Yes, im in the market for some sticky ickey street slicks, and wanted to know from people with experience of street slicks to tell me whats the best street slicks to use. Im not making much power or tq. but these 195 50 15's arent doing much but spining through my first and second gears and it's hard for me to creep up! I have herd of the BFG G-Force tires but never used them. Please any info about my ride just ask.

-Kevin

 

Your problem isn't the 195/50-15 size, which is the right size for your car. Your problem is almost certainly that you are using street tires that aren't very sticky (and I'm sure of that, even before you tell us what tire you're using now - probably a crappy all-season, I'm betting). Remember, the big factor in traction is the type (make/model) of tire you choose and how sticky it is, not how wide it is. One of the supersticky street tires in 195/50-15 will give your high-horsepower car the grip it needs to transmit that power to the pavement.

The Bridgestone Potenza RE01R is the stickiest street tire you can buy in 195/50-15; it's $120/tire at Tire Rack. The Toyo R1R is another supersticky street tire available in 195/50-15, $95/tire at TireDeals4Less.com Both of these will give you outstanding grip on dry pavement (for acceleration, braking, and cornering), okay (not great, just okay) grip in rain, and will last you maybe 15K miles or so.

As another option, if you plan to use these tires ONLY at the dragstrip, you might consider the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial. These are designed for maximum straight-ahead acceleration, and they also feature reinforced sidewalls to withstand the deformation resulting from reduced air pressures as commonly used at the dragstrip. They won't last all that long on the street, maybe 5K miles, which is why they're best if you're only using them at the strip. They're also not as good at cornering as the RE01R or R1R. But they're great for straight-line acceleration at the dragstrip. They're not available in 195/50-15, but you can get them in 205/50-15 for $129/tire at Tire Rack.

And don't look for "BFG g-Force tires". BFGoodrich makes a lot of different tires with the g-Force name on them (just as Bridgestone does with Potenza, Kumho does with Ecsta, etc). Make sure you get the specific model you're looking for - whether it's the BFGoodrich g-Force T/A Drag Radial (not to be confused with the g-Force Sport), or the Toyo R1R (not to be confused with the T1R), etc.