Drag radials or not
 

I plan on running Nitto 305/45/18 drag radials on my truck. I wanted to get something at least close to 29" tall with good traction and at least an 18" rim so I can put some good size brakes on. It will only be driven on the street and will not have low tire pressure. Would any non-drag radial have comparable traction?

I have heard nothing but good things about Nitto. Get the Nittos.

The Nitto DR's are very good you wont be disappointed!! I think B/F Goodrich also makes some and they are about the same for traction.

I thought about getting BFG KDW's in 285/60/18 which are about 31 1/2 " diameter but they have a treadwear rating of only 300 and the Nittos's have a treadwear rating of 100 which is an indicator of the softness of the rubber. I thought the extra height of the BFG's might help give better grip because of the longer footprint but the Nitto's rubber is probably much stickier. The Nittos are about 28 1/2 " diameter. Any thoughts on how they'd compare?

A lot of my friends run them Nitto 305/45/18 drag radials on there Lightnings and they really hook once you heat them up, I'm going to put a set on the Vette as soons I can burn them goodyear's off. You want be dissapointed with the Nitto's

Would these be for track days or running on the street?

Street only. But the truck will have a turbocharged big block with some serious hp.

Any info on traction of BFG or is the Nitto much better?

They will probably be pretty similar. For street only these would be a nice improvement, however they will wear fast, but you already know that I'm sure. LOL, between the two, I would just go with whats on sale :)

The BFG I talking about are not the drag radials. They're the KDW's.

I had Nitto's, (245/50/16) on my built 02 Z-28. They were much better than the stock tires but I could still spin them with an auto trans.

Oh, ....well, I have KDW's on my truck, they are a good tire but not something you'd want to use in place of a DOT Drag Radial. The best 60 foot I could cut at the track was 2.2 seconds. However they handle fantastic and wear pretty good considering all the burnouts I've done at the track.