Best tire for street traction and occasional track use

Hey all. I am replacing the tires on my 02 Silverado 2wd lowered. It has BF Goodrich G-Force new tread on the rear, Hankook Ventus ST in the front. 20" wheels. I like the G-Force for the few miles I've had them. One got ruined with nail. Before I get more I just wanted to see what y'all feel is the best tire. The tires now are 275/45-20 front, 265/50-20 rear. I'm not loving the size on the rear so I'll prob. change that. Also don't mind running separate brands or sizes FR/RR. I'm a function over style person.

Thanks in Advance

Put the Ventus on the rear too

nitto 555r will be best for traction with 20" wheels. no other tire will come close.

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

Put the Ventus on the rear too

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That's what I had before was the Ventus ST same size all around. They didn't come close to having good traction in the back. They spun badly from a stop, and mid to high rpm in 2nd, and high rpm in 3rd. That's what prompted the change to the rear.

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Originally Posted by TXsilverado

nitto 555r will be best for traction with 20" wheels. no other tire will come close.

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Thanks, I'll take a look at those.

Nitto NT05s are my favorite, and the NT05r are supose to be better, but more like a drag radial.

http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/racer...d-tires-3.html
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Nitto nt05s and awd :lol:

I hated the G-force, they never had any traction for my truck

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Originally Posted by SLO TRUCK

I hated the G-force, they never had any traction for my truck

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I have better traction with my Michelin's than I did with my gForce t/a's. And the BFG's were 285's and the Michelin's are 265's.

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Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

I have better traction with my Michelin's than I did with my gForce t/a's. And the BFG's were 285's and the Michelin's are 265's.

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michelins are always overlooked and underestimated IMO. they hook better than most "sport tires" and can go 80,000 miles doing it. in the case of this thread looking for the BEST hooking tire, it will be one of the nitto being it's a 20" wheel. otherwise id recomend the MT et drag radial.

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Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet

I have better traction with my Michelin's than I did with my gForce t/a's. And the BFG's were 285's and the Michelin's are 265's.

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Is that the new tread or the old?

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Originally Posted by TXsilverado

michelins are always overlooked and underestimated IMO. they hook better than most "sport tires" and can go 80,000 miles doing it. in the case of this thread looking for the BEST hooking tire, it will be one of the nitto being it's a 20" wheel. otherwise id recomend the MT et drag radial.

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Those Pilot Sport whatever tires I bet are bad ass, No way I'm spending that much $$ on tires. Wife would never approve, and if I did I'd be sleeping in my truck for a year and be cut off probably forever.

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Originally Posted by mrfister

Is that the new tread or the old?

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Whats the difference? If I remember it was the "fire" tread pattern.

If you know where to look, and what to look for you can get good deals on Michelins. I paid almost the same for this set, with a 65,000 mile warranty, than I did for 2 of those BFG's.

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Originally Posted by mrfister

Those Pilot Sport whatever tires I bet are bad ass, No way I'm spending that much $$ on tires. Wife would never approve, and if I did I'd be sleeping in my truck for a year and be cut off probably forever.

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buy one set of tires that last 60-80k miles vs 3 or 4 sets of tires that you have to replace every 20k - 30k miles. you gotta learn how to throw a sales pitch to the wife or grow a pair and tell her to mind her business. i recommend the latter.

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Originally Posted by TXsilverado

buy one set of tires that last 60-80k miles vs 3 or 4 sets of tires that you have to replace every 20k - 30k miles. you gotta learn how to throw a sales pitch to the wife or grow a pair and tell her to mind her business. i recommend the latter.

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I'll second that.

I ran a 13.0 na on 18" nitto 420s and 12.7 slicks

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...13ECA-orig.jpg
275/45/20 nt05.

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Originally Posted by TXsilverado

buy one set of tires that last 60-80k miles vs 3 or 4 sets of tires that you have to replace every 20k - 30k miles. you gotta learn how to throw a sales pitch to the wife or grow a pair and tell her to mind her business. i recommend the latter.

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I agree, only the miles I drive the cheaper tires will last a very long time (years and years). Even though it's my "DD" I'm retired so I take the kids to school, practice, to the store now and then. I's a 2002 and I just put it's first set of brakes on it a few weeks ago, only b/c I wanted to upgrade to the drilled slotted rotors, pads prob. still had @ min. 2-3 yrs. left.
As for the wife, she stood beside me through 12 yrs. in the Army, and my many deployments and never complained about all the moves, and years away from home. After being WIA she took care of me through all of my surgery's while going to college and caring for our 3 kids and working. She still has to help me b/c of my TBI and puts up with my huge mood swings and everything else that goes with the TBI. In short she is MY hero, And I would never treat her that way. However how other husbands treat their wives is their own buisness and I'm no one to judge.

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Originally Posted by mrfister

I agree, only the miles I drive the cheaper tires will last a very long time (years and years). Even though it's my "DD" I'm retired so I take the kids to school, practice, to the store now and then. I's a 2002 and I just put it's first set of brakes on it a few weeks ago, only b/c I wanted to upgrade to the drilled slotted rotors, pads prob. still had @ min. 2-3 yrs. left.
As for the wife, she stood beside me through 12 yrs. in the Army, and my many deployments and never complained about all the moves, and years away from home. After being WIA she took care of me through all of my surgery's while going to college and caring for our 3 kids and working. She still has to help me b/c of my TBI and puts up with my huge mood swings and everything else that goes with the TBI. In short she is MY hero, And I would never treat her that way. However how other husbands treat their wives is their own buisness and I'm no one to judge.

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sounds like you got a good woman. i was looking for more of a laugh than striking a nerve in anyone:)

Sorry, It wasn't meant to be harsh. I'm prob. a real s.o.b. to live with and yet I depend on her for nearly everything.