Neither of these are "rain" tires... and if you're going to try to run a SUMMER PERFORMANCE tire --- then rain/wet roads are going to always be an issue.
It's the old "you can't have your cake and eat it too!" problem. Performance? Or Mud and snow...
All I'm saying is that if you want a high performance tire -- then just make that choice. It's like wanting a solid lifter motor but you don't want to adjust them. Not going to happen -- so just make your choice based on your ultimate goal.
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Originally Posted by MeanMike
I'm getting ready to order wheels and tires for my car. I want to be able to drive my car on these tires without fear of rain. I want a tire that handles well and I don't want to have to pull to the side of the road if I get caught in the rain. I'm not concerned so much with hooking the power, but it would be nice to have some traction. The car can make a lot of power with the boost turned up, so some traction would be good, but I have a set of drag radials on 15" wheels for when I go to the track.
I can run a 18x11 wheel pretty easily on the rear. I am torn between a 295/35/18 BFG KDW2 or a 315/30/18 BFG rival. The KDW2 is a bit taller and would fill out the wheel well better and the side wall might help a bit with traction. But I hate to not take advantage of the notched frame and extra room for a 315. But the 315 is shorter and there will be a bigger difference in front and rear tire sizes. I've looked at 305/35 and 315/35's and they are all either drag radials or autocross/road race tires.
I think I'm going to run a 245/40 on the front on an 18x9 wheel. Both tires are available in that size and it roughly matches the height of both rears.
So, which rear tire is a better daily driver type street tire?
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