Author Topic: R15 Tires (Read 2249 times)

hivewax · « **on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:01:59 AM »

i'm shopping for tires on Summit. what would be your choices for the street driven almost daily? i'm getting 15x7 w/4.00" b.s. front and 15x8 w/4.50" b.s. rear. i have rolled fender lips and doing the 1.75" UCA drop, adj strut rods, and camber kit...

- BFG g-Force T/A Drag Radial in 225/50R15 + 235/50R15
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BFG-54003/

- BFG Radial T/A in 225/60SR15 + 245/60SR15
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BFG-60013/

- Nitto NT 450 in 205/55ZR15 + 225/50ZR15
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/NIT-183430/

- Mickey Thompson ET Street Radial in 225/50R15 + 235/60R15
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MTT-3752R/

- or other??

TIA

Fast68back · « **Reply #1 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:25:32 AM »

Is summit cheaper than tire rack?

silverblueBP · « **Reply #2 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:33:48 AM »

You can get the Nitto's at Discount tires for $93 and free shipping. I just bought a set of NT-01's from them.

Why 2 diff sizes? can't rotate em then.

hivewax · « **Reply #3 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:39:12 AM »

i like the aggressive muscle look and more rear grip. i'm checking other vendors... Discount Tire didn't have a wide variety like Summit. TireRack i'm checking now.

hivewax · « **Reply #4 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:50:40 AM »

remember i'm in tropical South Florida. Nitto NT01's are optimized for dry racing conditions!

hivewax · « **Reply #5 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:55:56 AM »

comparing vendors... i would save roughly $7 on the BFG Radial T/A option with TireRack over Summit.

AzPete · « **Reply #6 on:** July, 23, 2009, 11:58:17 AM »

I have BFG T/A Radials (235/60/15) on the back of the '66. Fair dry traction, crappy wet traction.

I have Nitto 450's (275/50/17) on the rear of th '07 GT Vert. Nice dry traction, crappy wet traction.

I have yet to find a decent wet traction tire.

tarafied1 · « **Reply #7 on:** July, 23, 2009, 01:32:30 PM »

Quote from: AzPete on July, 23, 2009, 11:58:17 AM

I have yet to find a decent wet traction tire.

somehow I doubt it is all the tires fault! :pep

hivewax · « **Reply #8 on:** July, 23, 2009, 01:38:33 PM »

BFG g-Force Sport tires look to be good for dry/wet conditions.

AzPete · « **Reply #9 on:** July, 23, 2009, 01:43:44 PM »

Quote from: tarafied1 on July, 23, 2009, 01:32:30 PM

somehow I doubt it is all the tires fault! :pep

What are you saying there............must be the rains fault.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #10 on:** July, 23, 2009, 01:46:51 PM »

Quote from: AzPete on July, 23, 2009, 11:58:17 AM

I have yet to find a decent wet traction tire.

I have found these to be great wet weather tires :nice

Super Swamper SSR, never hydroplaned on these babies!

AzPete · « **Reply #11 on:** July, 23, 2009, 01:53:00 PM »

I just might have the clearance for a set of those..... :bird

daveSanborn · « **Reply #12 on:** July, 24, 2009, 09:04:41 AM »

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BFG g-Force Sport tires look to be good for dry/wet conditions.

Those are what I'm using on my '66 and I have no complaints. I've gotten caught in a couple of bad T-storms where there was inches of water on the road and they never lost traction.

Starfury · « **Reply #13 on:** July, 31, 2009, 05:53:56 PM »

Radial T/A's are plain crap for performance. Drag radials aren't great for the street or in the rain. The Mickey Thompson ET Streets are basically drag radials. Their Radial S/R's are supposed to be a little more street friendly with good dry traction, but they're not going to be a great handling tire. Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's are some of the best wet/dry tires you can get, but I don't believe they're available in a size close to what you're looking at.

G-Force sports are the way to go if you don't want to spend a lot of money but want a good all around sporty tire. If you want something better than that, you're likely going to have to go with a bigger wheel.

hivewax · « **Reply #14 on:** August, 01, 2009, 09:15:40 AM »

PSE T/A-I 15x7 and 15x8 are on the way... :cool

silverblueBP · « **Reply #15 on:** August, 03, 2009, 08:41:24 AM »

Not sure if this is too late, but Nitto has a new one out; NT05

http://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/tech/mmfp_090326_nitto_nt05_tire_test/index.html

Sad to say, not available in 15" or 16" :expl

hivewax · « **Reply #16 on:** August, 03, 2009, 07:39:32 PM »

looks like i'll be getting these:

- BFG g-Force Sport in 225/60R15 + 225/50R15
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BFG-92737/

should i go smaller in the front 215/50R15... would i get good stopping power in combo with the Cobra Auto big brakes?

silverblueBP · « **Reply #17 on:** August, 04, 2009, 03:40:00 AM »

I always stick with the same size tires and wheels, good for rotating. Those brakes are gonna make your eyes pop out regardless of the size of tire you put on.

What pads did you get?

hivewax · « **Reply #18 on:** August, 04, 2009, 03:44:42 AM »

brake pads are carbon Kevlar as mentioned in their catalog. everybody i talked to said to go as wide as possible in the back...

EDIT: the wheels should arrive here in the work office today!!

silverblueBP · « **Reply #19 on:** August, 04, 2009, 03:48:14 AM »

Quote from: hivewax on August, 04, 2009, 03:44:42 AM

brake pads are carbon Kevlar as mentioned in their catalog. everybody i talked to said to go as wide as possible in the back...

Did you get the R4S pads for the street? Those don't need much heat to stop the car.

hivewax · « **Reply #20 on:** August, 04, 2009, 03:50:34 AM »

i'll have to talk to Scott and see what pads are being shipped.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #21 on:** August, 04, 2009, 04:06:55 AM »

Quote from: hivewax on August, 04, 2009, 03:50:34 AM

i'll have to talk to Scott and see what pads are being shipped.

I would bet it's the R4S pads, the R4's are for track and take some heat to work at their best. The street pads are OK when cold, but do a few hard stops in them to give them some heat and they'll stop you pretty fast!!

Make sure you bed them in properly, they are a bit different then OTC pads.

hivewax · « **Reply #22 on:** August, 04, 2009, 06:07:03 AM »

just talked to Scott, and yes, the brake pads are R4S. thanx for the heads up. by bed, do you mean doing a few hard stops?

and finally, the big crate is being shipped today!! been on hold for close to a month.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #23 on:** August, 04, 2009, 06:26:08 AM »

Here are a couple links to properly bed in the pads, very important that you do this!

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedinperformance.shtml

http://www.zeckhausen.com/bedding_in_brakes.htm

hivewax · « **Reply #24 on:** August, 04, 2009, 07:30:11 AM »

wow, never knew about bedding brakes until now. thanx!

just hope everything bolts up easy... especially 2-piece 15" wheels over 12" rotors, so i can bed the brakes on an isolated long road.

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