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Old 01-29-2008, 08:01 PM
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BFG Drag Radials discontinued?

Today bought supposedly the last two around; somewhere in Maryland.
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Originally Posted by AmenMercedesGo
Today bought supposedly the last two around; somewhere in Maryland.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....FA+Drag+Radial

looks like there is plenty
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I know but when you call they say they have been discontinued, and only odd sizes are left
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That blows! Toyo still making the 888's so we are still alive for now.

Just gotta get um hot. Loved how the Draggers hooked 24/7.
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I believe only the comp Ta's are being discontinued the gforce Dr's will still be available.
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Those are VERY popular tires! I can't see them discontinuing them!
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Those are VERY popular tires! I can't see them discontinuing them!
I had a talk with a tire wholesaler not too long ago on the topic. He pointed out some things that particularly made sense to me. It seems that BFG is going after more OEM business, and orders of that magnitude are huge and take up a lot of assembly line space. Niche products like DR's fall by the wayside as, while they're still popular, they don't make up a huge chunk of BFG's business, and the real money is with the OEM's.
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Originally Posted by AmenMercedesGo
Today bought supposedly the last two around; somewhere in Maryland.
Thanks alot!!! I needed those lol. Did you get them from Radial Tire in Silver Spring?

I love the BFG's, they cant discontinue them!
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I need 2 of them Myself!
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I really would like to try a pair to see how my car does, but I have a hard time justifying the cost when I can cut 1.7's on my PS2's. Anyone want to lend me their drag wheels/tires?
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Originally Posted by enzom
I really would like to try a pair to see how my car does, but I have a hard time justifying the cost when I can cut 1.7's on my PS2's. Anyone want to lend me their drag wheels/tires?
Mine are pretty much done but you can finish them off if you want.
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Mine are pretty much done but you can finish them off if you want.
Thanks
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Finally got new drag radials today. Cannot go to the track on Thursday evening , the 14th, but maybe Saturday from 1-5pm and I can see how a brand new set of DRs grip with a sprintbooster.
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Just bought a set of DR's for my Viper (345/30-18's). I doubt that BFG is going to drop them from their lineup.
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Got Mine

My 285/35 R18 BFG G-Force just came in last week. Still had recent shipping tag from plant to tirerack underneath my packing slip.

Anybody have any data on 60 foot improvements with these? I am hoping to improve my 2.2x times for consistnt 1.8Xs and some high twelves. We will see, waiting on my rims.

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