Silver02

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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?

Breeze

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

Gran Patron

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.

Silver02

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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?

Bad_Apple

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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

moregrip

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

Silver02

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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?

moregrip

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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

Silver02

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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.

moregrip

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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.