BFG blows.
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Le Mans Master
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BFG blows.
So, I'm needing new KDW 2's 335/30/18's and BFG shows they are backordered. Contacted BFG and asked when they will ship and was told not on schedule for production at all, and no indication of when. Now I know there are other brands that are out there with horrible tread life and twice the price. BUT I LOVE BFG's KDW 2's.
Anyway, looks like I will have to settle on BFG's Drag Radials 345/30/18's with shorter treadlife and no wet road driving.
Maybe in the next few months BFG will eventually produce the tires I want.
Anyway, looks like I will have to settle on BFG's Drag Radials 345/30/18's with shorter treadlife and no wet road driving.
Maybe in the next few months BFG will eventually produce the tires I want.
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kdw2 is a POS tire, i really hated that tire when i tested it. has good steering response and feels like it will carry speed in a corner...then....it doesn't, it just breaks. don't you have a high hp car? something like the ad08, re11, or even better the r888 would be the way i would go. the ad08 specifically is a pretty solid rain performer and holds up to 200deg temps if you beat on them.
how hard would it be to get some rear 19x12s and run 325 30 19? you have the re11 and michelin super sport in that size. the pss can't take as much heat as some of the others but it is an incredible pure street tire. it rails in the rain, has great treadwear and is extremely predictable in corners, very easy tire to drive at the limit. any of those would slap the snot out of a kdw2
how hard would it be to get some rear 19x12s and run 325 30 19? you have the re11 and michelin super sport in that size. the pss can't take as much heat as some of the others but it is an incredible pure street tire. it rails in the rain, has great treadwear and is extremely predictable in corners, very easy tire to drive at the limit. any of those would slap the snot out of a kdw2
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kdw2 is a POS tire, i really hated that tire when i tested it. has good steering response and feels like it will carry speed in a corner...then....it doesn't, it just breaks. don't you have a high hp car? something like the ad08, re11, or even better the r888 would be the way i would go. the ad08 specifically is a pretty solid rain performer and holds up to 200deg temps if you beat on them.
how hard would it be to get some rear 19x12s and run 325 30 19? you have the re11 and michelin super sport in that size. the pss can't take as much heat as some of the others but it is an incredible pure street tire. it rails in the rain, has great treadwear and is extremely predictable in corners, very easy tire to drive at the limit. any of those would slap the snot out of a kdw2
how hard would it be to get some rear 19x12s and run 325 30 19? you have the re11 and michelin super sport in that size. the pss can't take as much heat as some of the others but it is an incredible pure street tire. it rails in the rain, has great treadwear and is extremely predictable in corners, very easy tire to drive at the limit. any of those would slap the snot out of a kdw2
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If these hook up easier....I need to relearn my launch.
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then
get 19x12's for street tires and use the pss or re11 for street duty
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i have a set of those in my spare bedroom and they are an alright cruiser tire. really plush ride, steering response is slow but my god they are a scary tire to drive hard. very very little feedback of what's going on when you get near or at the limit in a corner. straight line traction is also maybe 50% of the michelin pss which isn't even that hardcore of a tire
