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JoeNational
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Iam running that exact size on 15x8 weld pro stars, let me tell ya cant grip for sh!t in the st. iam ripping 2nd so much i have to get off the gas, and than 3rd gear my shift lite comes on due to so much wheel spinning, but i think after warmed up and less psi they will hook nice especially at the track. they look great too, i just hate when ppl come up to me and say wow you burn out a lot i want to throw my drink at them.
It is a street tire and no street tire will hook when not heated or cleaned off. Don't expect to hook without doing either. I have had both BFGS and Nittos and I like the Nittos better for track and rain but they don't make a 275/60/15. The best so far with a BFG is 1.8 60ft. The tires don't suck if they use them to run 8's. just my .02.
I have 275/50/15 BFG's on my car and they are great. They have about 3000 miles and 40 passes on them, and still have some rubber left.
I have never had a problem in the rain and they hook great on the street.
I've gotten 1.7's 60's out of them without a posi.
I have never had a problem in the rain and they hook great on the street.
I've gotten 1.7's 60's out of them without a posi.
I was expecting my BFG 275/60/15's to REALLY suck in the rain after all the horror stories i've heard. Needless to say, they're fine! Granted they are still pretty new (no burnouts yet) but if i stay outta the boost i have no probs whatsoever.
I actually think they do BETTER in the rain than my 215's did.
I actually think they do BETTER in the rain than my 215's did.
turbojimmy
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I couldn't get my 275/60 BFG DRs to hook to save my life and they wore out REALLY fast. I think maybe I expected too much of them. I put Hoosier QuickTime Pros on it this time around. They're a little scary at highway speeds, but I never drive the car anyway. If you plan to drive the car much stick with a radial.
Jim
Jim
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I have run a 1.52 60 foot on BFG drag radials 275-60-15s my car stays around 1.54 to 1.57 60 foot times it takes more than just a set of tires on any car to get it to hook up BTW I am useing an 8in rim.I am trying the nitto drag radials as I only get about a year out of the BFGs I have'nt run the nittos at the track yet.
i have watched BFGs go mid and low 8s, watched cars stand up and peel the bumper off the car........ have NEVER seen ANY of this with a Nitto, not even close. maybe those that say BFGs suck need to look at their suspension or tire pressures. i would start in the 10.5-12 psi range. and rotate every 3 or so passes, depending on how fast the car is. looks like the M/T will not have the tread pealing problem that comes with the BFGs
my .02, but also fact.
my .02, but also fact.
turbojimmy
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I think pressure was my problem. I got my best 60's at around 15 psi, but they weren't that impressive (mid-low 1.7s). IMO running them at 10.5-12 PSI defeats the purpose of having a "street" tire. If I'm going to have to drop the pressure crazy low at the track only to pump them up for the ride home I'd rather have the consistency of a real DOT slick. Plus, how big were these bumper-standing BFG DRs? We can't fit a lot under the stock suspension/frame so I went for bang for the buck - a DOT slick.
Jim
325/50 same as a 28/10.5. and that is done ALL the time during the season. crazy low? how much do you run in slicks? and then have to pump them up for the ride home? and have to carry them to the track, change tires, hope no one steals the others...or drop the pressure and race, i have yet to see a track that doesnt have free air. airing up a tire isnt a daunting task. do you go to the track and not get out of your car? regular maintence ( for me at least ) is: tire pressure, rotate rears, spark plugs, gas, look at data log, watch video, make any changes to any of these things,talk $h!t to friends. and that is after every pass. not being a jerk or anything so dont take it that way.
turbojimmy
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I run 15 in my QTPs on the street. Haven't been to the track with them yet. They hook way better than the DRs ever did. I guess I'm lazy, stupid or both. The DRs required too much work to get to hook, that's all. Like I said, I had high expectations and after 2,000 miles I was very disappointed with their performance.
Jim
Look at it this way,
Want a tire that doesn't bite as hard, but has a nice tread life, get the Nitto's.
Want a tire that bites hard and has short tread life, get the BFG's.
IMO, it's there is no contest. BFG's all the way. My car, stock rear suspension (not boxed or anything) would cut 1.6's on them. Best was a 1.65. Went to the same track with a set of WIDER Quick Time Pro's and 60'd WORSE. Best was 1.67 or so.
... this was on 275/50/15's. 18psi (or less, depends on car, mine seemed to like the 18). Get them HOT. Both tires bite better when they're hot, and when they're worn down (bald).
My $0.02, hopefully it's some help.
Want a tire that doesn't bite as hard, but has a nice tread life, get the Nitto's.
