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<blockquote data-quote="SVT4POP" data-source="post: 108937" data-attributes="member: 3398"><p>My guess is you'll be going to their 275 by 40 by 17 inches on the rear rims. The hook is just about as good as it gets and you'll likely pay between $140 to $160 per tire.</p><p></p><p>The "softness" rating for the Nitto Drag Radials ... I think those are the 555R's ... which more or less means the ability of the tire's surface to maximize traction (street or strip) is about 100 (very soft) whereas your BFG's (I'd guess you have somewhere in between 255 by 45 TA/ZR's to 275 by 45 TA/ZR-KDW's) is 300 and thus three times firmer.</p><p></p><p>In the middle of the two would be something like a Yokohama drag radial that I am told is about a 200 rating. As a general rule of thumb, the lower the softness rating the less miles you'll tend to get. Some of the people I know who drive the Nitto's say they'll be happy to get between 5 to 7k miles out of them. I expect to get above 15k miles on my BFG's (see my sig below). </p><p></p><p>Nitto's are a well known and for the most part a reliable tire for dealing with the traction realities of an IRS equipped Cobra and are probably the best you can do for maximum strip or street "hook". You should, of course, check out MT drag radials too. I have no opinion on those because I have had no experience with them.</p><p></p><p>The Nitto's are likely not going to give you as good a traction control on wet surfaces as a fully treaded tire will, ... that's just what the trade off is. What you might consider is finding a set of rims and have the Nitto's mounted on them and use them at the strip or for times when your chances of rain are nonexistant. I don't know where you live, but here in Southern Nevada rain isn't really a frequent concern so Nitto's are the tire of choice by many.</p><p></p><p>If you're in a fairly rainy climate I'd be hesitant to use the Nitto's for a daily driver. Just one person's thoughts though, ... good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SVT4POP, post: 108937, member: 3398"] My guess is you'll be going to their 275 by 40 by 17 inches on the rear rims. The hook is just about as good as it gets and you'll likely pay between $140 to $160 per tire. The "softness" rating for the Nitto Drag Radials ... I think those are the 555R's ... which more or less means the ability of the tire's surface to maximize traction (street or strip) is about 100 (very soft) whereas your BFG's (I'd guess you have somewhere in between 255 by 45 TA/ZR's to 275 by 45 TA/ZR-KDW's) is 300 and thus three times firmer. In the middle of the two would be something like a Yokohama drag radial that I am told is about a 200 rating. As a general rule of thumb, the lower the softness rating the less miles you'll tend to get. Some of the people I know who drive the Nitto's say they'll be happy to get between 5 to 7k miles out of them. I expect to get above 15k miles on my BFG's (see my sig below). Nitto's are a well known and for the most part a reliable tire for dealing with the traction realities of an IRS equipped Cobra and are probably the best you can do for maximum strip or street "hook". You should, of course, check out MT drag radials too. I have no opinion on those because I have had no experience with them. The Nitto's are likely not going to give you as good a traction control on wet surfaces as a fully treaded tire will, ... that's just what the trade off is. What you might consider is finding a set of rims and have the Nitto's mounted on them and use them at the strip or for times when your chances of rain are nonexistant. I don't know where you live, but here in Southern Nevada rain isn't really a frequent concern so Nitto's are the tire of choice by many. If you're in a fairly rainy climate I'd be hesitant to use the Nitto's for a daily driver. Just one person's thoughts though, ... good luck. [/QUOTE]
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