[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Singleton

With my GTO having north of 600hp & torque, 4-speed and 4.10 gears, drag radials are a must. It would be downright dangerous above 3/4 throttle with a normal street tires. I just consider new rear tires every other year part of the price of admission

Agree, with cars like that we always just keep a drag radial on the back at all times. Occasionally caught in the rain but that's just part of it. Without a drag radial, in dry conditions, the cars can be somewhat sketchy to drive if you start getting after it.

I actually get them to last 5-6 years on the street if we only hit the dragstrip once or twice a year. They are usually down on the wear bars by then with a few good burnouts left in them. Around that time frame I consider a tire at the end of it's usefulness anyway. Start trying to use tires much beyond 5-6 years around here is just asking for trouble.