Drag Radials ... Who's using?

[scotty-2-forty]

I currently have BF Goodrich G-Force Drag Radials (275/35 R18). They came off another car running 10's and are quite worn now. I noticed that the tread seems to be seperating from the sidewalls with a very fine slice around the perimeter (kinda like when tires get sliced by unrolled fenderwells); you can just about see it in the first pic below. I don't know if anyone else is using the same tire, but I find that unnerving. Nevertheless because they have no tread left I must replace soon. Anyone have recommendations and/or experience with other brands?

[scotty-2-forty]

Damn that's a big photo ... sorry

[eidk]

Well, i cannot say i have used these tires personally but I've read many reviews and had friends try and love both of these tires.

They are not drag radials but they are extremely grippy

Toyo Proxes R888Nitto NT05

[scotty-2-forty]

Well, i cannot say i have used these tires personally but I've read many reviews and had friends try and love both of these tires.

They are not drag radials but they are extremely grippy

Toyo Proxes R888Nitto NT05

... Oh, sorry ... too much time staring at your avatar. Thanks. I'll look into them, but the damn car is already having hard enough time keeping grip to the strip, so I'm thinking to keep drag radials.

[car nut]

Toyo Proxes R888Nitto NT05

You can get an NT-05 drag radial, but I've never heard of an R888 drag radial. If these tires are for the strip only, don't get R888's.

[scotty-2-forty]

You can get an NT-05 drag radial, but I've never heard of an R888 drag radial. If these tires are for the strip only, don't get R888's.

Definitely street/strip use.

[car nut]

Mickey Thompson ET streets are nice from what I've heard. Same with the NT05, their summer tire is sticky as f*** so I'd guess their drag radial is pretty good too. I'd just get a new set of your BF Goodrich tires though, they always perform well at Hot Rods fastest street car shootout.

[scotty-2-forty]

Mickey Thompson ET streets are nice from what I've heard. Same with the NT05, their summer tire is sticky as f*** so I'd guess their drag radial is pretty good too. I'd just get a new set of your BF Goodrich tires though, they always perform well at Hot Rods fastest street car shootout.

I'm just concerned more about the 'seperation' I'm seeing. It worries me to think it could happen again (granted, I don't know when it started occuring because they are used).

[car nut]

You know how old they are? I haven't heard of any reliability issues with those tires.

[scotty-2-forty]

You know how old they are? I haven't heard of any reliability issues with those tires.

No I don't know how old they are, nor how they were used/abused. That's really why I'm asking, to see if anyone else had similar issues either with these or another brand.

[mxkid54]

I am running the Nitto NT555R and it works pretty good for me.