# Buying tires **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 3, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-tires/190902 "2007-07-03T09:14:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![kilmer420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d6d6ee/32.png) [@kilmer420](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kilmer420)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-tires/190902/7 "2007-07-03T10:41:49Z")
> [@Modded-Volkswagen Kids Suck](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/modded-volkswagen-kids-suck/30874/79): > > BFG drag radials suck. i just ordered the MT ones. they are cheap on ebay. try this guy. > > seems like awesome pricing and free shipping > > [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MICKEY-THOMPSON-ET-STREET-DRAG-RADIAL-TIRE-235-60-15\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66473QQihZ002QQitemZ120114993282QQrdZ1](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MICKEY-THOMPSON-ET-STREET-DRAG-RADIAL-TIRE-235-60-15_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66473QQihZ002QQitemZ120114993282QQrdZ1) yeah, that’s the same link I posted above…I can get them for 312 shipped IIRC > [@Anyone have the hook up at West Herr?Looking to spend some serious coin.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-the-hook-up-at-west-herr-looking-to-spend-some-serious-coin/31107/12): > > are you sure you want 235/60’s thats a 26.1" tire is it going to have enuff power to turn them? > > I went 11.01 on 225/50/15 bfg drag radials fwd the 235’s are a diff compound they do not hook as well I hope so, I am @ 388whp now and haven’t turned the boost all the way up yet. [http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video\_id=itHKm8m5ECc&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/itHKm8m5ECc/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskK3aFb4GpnBawzmKq6ItblX](http://www.youtube.com/jp.swf?video_id=itHKm8m5ECc&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/itHKm8m5ECc/default.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskK3aFb4GpnBawzmKq6ItblX) the 205/50 is smaller then stock which is 195/65 for me my final drive is 3.94 and I don’t want to go lower as my 4th gear is a 1.15 and with 235/60’s I should be in the 117/118mph range (7200rpm) and want to keep it at least there as I should be trapping close to 120mph and don’t want to shift into 5th --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-tires/190902)._