bf goodrich drag radials

[01_Svt venom]

Im planning on buying a set of these in a 275/40/17. Will these fit on a stock 17x8 wheel? Also with the mods in my sig will these be able to get me traction at the track or do i need a better tire? Anyone have any suggestions on where to buy these from?

 

[CobraKalas]

i used to have 275/40/17s goodyear eagle f1's on my stock 99 rims so depending on the size difference I'd say they'll fit.

 

[Boostlag]

check the american muscle tire sizing chart on their website.

 

[MKSVT]

They will fit, thats the widest you can go on a 8inch rim

 

[matt87]

yeah but you wont get the full foot print of the tire on a 17x8 with a 275-40-17. it will work but a 17x9 would be ideal.

 

[Jamie R.]

It'll be fine. A Mickey T Dr will hook better, but the BFG's ain't bad.

Jamie R.
'01 Silver Cobra on the Cover of MM&FF's August '07 Issue

 

[4valve98]

My bfg's lasted 900 miles and I CUT A 1.75 SLIPPING THE CLUTCH .dONT TRY TO DUMP IT OR YOU WILL BLOW THE TIRES OFF.

 

[droptopsnake01]

I had some 275 MT's on my stock 01 rims. They will fit

 

[scotts99snake]

yeah but you wont get the full foot print of the tire on a 17x8 with a 275-40-17. it will work but a 17x9 would be ideal.

+1 I am running 275/35 18 BFG on my 9.5" rim. I could have fit the 295's but the tire would start lifting at the edges. No sense in spending more on the tires for a wider width if it isn't going to help.

 

[Gallows]

I have 275-40 on my 17x8'' wheel and the tires bulge. You may want to go down a size.

 

[VirtualSVT]

Yup. I got arond 4K out of my last set. 80% of that was snow and really cold pavement which totally destroys them.

 

[droptopsnake01]

its actually the height of the sidewall that makes a dr/et street/slick hook

 

[scotts99snake]

^^ Thats why I want to get 17's

 

[Un4GivN]

its actually the height of the sidewall that makes a dr/et street/slick hook

Radial tires don't have that soft sidewall the slicks have and don't give on the launch. They have a stickier tread than a regular street tire, but the sidewalls don't matter like they do on a slick.

 

[99riocobra]

Radial tires don't have that soft sidewall the slicks have and don't give on the launch. They have a stickier tread than a regular street tire, but the sidewalls don't matter like they do on a slick.

um, well the sidewalls may not be wrinkle wall soft like on slicks, but i will tell you the sidewalls on my MT 315's are a ton softer than my regular front tires....

 

[Un4GivN]

um, well the sidewalls may not be wrinkle wall soft like on slicks, but i will tell you the sidewalls on my MT 315's are a ton softer than my regular front tires....

Roger, I won't argue with your experiences, but it goes against anything I've read on them lol :banana:

 

[quick01snake]

i had 275/40 17 BFG DR's on 17x9 03 cobra wheels, and they bulged a pretty good amount...it would be bulging pretty bad on the 17x8 wheel....the BFG DR's run really wide, the 275/40's i had were about as wide as the 315/35 Nitto DR's that I replaced them with...

 

[My94GT]

275 bfg drags on stock 01 cobra wheels

 

[droptopsnake01]

Roger, I won't argue with your experiences, but it goes against anything I've read on them lol :banana:

a drag radial does flex and it is a "radial" thats what alows cars to go 7's in the 1/4 mile on a drag radial

 

[droptopsnake01]

ps. thats a drag radial