best place to get 315 drag radials

stprorolla49

Active Member

Oct 9, 2004

1,455

15

39

Fairfield, CT/North Jersey

Jul 20, 2005

#1

• Jul 20, 2005

• #1

ive got 3 questions for you guys......

1- Whould you recommmend nitto dr's, or BFG dr's (both 315/35/17)
2- Where's the cheapest place to get em, and cheapest shipping.....
3- about how many miles will i get to a set of these tires.....i will be going to the track maybe 6-8 times a year TOPS...probably closer to 5....all the rest is just putting around town to school, and some highway driving.....

thanks guys

 

silverstangman

New Member

Mar 26, 2003

413

0

0

Eastern NC

Jul 20, 2005

#2

• Jul 20, 2005

• #2

ive heard that dr's get like 10-12k wear depending if you are doing John Force burnouts or not. As far as brand im a nitto junkie so when i get my 315's they are gonna be nitto's. plus i believe nitto's are quite a bit cheaper. i know jegs has em for like 150 a piece i belive but i dont know if thats the cheapest price or the best place to get em. how bad are dr's in the rain?

 

stprorolla49

Active Member

Oct 9, 2004

1,455

15

39

Fairfield, CT/North Jersey

Jul 20, 2005

#3

• Jul 20, 2005

• #3

silverstangman said:

ive heard that dr's get like 10-12k wear depending if you are doing John Force burnouts or not. As far as brand im a nitto junkie so when i get my 315's they are gonna be nitto's. plus i believe nitto's are quite a bit cheaper. i know jegs has em for like 150 a piece i belive but i dont know if thats the cheapest price or the best place to get em. how bad are dr's in the rain?

Click to expand...

i wont be doing john force burnouts......the nittos are 173 from jegs, and the BFG's are 165 from jegs.....im also wondering how they are in the rain???

 

silverstangman

New Member

Mar 26, 2003

413

0

0

Eastern NC

Jul 20, 2005

#4

• Jul 20, 2005

• #4

hmm, i must be thinking of their kdws, guess i never really looked at the prices for dr's. you getting some deep dish bullitt rims? cuz if you are man you have to post some pics.

 

stprorolla49

Active Member

Oct 9, 2004

1,455

15

39

Fairfield, CT/North Jersey

Jul 20, 2005

#5

• Jul 20, 2005

• #5

silverstangman said:

hmm, i must be thinking of their kdws, guess i never really looked at the prices for dr's. you getting some deep dish bullitt rims? cuz if you are man you have to post some pics.

Click to expand...

haha idk wut wheels i gettin yet, and when cause im so broke and owe a lotta money...im just bored so im asking the questions now so i have somthing to do.....im either gettin machined 03 cobra wheels, or chrome dished bullits.....

 

Joes95GT

New Member

Jan 23, 2003

3,132

1

0

Delaware

Jul 20, 2005

#6

• Jul 20, 2005

• #6

My cousin just went through a set of BFG's in 7,000 miles. He went to the track about 5 times and made about 30 passes on them. The rest were street miles.

I hate to say this part, because, without a doubt, Nitto tires are absolute garbage.

Nittos have been known to last 12-15k on them, and have much better wet weather capabilities. For a street driven car, I'd go for these.

The BFG's own Nitto at the track, but for the tradeoff between street and strip, Nitto is the better bet.

Joe

 

silverstangman

New Member

Mar 26, 2003

413

0

0

Eastern NC

Jul 20, 2005

#7

• Jul 20, 2005

• #7

hell with it just get some et streets!!! LOL

 

stprorolla49

Active Member

Oct 9, 2004

1,455

15

39

Fairfield, CT/North Jersey

Jul 20, 2005

#8

• Jul 20, 2005

• #8

Joes95GT said:

My cousin just went through a set of BFG's in 7,000 miles. He went to the track about 5 times and made about 30 passes on them. The rest were street miles.

I hate to say this part, because, without a doubt, Nitto tires are absolute garbage.

Nittos have been known to last 12-15k on them, and have much better wet weather capabilities. For a street driven car, I'd go for these.

The BFG's own Nitto at the track, but for the tradeoff between street and strip, Nitto is the better bet.

Joe

Click to expand...

i dont really have any experience with nittos, so what makes them garbage tires??

 

slo65

New Member

May 26, 2003

448

0

0

Southern California

Jul 20, 2005

#9

• Jul 20, 2005

• #9

silverstangman said:

hell with it just get some et streets!!! LOL

Click to expand...

