Guys the truck wont hook at all from a stop or from a say 10 punch or so <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> Anyone know what tires or wheels I could go with to help this problem out? I was thinking maybe Avalanche 17s with a wider tire?!?!?!

 

I have 285/60-16 Goodyear Eagle GT II's and they hook up good enough for me and they are still a great street tire.

 

with how much power your engine has and your converter, going along with no wait in the back and your gears. you just have the exact oposite of a traction friendly setup <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

but do you really think you can get any nice ammount of traction without using drag radials?

some 315 nitto 555r's would prob work out alright though <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

I know the feeling...
I have a set of Budnick Fat Lip Fomosas and some Nitto 305/40R18s 555Rs looming in the near future. I've given up with hooking on street radials...even 30+ inch tall tires with a 10" contact patch doesn't cut it.

 

I would start with a 285 or larger. I like my Yokohama AVS. They seem to hook better now. I think Nittos will hook a little better from what I read. Of course, you could always get drag radials and go into every turn in reverse on a wet day. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> You don't have any traction control bars yet do you?

 

I gots me a traction control button! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

I thought ahead, last truck with bald tires ended up through a brick fence in some ladies back yard. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

 

I also have the Yoko AVS and it took about 2500 miles for them to start hooking up ok. I was really dissapointed at first.
Also a little info on DR I have gathered:
BFGs hook better on both the track and street without burning them up but the Nittos hook just as well if you heat them up good and are a more streetable tire. The Nittos will last a tad longer that the BFGs. Like I said, this is just info I have gathered, I do not speek from personal experience.

 

I agree with BigKid:

I had BFGs on the 95' Imapla and ran 1.71 60 fts all day long at the track. On the street I could run with the Hal shocks set-up, a 125 RWHP dry nitrous kit and not have unecessary wheelspin.

For perfromance the BFGs are winner hands down but I could only get 3000 miles from each set of 275/40R17 DRs. The Nitto 555R are a good compromise and since I plan on a "street" wheel/tire combo with 18's and race set of "slicks 'n' skinnies" on 16's the Nitto is my only choice (305/40R18)

Richard

 

get some 20 in. rims. i have 275/45r20s and have not heard a tire chirp since the swap. which is soon to change, i hope. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />

 

Too heavy and a little too "Bling Bling" for me... Hell, I never thought I get larger than 17"s <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Richard