[Formulajones]

If you run proper air pressures for street driving there is literally no difference in cornering abilities or feel between a bfg ta and a mt drag radial.
The mt drag radials have a fairly stiff sidewall for a drag tire. When aired up to 32-34 lbs they act like a regular tire with the only real difference being a sticky rubber compound.

If you're feeling a difference something is wrong or off base some where else

In fact if you really push the car I'd guarantee you'll find oversteer with the bfg ta before you would with the drag radials on the back

[jhein]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

If you run proper air pressures for street driving there is literally no difference in cornering abilities or feel between a bfg ta and a mt drag radial.
The mt drag radials have a fairly stiff sidewall for a drag tire. When aired up to 32-34 lbs they act like a regular tire with the only real difference being a sticky rubber compound.

If you're feeling a difference something is wrong or off base some where else

In fact if you really push the car I'd guarantee you'll find oversteer with the bfg ta before you would with the drag radials on the back

Maybe it's the tire size and rim width combo? I have 7" wide rims. For the MT DR 255/60/15 they recommend a minimum 7.5" width. For the BFG 255/60/15 it's 7.0 minimum I don't know what that sidewall distortion does but the MT DRs feel pretty sloshy in cornering to me. It doesn't feel like breaking away, feels like a softer tire. Anyway, if I could have the road feel of the BFGs with the traction of the MT DRs that would be great.

As for tire pressure, that's also interesting. When I got the MT DRs I initially had them at 32 psi. At that psi my treadwear pattern was basically the center of the tire. I eventually worked my way down to 24 psi. There, the treadwear seemed more even. But after 2500 miles at 24 psi, they wore out in the center. They say it's not a growing tire but I'm not sure.

Edit: I run my BFGs at 24psi.

[Formulajones]

Sounds like a rim issue. Likely not wide enough. I run mine at 32-ish on the street with an 8.5" rim. I get good wear. In fact I run them for a couple years with some drag strip runs mixed in before they need changed. Probably 10,000 miles or a little more.

You'll figure something out you'll be happy with, just takes time and some experimentation.

[Gator67]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

You'll figure something out you'll be happy with, just takes time and some experimentation.

Even though we went with full front and rear suspension systems in our last two cars, there's still a lot of experimenting required to get things where we like them. Finding the best balance of compromises is quite the rabbit hole, and it goes beyond just making adjustments in the components and seeing what happens. My DSE car in the photo was fairly well sorted from the start, but I still ended up switching out the rear shocks and springs twice. My son's Ridetech car has less than 200 miles on it, and we've already replaced both the front and rear shocks and springs, front tires, and we're likely going to replace the front springs again, and probably upper ball joints as well.

[JLMounce]

Originally Posted by jhein

Maybe it's the tire size and rim width combo? I have 7" wide rims. For the MT DR 255/60/15 they recommend a minimum 7.5" width. For the BFG 255/60/15 it's 7.0 minimum I don't know what that sidewall distortion does but the MT DRs feel pretty sloshy in cornering to me. It doesn't feel like breaking away, feels like a softer tire. Anyway, if I could have the road feel of the BFGs with the traction of the MT DRs that would be great.

As for tire pressure, that's also interesting. When I got the MT DRs I initially had them at 32 psi. At that psi my treadwear pattern was basically the center of the tire. I eventually worked my way down to 24 psi. There, the treadwear seemed more even. But after 2500 miles at 24 psi, they wore out in the center. They say it's not a growing tire but I'm not sure.

Edit: I run my BFGs at 24psi.

In general, when you put a wider tire on a wheel it’s not suited for, the increased tire bulge has a softening effect on the sidewall. If you’re viewing the tire as a spring, what you’ve effectively done is to tilt the spring at an angle. You lose effective rate and thus the tire acts as a softer spring.

Stretching the tire into a wheel has similar effects in the opposite direction.

So yes if the MT was placed on too narrow of a wheel compared to the BFG, you may feel that as some lethargic handling comparatively.

However if you chose an MT tire that was better suited to your wheel with you probably gain that back.