My 00 TA has GSC's cut a 1.94 60 with 'em
My IROC has Sumitomo HTZ50's never had it on the track....yet
I also have a set of BF Goodrich Comp TA VR's for the IROC

 

Had Goodyear F1s 245 50 16 but the dealer said they do not make them that size anymore so I now run yokos same size

 

Just ordered some 245/50-16 Goodyear Eagle GS-C's from SLP. Killer deal, they're 99.75 a piece, nearly brand new(like less than 10 miles on them), and still carry the manufacturer's warranty. I think that's sweet seeing as they run around 140$-160$ new.

 

I have these tires on my car and they are GOOD, really good. I've used BFG Comp T/A and Cooper Cobra and the Khumo are cheaper and grip far better. They are much softer which gives them the advantage with traction. I didn't rate the BFG much for drag racing (really hard) but are good wearing on the highway. Coopers were slightly better off the line than the BFG but no where near the Khumos. Also, the Khumo tires are the cheapest I've been able to find. It's a win win situation with these babies.

 

Had MichelinPilots...too hard..now run BFG Comp/TA's and will never go back

 

No I was told the same thing- I emailed Goodyear and they are still made!! My local Goodyear dealer has them and I had to put a sales guy in his place on tirerack.com and you can order them from them for 180ea. But you have to ask they no longer list them. Got taxes back time for a new pair.

 

Firestone Firehawks 245/50/16 very sticky until you start making some awesome torque and put some gears in. If I had any traction devices at all, I think they could hook fairly well under half throttle. They last a very long time also.

 

see sig.... J7rSMKery good tires. would recomend.

 

I run Falken ZE-502 245/45/R17s. They hook all right towards the end of first, and recently I have a slight chirp in second shifitng at 5400. I used to have Goodyear Eagles in 225/60/R15 and they sucked. They had no life to them and the dry traction was bad. They were better in the rain than the Falkens, and were more comfortable.

My dads Mustang has Toyo Proxes in 225/55/R16 on the street and he can't hook till 3rd, and Hoosier 26x9 slicks at the track. He has gone 1.89 before, but he really doesn't launch the car above 3500.

Both me and him will be getting BFGoodrich Drag Radials. He wants 255/50/16s and I'm getting some 275/40/17s. They look to be the best all around and they are reasonably priced.

 

I am running Goodyear Eagle 245/50/16's in the front, and I am running Nitto Drag Radials 245/50/16's on the back. I run on the street and the track.

 

You want a good tire get a set of 245/50/16s made by multi mile. There caled grand spirit aqua flows. They have 2 grooves in them for rain and these tires stick. I had a set of potenzas and some goodyears that i melted off. I can very rarely get these to spin. They are also directional tires. They cost about 600 a set here but i paid 350 because i work in a place that sells them.

 

Anyone ever hear of viper tires, thats what i have in the back 245/50/16 and BF Goodrich in the front. I want to get the viper tires for the front but i cant find them anywhere? Maybe there not even that good of a tire?

 

A guy wrote into a Mustang Magazine and said he had aqua flows and they sucked. I had never heard of them until that day. Are they like a drag radial or a street radial.

 

I've got Dean Stinger, 245/50/16. Came with the car, maybe you've heard of em? I recommend them, great in wet weather, theyre alright in snowy weather, but don't go out in that weather. Great on normal conditions. They wear nicely, look good.

 

I've got a set of cooper cobra 245/50ZR16's that were on the car when i bought it. I can't really comment (fairly) on how the perform because they didn't have too much tread left when i got the car.

 

Aqua flows are street radials and they do not suck. Best sticking street tire i've ever seen. Killer handling.

 

Right now I have Pirelli P7000 Z-rated tires. 245/55/16. Pretty awesome tire in the rain and dry.

I am upgrading to 17" Cobra rims so now i need some 245/45/17's. I've heard good things about the Kumho Supra Excsta 712's so i am giving them a try. $100 a tire from www.tirerack.com for 17" tires...you can't beat that! The Pirelli P7000's i have now are $180 a tire in 17"s...so i'll run the cheaper tire since i need to get 4.

I'll soon find out how good they are

 

Mustang,

I think you'll be happy with those tires. And for $100 you can smoke the hell out of em and not feel bad...well I don't anyway

Rob

 

I had Vipers on my last project....they're just a cheaper label of the BFG Radial TAs. Same tread pattern with a different side wall. They're a good deal, but I just like seeing BFG on my sidewall....I feel a little more confident with them on.

 

BFGoodrich G-Force KDW's 245/50/16's

MUCH better than the Goodyear GSC's of the same tire size.

 

Sorry can't tell if ya guys mentioned them, I dunno names of them, but any one have those Goodrich tires, that have either blue, yellow or red lines on the tread??

 

I just put 17" SS rims on my car yesterday. Went from 225/60R15 Daytona HR to :hail: 275/40ZR17 Kumho Ecstas. Used to be that I would get some wheelspin on hard launches. Now I'm looking at clutch slip. Me thinks a new clutch was in order anyway, so that's not a biggie, but these tires are extremely sticky. I finally managed to break the rear end just a little loose today while flooring it through a sharp corner at about 4000 rpm in 2nd gear. It was that manageable kind of oversteer that puts a big grin on your face :rockon:. Had I done this on the old tires, the car would have been wrapped like a pretzel around that utility pole coming out of the corner. Any understeer that I had has also competely disappeared. My baby handles like a dream now

 

285/40/17 BFG KDW's on rear and 255/45/17 Goodyear HP Ultra's up front.

 

goodyear GSC 245/50/ZR16

 

Hoosier slicks!!

 

I got 245/50R16 on the iroc all the way around. I haven't done the 1/4 yet since I only have the car a few weeks and I just found out I need a tranny rebuilt. Hopefully I take it down to englishtown, NJ this year and see what she runs.

 

I run Mickey Thompson e/t drags. 26-8.5 mounted on 14 inch, and 15 inch rims. I got 1.60 - 1.80 60' times last year..

I tried a set of bf goodrich touring t/a the other day on a "street night".. I got a 2.8 60', and burned every gear down the track.. useless.

--- Joe

 

Yokohama AVS Intermediates on the street.
BFGoodrich Comp TA R1a for the autocross tracks.

 

Yokohamas for street duty, M&H Racemasters for the track, 305/40/16's THEY HOOK GOOD!!!!!!!