[gmccall]

Form experience
What is the best Tire for the Road and still give decent 60 fts.

I have been running 265x75x16 BFG "D" rated Kos for many years and race with the same tires at the track. I do lower the tire pressure at the track.

Lately I have been thinking about buying new tires, same KOs but "E" rated. Will the "E" rated tire give less favorable 60fts vs the "D" rated tire ?

Also, Does anyone run BFG Rugged Trail T/A 265x75x16 E rated tires and would those be a better tire for the strip than the KOs? (The rugged trail is more of a road tire)


For the record, I have great results with the BFG KO tires off road and need a good tire when I pull my travel trailer. I despise tire problems.

 

[ecc_33]

i would also like to know the same info?....i need something that i could tow some things with but not alot of weight....and have a good compound of rubber for the strip

 

[ratlover]

You are compromising here.....gota pick your level of compromise. I would think a thinner sidewall would work better.....but I never tried back to back with the same tire to find out.

Have you kept airing down the backs till the tires spin on the rim or you go slower? I left alot more in the fronts when it was all said and done.

Good compond will be soft. Soft sucks for wear.

 

[gmccall]

You are compromising here.....gota pick your level of compromise. I would think a thinner sidewall would work better.....but I never tried back to back with the same tire to find out.

Have you kept airing down the backs till the tires spin on the rim or you go slower? I left alot more in the fronts when it was all said and done.

Good compond will be soft. Soft sucks for wear.

With the "D" rated KOs, I have lowered the tire pressures to 32 rear and 34 fronts. The 265x75x16 Kos have not spun on the rim from my markings and I have managed to run some 1.82 + 60fts.
I am not a real diehard track racer( anymore), though when I do go I would hate to run slower 60fts by changing to E rated tires. Of course a more suitable road tread pattern like the BFG Rugged Trail T/A tread pattern might be a plus.

 

[ratlover]

I ran more air in the fronts and much less in the rears. I'd have to look at my logs but IIRC I started around 45 or so fronts and 28 in the rears......then kept droping rears till they spun.

Also how are you spinning? If its happening imediatly its tires.....if its happening once you start to roll its suspention.

 

[brett6.6]

i have ran many different varieties and have really not found any difference, except i do like the bgf at's better than any other tire. ive ran C , D, and E's no difference 265,285,and 305. 265's yielded higher mph and 285's were best et with slighly lower trap speed

 

[gmccall]

I just notice on the BFG website that the Rugged Trails were a 2-ply carcass and not 3-ply as advertised for the KOs. Since I get off road I can't afford sidewall cut tires and flats, so I will just stick with my BFG KOs and hope the "E" rated tire performs well enough. Hopefully I will notice no difference as Brett6.6 experienced.

Ratlover,

On 4 wheel launches, I spin a little off the line is all. I think without adding HP the tires will work okay.

 

[ratlover]

What I mean is.......if you spin immediatly(and its hard to tell sometimes if its imediat or a foot out) you are over powering your tires ability to hold the power. So you need less power, grippier track or to do something with the tire(tire pressure, or just change the tire completly) If you are spinning a bit outa the hole its more than likely in the suspention(unless you hit a slick spot, or the truck just comes on too hard etc). Make sense? Figure out whats the problem and go after that.

 

[joelykool]

Not to hijack this thread, but what is the common lost time in the 1/4 mile between 245 stockers and 285 70 17's with a stock to mild tuned truck? Just curious as I just switched tire sizes.

 

[ecc_33]

little to none

 

[IdahoRob]

I tried the same last year and ran Toyo open country A/T's 265/75/16. I could run low 1.7's w/a best of 1.70 on a good prepped track. Aired down to 32 in the front and 28-30 in the rears.

They are a nice street tire, but I got stuck big time in the mud/snow a couple times while hunting. In Idaho that could mean a very long walk.

So.....I'm going to have two sets of tires/wheels this year. 255/85/16 mudders for street/hunting/winter/plowing and some proxies for the strip.