BF Goodrich Comp T/A Drag Radial

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $348.00 from Discount Tire Direct

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 Mustang Cobra

Strengths:
Maddening straight line grip. Decent wear for a DR. Amazing price for the product results.

Weaknesses:
Street use is a definite no go.

Summary:
If used for what they are meant for theyr'e second(arguably) only to the MT DR's. For the money spent though these tires do everything I could ask for. I DO NOT use them on the street though. My track has bad prep and I still launch at 3500-4500 and dead hook with 15 psi. Also, most people would never guess but they are stickiest just before the threads start to show. Amazing tire!

Similar Products Used:
Mickey Thompson DR's

Price Paid:  $0.00 from discounttiredirect.c

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 Cobra Mustang

Strengths:
Better sidewall strength for street driving as compared to an ET Street slick.

Weaknesses:
Poor traction and they wear out much too fast. The ET Streets wear much longer.

Summary:
These tires did not work for me. They were completely unable to hold the car at a launch of 2000 RPM or greater. Note that my car weights almost 4000 lbs with me in it and has 480 hp/tq at the rear wheels. My local track also doesn’t have the best track prep. The BFG’s for my car are 17” and have a low profile. Complete waste of money. Now I use MT ET Streets which I have found to be far superior in traction and wear. These tires also wear out fast. Two times at the track and they were worn down to the tread bars. If you have a heavy car with good RWHP and low profile tires stay away from the BFG.

Similar Products Used:
MT ET Streets

Price Paid:  $149.00 from Summit

Year / Model Reviewed:
 current 255/50-16

Strengths:
Traction, cornering -- don't need warm up.

Weaknesses:
Blister if they get too hot, as in a long hill (over 3 miles).

Summary:
I use the BFG drag radials as rear tires for my hill climb car. They are the only tire I have used that allows me full throttle coming off turns. They handle extremely well, somewhat better than Hoosier DOT Road Racing Radials, and don't need to be hot to work. Hill climbs are not normally long enough to get tires got. Braking into a turn is also excellent.

Similar Products Used:
Hoosier DOT Road Race Radial Michelin XGT Goodyear Eagle

Price Paid:  $6000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 79 Mustang

Strengths:
Hook if setup right and good burn out

Weaknesses:
Wear fast

Summary:
Running the drag raidals on a small block ford. My frst pass was a 12.18 @118.00, spining all through first. The second pass I did a little better burnout and ran a 10.98 @ 121.00 Spun out the hole just a little 60 foot droped to 1.57 Droped pressure to in tires to 13lbs did a good burn out, launched car @ 3000rpm car ran a 10.79 @ 127.00 could of went fast, did not leave at 4500 rpm life I do on slicks, still very happy with tires, 60ft went to a 1.64

Price Paid:  $130.00 from wal-mart

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1984 mustang

Strengths:
tires work really well on a decent track, but are really tough to hook up on a greasy track. tires also last a really long time.

Weaknesses:
sidewall is very distorted after a few runs, but the tires still work fine, just look funny.

Summary:
i race in a heads up series with the nsca/nmca and i have the mph record in the radial tire class. i ran 160mph in the 1/4 mile with the 315/60/15 drag radial. my best 60' time is 1.41 and my best e.t. to date is 8.75.

Similar Products Used:
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