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Old 07-22-2008, 07:15 PM   #1
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tires?

hey guys, looking for some new tires for my truck.

its going to be a real daily driver, but i want the tires to have at least a little bite when i go in a strait line.

something in the neghborhood of a 28 inch tire, about 12.5 inches wide and 15 inch rim.

I was looking at some BF goodrich Radial T/A's...
are those any good?
what other tires would you recomend?
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Old 07-22-2008, 10:01 PM   #2
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Re: tires?

The bfg t/a radials have a wear number in the mid 400s . General grabbers are like 360 . A true drag radial will be in the 40 to 50 range . Nitto drag radials are 100 wear . Unless you buy a drag radial most true radials are going to be in the 300 or above range . Hankook makes a tire that is in the 200 wear range and is R rated . Might check into those . Might not be avalible in 15" though .
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:59 AM   #3
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Re: tires?

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The bfg t/a radials have a wear number in the mid 400s . General grabbers are like 360 . A true drag radial will be in the 40 to 50 range . Nitto drag radials are 100 wear . Unless you buy a drag radial most true radials are going to be in the 300 or above range . Hankook makes a tire that is in the 200 wear range and is R rated . Might check into those . Might not be avalible in 15" though .
so the lower the wear the better the 'bite"?
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Old 07-22-2008, 10:32 PM   #4
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Re: tires?

I have a set of M/T Drag Radials but they are about 30 tall.
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:32 AM   #5
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Re: tires?

They will be softer so you could assume they should "bite" better.
My Toyo Proxes are some of the better street tires I have tried. They are a true street tire so they dont grip as good as the drag radials.
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