Tires for drifting

[Sniper-X]

Can anyone recommend a good set of tires for drifting?  Long lasting and able to handle the harsh conditions.

[Loofee95SE]

hey Buddy..if u planning on going Drifting..swap ur wheels to a stock cos it gonna damage ur new new tires so that is what we do here me and my buddies. here ..have fun dRIFTING

[student]

get energizer tires they keep rolling and rolling. just kidding use grippy tires in the front and junk tires at the rear.

[DSC]

I'd just say get kumos (sp?) or something that can be had for under $70 per tire. Unless you are drifting all the time (IE: this isn't your daily driver) you will want an all around good setup, your rear will wear down naturally. Besides you want good tires so you can regain, traction. You should be able to drift brand new R compound tires without a problem...it will just take higher speeds and/or a higher HP car to carry the drift as long as you could with regular tires.

[junia]

the best kind of tire for drifting is a free one, but If you can't get free ones, I recommend going to one of those used tire shops that sell tires for dirt cheap.  

I usually would free tires from junkyard that didn't care about keeping tires on the wrecked cars.  you might wanna try that route.

[mrmephistopheles]

For me, a good drift tire is
a.) cheap
b.) had high treadwear rating
c.) is very predictable

Yoko S304s are decent at being predictable..  If you have the power for it, Kumho Ecsta Supras and Falken Ziex are good tires that will last you awhile and not be crazy expensive. Keep in mind that if you are NA / low power, skinnier = better, pretty much..  195/60 or so is pretty good.. If you drift, using smaller wheels in the back is good, because you can break traction more easily, AND tires are cheaper!

[AceInHole]

Cooper Cobras.  You can probably find a decent set at a junkyard too.

[onebadm5]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (mrmephistopheles @ April 01 2002,01:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">For me, a good drift tire is
a.) cheap
b.) had high treadwear rating
c.) is very predictable

Yoko S304s are decent at being predictable.. If you have the power for it, Kumho Ecsta Supras and Falken Ziex are good tires that will last you awhile and not be crazy expensive. Keep in mind that if you are NA / low power, skinnier = better, pretty much.. 195/60 or so is pretty good.. If you drift, using smaller wheels in the back is good, because you can break traction more easily, AND tires are cheaper!</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
word. after watching that options video, i found out that for "budget drifting", less is more.