Feedback on BFG g-Force KD
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Burning Brakes
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From: Derry NH
Feedback on BFG g-Force KD
Any first hand experience with these tires? How do they perform??? I am only interested in the KD tires. I need to keep stock sized tires since I am keeping the magnesium wheels.
Race Director
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From: Phila PA, Bonita Springs FL
Oh Boy!
I hope you're posting this due to my for sale post!
They are the best & highest rated dry traction tire...
100% King of the Hill or King of the Dry as Tire rack calls them..
Excellent traction, cornering, steering response etc...
The BEST tire for a car that only sees the roads in fair weather!
Excellent for road race course or autocross...
They heat up fast & can be used for drag racing on occasion too!
If you haven't seen my ad, I have a brand new stock size set, w/ the stickers still on them, for $700, $200 lesss than TR...
Let me know..
I hope you're posting this due to my for sale post!
They are the best & highest rated dry traction tire...
100% King of the Hill or King of the Dry as Tire rack calls them..
Excellent traction, cornering, steering response etc...
The BEST tire for a car that only sees the roads in fair weather!
Excellent for road race course or autocross...
They heat up fast & can be used for drag racing on occasion too!
If you haven't seen my ad, I have a brand new stock size set, w/ the stickers still on them, for $700, $200 lesss than TR...
Let me know..
St. Jude Partner since 89
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From: Lebanon, TN
St. Jude Donor '09
The KD stands for "killer dry" in house at BFG. I had them on my Trans Am and they were great. Currently one of the rears is on 6 week backorder if you're ordering Z06 sizes (295's) and they don't make the front size (265's). Another nice thing about these tires is they ran wider than the same size in the Goodyear F1's on the TA. Car and Driver recently tested high performance tires and these came out at or near the top in all dry tests. They didn't score that well overall because they don't handle that well in the rain.
Melting Slicks
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by YO-EL
Oh Boy!
I hope you're posting this due to my for sale post!
They are the best & highest rated dry traction tire...
100% King of the Hill or King of the Dry as Tire rack calls them..
Excellent traction, cornering, steering response etc...
The BEST tire for a car that only sees the roads in fair weather!
Excellent for road race course or autocross...
They heat up fast & can be used for drag racing on occasion too!
If you haven't seen my ad, I have a brand new stock size set, w/ the stickers still on them, for $700, $200 lesss than TR...
Let me know..
I hope you're posting this due to my for sale post!
They are the best & highest rated dry traction tire...
100% King of the Hill or King of the Dry as Tire rack calls them..
Excellent traction, cornering, steering response etc...
The BEST tire for a car that only sees the roads in fair weather!
Excellent for road race course or autocross...
They heat up fast & can be used for drag racing on occasion too!
If you haven't seen my ad, I have a brand new stock size set, w/ the stickers still on them, for $700, $200 lesss than TR...
Let me know..
I understand that these tires are always out of stock. They go as fast as BFG can make them.Clayton from Las Vegas
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I have BFG KD's on my '03 that has oem z06 wheels, and I'm running 275/40R17 up front and 295/35R18 in the rear. They don't make 265/40R17 which is the stock z06 front size, but the 275 fits fine, no rubbing or anything.
Spectacular tires. I love them. Best tires I've had on my vette. For my next car, I already checked to see if I can get BFG KD's in its size. Other tires I've had on my C5's are the OEM GY runflats, GY F1 supercar, and BFG KDW2, and BFG drag radials on the rear. The KD's are great, but you have to be a little careful in the rain.
Spectacular tires. I love them. Best tires I've had on my vette. For my next car, I already checked to see if I can get BFG KD's in its size. Other tires I've had on my C5's are the OEM GY runflats, GY F1 supercar, and BFG KDW2, and BFG drag radials on the rear. The KD's are great, but you have to be a little careful in the rain.
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From: Elmhurst, IL (West Suburb of Chicago) & Home of MEGA Horsepower
St. Jude Donor '06
YEAH, the KDs in stock 295s (Z06) rear sizes have been back ordered for months now and that is the tire i wanted to run on my Z but got stuck going another route b/c BFG doesn't stock (back ordered) one of the rear 295 tires and NO TIRE SHOP in the Country can get them!! 
That is a bunch of 
and I don't know why they can't keep up with basic demand and i would imagine this has to be costing them hundreds of thousands in business. 
That is a bunch of and I don't know why they can't keep up with basic demand and i would imagine this has to be costing them hundreds of thousands in business.
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I too was only interested in the KD tire as a replacement for the runflats on my stock mag wheels. Luckily they were on backorder, because a week after I went to buy them, I found a great deal on a set of Z06 wheels with Pirellis. However, when it comes time to replace the Pirellis, I will be getting the 275/295 combo of KD tires.
I can't count how many tire places tried to sell me the KDWS as a suitable 2nd choice
I can't count how many tire places tried to sell me the KDWS as a suitable 2nd choice
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These are simply THE BEST performance tires for dry (short of race rubber) - BAR NONE!!! 
If you’re concerned with noise, wear, wet or other BS you can consider other tires I guess
, but if all you care about is performance this is IT! 
If you’re concerned with noise, wear, wet or other BS you can consider other tires I guess
, but if all you care about is performance this is IT!
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From: Elmhurst, IL (West Suburb of Chicago) & Home of MEGA Horsepower
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by EuG
These are simply THE BEST performance tires for dry (short of race rubber) - BAR NONE!!!
If you’re concerned with noise, wear, wet or other BS you can consider other tires I guess , but if all you care about is performance this is IT!
If you’re concerned with noise, wear, wet or other BS you can consider other tires I guess
, but if all you care about is performance this is IT! 
And the frustrating thing is NOBODY has the 295 stock rear Z06 sizes in stock. Does ANYBODY know who stocks these bad boys in stock 295/18 sizes?
Last edited by Mopar Jimmy; Mar 22, 2006 at 12:07 AM.
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Wear
I have over 15,000 mi on mine. That is with a three 3,000 mile trips and a bunch of autocrossing. Still have pretty decent life left too. I am religous about air pressure and try not to do burnouts except when I'm autocrossing.
Russ
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