I'm in the process of buying new tires.I currently have a set of nitto 450's (204/40/16).I'm selling my rims and buying a new set.Probably kosei k1's because i like the look and they are the only light wheels that i can find in a 16's for a reasonable price.Anyways i'm going to go with 205/45/16's now and i am having a hard time trying to figure out what tires will suite my needs.I want something designed more for acceleration.Basically like a dot drag tire with a little more tread life and tread depth.I'm looking for a tire that will be good on the track (drag racing) and last on the street.I only drive my car about every other weekend so my mileage is low (last year i drove just over 3k miles in my civic).The nitto's are ok i just need more traction for off the line (lower 60' times).I was going to originally go with the bfg drag radials but the tread wears to fast to my understanging the tires life is only a few thousand miles (if that) and a few passes at the track.I know i should have a designated set of tires for the track but i don't at this time because i'm not positive that i will be able to make it to the track as often as i would like this season so i'm just going to stick with street tires for now.Next season will be a different story.Thanks for any help.

 

anybody have any idea's?

 

Most sticky non-drag tires that i've seen are pretty heavy, Kumho V700, Falken Azenis, and are designed for road course/autoX more than drag. I think those drag nittos are about the only thing that exists short of a full drag tire, which are light and super sticky, but not practical for the street. I'm not a drag racer tho, so i could be wrong

 

I don't know if they make something that fits what you're after. From what I understand Nittos are one of the better street tires at the drag strip.

What do you consider "lasting on the street"? 10,000 miles? 20K? 50K? If you're only putting 3K on the car in a year, what's wrong with the BFG drag radials? You'll get more than a "few passes" out of them (a friend of mine used to have them on a Viper), but you'll never want to be caught in the rain, even when they are new.

If you don't want to commit to the drag radial, then you're going to be compromising your off-the-line traction. On my Camaro, I've used Goodyear Eagle GSCs with good success (some of the best stock fourth-generation Camaro launches on street tires in the Mid-Atlantic, if not the country), but now I'm on Kumho Ecsta 712s, which I haven't taken to the strip yet. In just "regular" driving, the Kumhos seem pretty equivalent to the Eagles, but I don't have any 60ft times to do a hard date comparison.

What kind of 60fts are you currently turning?

Karen