Want a tire that bites hard and has short tread life, get the BFG's.
IMO, it's there is no contest. BFG's all the way. My car, stock rear suspension (not boxed or anything) would cut 1.6's on them. Best was a 1.65. Went to the same track with a set of WIDER Quick Time Pro's and 60'd WORSE. Best was 1.67 or so.
... this was on 275/50/15's. 18psi (or less, depends on car, mine seemed to like the 18). Get them HOT. Both tires bite better when they're hot, and when they're worn down (bald).
My $0.02, hopefully it's some help.
screwdriver
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Owned them(BFG 235 60 r15) have them on the car, ran them street and strip, Hooked like hell on the strip, couldnt get them to spin after burn out at track. When they are hot they hook like hell. On the street they ran fine not real good in rain though. Dry they hooked better than any street tire. 
turbojimmy
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My problem with the DRs might have been that I had very few track runs on them (probably around 10). I know a lot of people have had good luck with them, I just haven't. Again, I'm totally willing to admit that it's probably operator error. But it's possible that there are other operators like me who would have the same problems.
My disappointment lies mostly in their performance on the street (but, again, I couldn't get them to hook at the track either). Not wet pavement, I never expected them to do well there, but nice warm dry pavement from a stoplight. The 275/60s would spin through first, finally grab, and the harsh 1-2 would break them loose again. They were better than any street tire I had on the car, but given the way they wear and the lack of grip I decided to go to QTPs.
Looking back at my timeslips, my best 60' on the DRs was a 1.80. The last 6 runs on the DRs were when they were pretty bald (RH worse than the left, of course) and my average across all 6 runs was 2.0+). The last time I went to the track, in November, I put a pair of very used M&H slicks on that I bought from a guy here. I never ran slicks before on anything and got 2 runs in that day. A 1.769 and a 1.687 60'. Given more time with them, I'm sure I could have gotten some mid 1.6s. I was hooked (pun intended). That's why I went to QTPs. They're like night and day over the DRs. If they're cold I can still spin them 'til the cows come home but once they hook they stay planted. Haven't been to the track with them, but on the street there is a HUGE difference.
A drag radial is a compromise no matter how you look at it. Street manners in a sticky tire, but the trade-off is going to be shockingly faster wear than a true street tire and less traction than a real slick.
I guess it depends on what you're going to do with it. If you put a lot of street miles on the car you're better off with the stability of a radial but be prepared to replace them often. Given the way I use my GN I couldn't justify getting another set of drag radials.
Jim
My disappointment lies mostly in their performance on the street (but, again, I couldn't get them to hook at the track either). Not wet pavement, I never expected them to do well there, but nice warm dry pavement from a stoplight. The 275/60s would spin through first, finally grab, and the harsh 1-2 would break them loose again. They were better than any street tire I had on the car, but given the way they wear and the lack of grip I decided to go to QTPs.
Looking back at my timeslips, my best 60' on the DRs was a 1.80. The last 6 runs on the DRs were when they were pretty bald (RH worse than the left, of course) and my average across all 6 runs was 2.0+). The last time I went to the track, in November, I put a pair of very used M&H slicks on that I bought from a guy here. I never ran slicks before on anything and got 2 runs in that day. A 1.769 and a 1.687 60'. Given more time with them, I'm sure I could have gotten some mid 1.6s. I was hooked (pun intended). That's why I went to QTPs. They're like night and day over the DRs. If they're cold I can still spin them 'til the cows come home but once they hook they stay planted. Haven't been to the track with them, but on the street there is a HUGE difference.
A drag radial is a compromise no matter how you look at it. Street manners in a sticky tire, but the trade-off is going to be shockingly faster wear than a true street tire and less traction than a real slick.
I guess it depends on what you're going to do with it. If you put a lot of street miles on the car you're better off with the stability of a radial but be prepared to replace them often. Given the way I use my GN I couldn't justify getting another set of drag radials.
Jim
Last time I checked BFG pays contingency...Nitto does not. That's why you see 8 and 9 sec BFG DR passes. I've run both and prefer the Nitto's, but I don't have an 8 sec DR car. Both tires hook well, but get more life from the Nitto's. IMO It's all in the tire/wheel combo and pressures. BTW Nitto does make a 275/60...I run them on my black car. Both cars are running Nitto's...I like em'
BFG Drag Radials are a great compromise. They can be used on the street because they are a true radial tire and handle well. When heated they can sustain reasonable boost at the line. Clearly they will not last as long as a standard tire with a hard rubber compound. However, BFG Drag Radials have succesfully been used on cars running in the 8's.
