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Order Drag Racing tires by tire type, service description, brand, mileage warranty, availability, and current price.
Before choosing Drag Racing tires, match the vehicle-required load index, speed rating, and any applicable load or designation requirements.
Before buying drag tires: traction for the launch
Drag racing tires are tires built to put engine power to the track in a straight line, from the launch to the finish line. Drag tires use soft compounds and flexible sidewalls that wrinkle at launch, which grows the contact patch and absorbs the shock of the clutch or converter. Drag racing tires come in three types: drag radials, drag slicks and front-runners.
Choosing drag radials, slicks or front-runners
- Drag radials are DOT-marked radial tires with minimal tread, legal to drive to the strip and common in sizes such as 275/60R15 and 325/50R15 on rear axles. Drag radials suit street cars and radial classes.
- Drag slicks have no tread and bias or radial construction, in sizes such as 29.5x10.5-15, for the most traction on a prepared track. Drag slicks are track-only, so the car is trailered or the tires are changed at the track.
- Front-runners are tall, narrow, lightweight front tires, such as 26x4.5-15, that cut weight and rolling resistance on the front axle.
Class rules and street use to check before buying
Drag classes set tire rules, such as radial-only classes, maximum tire sizes or a spec tire; see racing tires for tires by discipline. Drag racers who drive on the street choose drag radials, which are DOT-marked; drag radials still give little grip in rain and wear quickly under hard launches.
Drag tire sizes and wheels to plan before ordering
Drag tires are often ordered on a 15-inch wheel, because a short wheel leaves more sidewall to wrinkle at launch. Buyers moving to drag tires on a smaller wheel check brake clearance first, and order rear tires as a pair and front-runners as a pair.
Drag radials vs. street performance tires
Drag radials launch far harder than street performance tires, such as summer tires, on a prepared surface, but wear faster, handle worse in corners and are unsafe in heavy rain. Drivers who want a car that launches well and drives daily keep drag radials for strip days and street tires for the rest.
Lining up a set of drag tires with NeoTires
Drag tires are chosen by class rules, street use and the wheel size the car runs at the strip. Search that size on NeoTires, compare drag radials, slicks and front-runners by size and price, and add the rear pair and front pair to the cart. NeoTires dispatches drag racing tires the same day to any US address, tires labeled Free shipping ship at no cost, and Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay financing is offered at checkout.
Before buying drag tires: traction for the launch
Drag racing tires are tires built to put engine power to the track in a straight line, from the launch to the finish line. Drag tires use soft compounds and flexible sidewalls that wrinkle at launch, which grows the contact patch and absorbs the shock of the clutch or converter. Drag racing tires come in three types: drag radials, drag slicks and front-runners.
Choosing drag radials, slicks or front-runners
- Drag radials are DOT-marked radial tires with minimal tread, legal to drive to the strip and common in sizes such as 275/60R15 and 325/50R15 on rear axles. Drag radials suit street cars and radial classes.
- Drag slicks have no tread and bias or radial construction, in sizes such as 29.5x10.5-15, for the most traction on a prepared track. Drag slicks are track-only, so the car is trailered or the tires are changed at the track.
- Front-runners are tall, narrow, lightweight front tires, such as 26x4.5-15, that cut weight and rolling resistance on the front axle.
Class rules and street use to check before buying
Drag classes set tire rules, such as radial-only classes, maximum tire sizes or a spec tire; see racing tires for tires by discipline. Drag racers who drive on the street choose drag radials, which are DOT-marked; drag radials still give little grip in rain and wear quickly under hard launches.
Drag tire sizes and wheels to plan before ordering
Drag tires are often ordered on a 15-inch wheel, because a short wheel leaves more sidewall to wrinkle at launch. Buyers moving to drag tires on a smaller wheel check brake clearance first, and order rear tires as a pair and front-runners as a pair.
Drag radials vs. street performance tires
Drag radials launch far harder than street performance tires, such as summer tires, on a prepared surface, but wear faster, handle worse in corners and are unsafe in heavy rain. Drivers who want a car that launches well and drives daily keep drag radials for strip days and street tires for the rest.
Lining up a set of drag tires with NeoTires
Drag tires are chosen by class rules, street use and the wheel size the car runs at the strip. Search that size on NeoTires, compare drag radials, slicks and front-runners by size and price, and add the rear pair and front pair to the cart. NeoTires dispatches drag racing tires the same day to any US address, tires labeled Free shipping ship at no cost, and Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay financing is offered at checkout.
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