Best tire for everyday driving and "Mexico" street/drag racing??

08E90TT · 02-03-2009, 09:52 PM

I am looking for a tire that will be good for everyday drving and good for street drag racing.

I have heard that the Bfgoodrich KDW 2's are a good choice. I am not looking for something that will die after 5 or 10k miles either. I know its hard for the best of both worlds but something that is comprible.

What do you guys think??

08E90TT · 02-04-2009, 12:38 AM

no one???

GGreek5 · 02-04-2009, 09:47 AM

I'm interested also. Looking for something great at the dragstrip and on the road.

blakjack23 · 02-04-2009, 02:31 PM

What is "Mexico" street racing? Are you just trying to make people think you'll be racing in Mexico and not endangering people here in the US?

Sam12345 · 02-04-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by blakjack23

What is "Mexico" street racing? Are you just trying to make people think you'll be racing in Mexico and not endangering people here in the US?

LOL!
because endangering people outside the US is okay!

Bluesummer · 02-04-2009, 09:03 PM

you drive all the way from NY to Mexico to drag race just to keep the people on the US highways save? Somebody should give you a medal or some sort of honor for doing that. Seriously

ThePrinzeofcatz · 02-04-2009, 09:18 PM

KDW'2 are what i got, they hook pretty well!

GeorgiaTech335coupe · 02-06-2009, 12:28 PM

Im looking for the same thing, but for street use and dragstrip racing. I don't feel like changing my tires out. I may go with Toyo Proxes R888, but am open to other suggestions. It doesn't technically have to be a drag radial, just something that will hook and last more than 8k miles.

cyphr · 02-06-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaTech335coupe

Im looking for the same thing, but for street use and dragstrip racing. I don't feel like changing my tires out. I may go with Toyo Proxes R888, but am open to other suggestions. It doesn't technically have to be a drag radial, just something that will hook and last more than 8k miles.

You most definitely won't get 8k out of those R888s. And running R compounds on the street are downright dangerous.

For the OP, the KDW 2s are nice but if you can find a set of the original KDWs, they have better hookup off the line.

LOLrance · 02-06-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaTech335coupe

Im looking for the same thing, but for street use and dragstrip racing. I don't feel like changing my tires out. I may go with Toyo Proxes R888, but am open to other suggestions. It doesn't technically have to be a drag radial, just something that will hook and last more than 8k miles.

good luck trying to run r comps daily.

GGreek5 · 02-06-2009, 07:09 PM

PS2's any good??

cyphr · 02-06-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GGreek5

PS2's any good??

PS2's are great tires, thought they're a bit on the expensive side for what you get. You might also want to look into the GS-D3s, KDW2s, or T1Rs.

GeorgiaTech335coupe · 02-07-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

good luck trying to run r comps daily.

Yeah, wearing them out quickly is a big concern for me. But, I have a friend who drives them daily on his 500whp e55. He hasnt had any complaints yet and he drives 100x more crazy than I do. I'll let you know how it goes!

dlbrooks18 · 02-07-2009, 10:40 PM

What about Nitto 555R's ?

rooster3.0 · 02-08-2009, 12:21 AM

Bridgestone Re-01R or Goodyear F1 asymmetric. The bridgestones are a lot harder of a compound.

nicknaz · 02-08-2009, 03:19 AM

Dunlop direzza star spec that 'the' sticky street tire everyone is excited about at the moment. You should be able to get 15k miles out of a set

If you have the money to burn pzero corsa and pilot sport cup are good choices for a daily driven r compound tire

GGreek5 · 02-08-2009, 11:50 AM

Whats better for the dragstrip, the RE050A Pole Positions or PS2's??

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