Tires for street and drag racing

Demon499 said

I am going to buy a new set of rear tires and I wanted to hear from you guy and gals on your tires. Currently I am running 275/60/15 Goodrich tires and these are the worst for the track. They will spin on the launch every time. My car is a 74 Dodge Dart Sport with a 408 engine.
Thank you ..................Ted

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Nitto 555g2 Tires are insufficient, and if I remember correctly they are 305/45r20.
I have a 4400 lbs '16 charger with the 392. 485 hp, 475 torque.
Since you should be pushing something close to those numbers and your car is probably 1000lbs lighter, I doubt those tires will work. Look at drag radials.
More importantly you need to build your suspension properly for launch.
Nobody here knows your car as well as you do, nor do they know how and where you drive it. Do some research into super stock springs, caltracs, assassin bars et cetera. Also do research into the front suspension setup.

Sticking to the road and controlling power is more than just tire selection, just like picking a good wife is more than just her giving good head out back of the pub.