alright ive been looking into getting some drag radials and was wandering which have worked the best for people.

there is the BFG's/NITTO's/Hoosier/and M/T and more

which have you guys has has good experiences on them and which do you think will hook the best feel free to throw in other brands as well or different type of drag radials from the same company

 

I've tried the BFGoodrich Drag Radials. The grip is excellent!. Its basically a slick compound in a DOT approved street tire.

 

i was leaning towards those but heard the nitto's were sticky as well

 

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i've had BFGOODRICH..very sticky!

 

The BFG's and Nitto's seem to be pretty similar. I've run the BFG's and I know people who have run the Nitto's. The main good thing about them is that they are both fairly streetable so you can drive them to/from the track, while hooking bettter than normal street tires. If you get the BFG's, then get a good burnout on them before you stage, mine liked to be really hot.

The Hoosier's are a totally different product; they are not streetable (no treads) and mine hooked as well as my Hoosier slicks (1.8s 60' on a 2750 pound coupe, slipping the clutch). These are racing tires designed to be legal in a DOT-tire class. I recommend them, but never for the street. I carried mine in the trunk and changed them in the drag strip parking lot. These are much better than the BFG's or Nitto's.

I haven't used the MT's, and I don't know anybody personally that has, but I've heard that they are very good.

Also check the drag racing forum; there should be more people there that can give you some drag-tire specific information.

 

I run the BFGs and they are a really good balance between street/strip. Prior to getting them I had terrible wheel hop. Once I put the BFGs on that all went away. I would say they were much easier to get sticky in the beginning. Now it seems I have to do a little longer burnout for them to be effective.

Just try and not get caught in the rain with them. I got caught in the rain once with them and it does not feel safe.

Overall I am very happy with them and will buy them again when the time comes.