good sticky tires??

[ocbaud]

i wanna get some good tires for my 17's

but i dont want super low profile like the nitto 555r's would be, but i do want a tire like those

wanna run around a 255/50/17 for front and 275/45-50/17 in the back.

obviously the front tires dont have to be really sticky, but the rears do.

the nitto 450's arent really a soft tire for the back either.

[8t5Silverado]

I have Sumitomo HTR+'s and they are pretty sticky for a performance/all-season tire.

[ocbaud]

drag radials would make me really happy

[swervin ervin]

For sure, if you are after sticky, you don't want the NT-450's. They are a real good tire, but are all season and wear is real good. Any tire with good wear numbers are not going to be sticky. So, if you want sticky, get ready to buy new ones often.

If I were you, I would get some cheap wheels for the rear and some drag radials or similar. Run regular tires on the street and switch for the strip.

[bigblock73]

Hoosier Quick Time DOT's are real nice. They are a drag radial tire...had them on Yeller for a while...really liked them.

[ocbaud]

Originally Posted by swervin ervin

If I were you, I would get some cheap wheels for the rear and some drag radials or similar. Run regular tires on the street and switch for the strip.

i thought that too. get some 450's for the street, and keep my 15" wheels for the strip and put some et streets on there.

[gldevall]

Originally Posted by ocbaud

i thought that too. get some 450's for the street, and keep my 15" wheels for the strip and put some et streets on there.

That's what I did. Got some white steel wagon wheels from Summit for $26/each and going to put some 28" ET Streets on them for track duty. For everyday I'm running Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's. Excellent tire, see if you can get them in the size you are looking for.