 

Venom351R

Founding Member

Apr 27, 2002

4,548

41

98

MAINE

Jul 20, 2005

#10

• Jul 20, 2005

• #10

Nittos are not that bad at all in the rain as long as you dont drive like a retard. I got cought in a few rain storms w/ mine. I dont like to drive my car in the rain anyway and even less now that I have the DR's on there but it was really not that bad as long as you dont act like a total douche bag you will be fine. I have about 3,000 miles on my Nittos and 10 passes at the track. They do not look warn at all but I do take it pretty easy on them on the street.

 

Venom351R

Founding Member

Apr 27, 2002

4,548

41

98

MAINE

Jul 20, 2005

#11

• Jul 20, 2005

• #11

stprorolla49 said:

i dont really have any experience with nittos, so what makes them garbage tires??

Click to expand...

There not. There quite a good tire they just dont hook as well as the BFG's at the track but its a toss up b/c the BFG's dont last as long on the street.

 

BLACKGTS

New Member

May 15, 2005

4

0

0

VA

Jul 21, 2005

#12

• Jul 21, 2005

• #12

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compa...20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&RunFlat=All&x=62&y=10

This link will take you directly to that tire size at tirerack.com. Theres all kinds of tires there. The sumitomo's are $110 a piece and theyre not that bad either. The BFG's on the other hand are $155 (both prices quoted without shipping) and I know them to be very sticky but you wont get that many miles off of them.

 

9

95StangMan

New Member

Dec 8, 2004

72

0

0

Santa Rosa, CA

Jul 21, 2005

#13

• Jul 21, 2005

• #13

I have the BFG on my stockers right now and they do horrible in the rain. U have very little traction. I refused to drive my car in the rain w/ the drag radials on b/c i dont feel safe. I have been to the track about 4 times with them on and put about 4k miles on them. The tires probably only have about 3 more trips to the track and another 4k miles until they are going to be next to nothin. I heard that the Nittos are supposed to last longer. I dont know why.

 

Venom351R

Founding Member

Apr 27, 2002

4,548

41

98

MAINE

Jul 21, 2005

#14

• Jul 21, 2005

• #14

95StangMan said:

I heard that the Nittos are supposed to last longer. I dont know why.

Click to expand...

diffrent tire compound. Still a sticky tire as far as the track goes compared to street tires but still overall good road manners as far as longevity. The BFG's are just made from a more "softer" tire compound and thats why it gives you the better traction at the track but the softer a tire compound the shorter its lifespan.

 

1slow95

Founding Member

May 16, 2002

1,797

3

48

ohio

Jul 21, 2005

#15

• Jul 21, 2005

• #15

www.discounttiredirect.com usually has some pretty good prices.

 

Venom351R

Founding Member

Apr 27, 2002

4,548

41

98

MAINE

Jul 21, 2005

#16

• Jul 21, 2005

• #16

Low-5.0 said:

www.discounttiredirect.com usually has some pretty good prices.

Click to expand...

Thats where I got my Nitto's. Tire Rack does not carry them

 

Joes95GT

New Member

Jan 23, 2003

3,132

1

0

Delaware

Jul 21, 2005

#17

• Jul 21, 2005

• #17

stprorolla49 said:

i dont really have any experience with nittos, so what makes them garbage tires??

Click to expand...

I won't even get into the performance disadvantage of the tires....

From a street car perspective - their 555 series tire (not the 555R), is a horrible tire. They lasted about 20k on my buddy's 98 Talon. I have a comparable tire on my car, Michelin Pilot Sports, and I've got about 15k on the tires - they've still got 50% of their tread life left.

Joe

 

95CobraMike

Active Member

Apr 12, 2004

1,046

0

36

Lima OH

Jul 21, 2005

#18

• Jul 21, 2005

• #18

EBAY! i got my 295 35 18's on there brand new for $110 each they were BFG's not drag radials though
i bought 4 that size and 2 265/35/18's for the front for $70 each brand new

shipping wasnt bad either

 

mo_dingo

20+ Year Stangneter

Aug 26, 2003

3,031

2

58

Tucson, AZ

Jul 21, 2005

#19

• Jul 21, 2005

• #19

Discount tire
Scott

 

rio95

Member

Nov 18, 2003

829

1

17

Grand Rapids, MI

Jul 21, 2005

#20

• Jul 21, 2005

• #20

I have nittos and I like them. They don't hook as good as BFG's, but they last longer and are good in the rain as long as they have tread. So far I have over a year on mine and I beat the hell out of them quite a bit. I would guess around 15,000 miles. I am still trying to decide what I want next. I think I am going with some 285 street tires, but I'll miss the way my 315 nitto look.