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This month's feature: Wheels & Tires
In this month's issue, we interviewed industry professionals from different Wheel & Tire manufacturing companies; 1010Tires.com, Firestone, Nitto Tires, Hankook Tires, and Kruz Wheels. We asked all of them each the same questions, to see how their opinions differed, and here's what they had to say:
Q: What kind of tire do you recommend for drifting and why?
"For drifting, I would recommend the new Fuzion tire. It gives a lot of smoke and you can control your drifts." - James Greer, Firestone
"I would recommend an ALL SEASON ultra high performance tire to start with. It is not as sticky as summer tread tires or road racing tires. So depending on the power output of your vehicle you can tune the vehicle to the type of tire that would work best for your application. Start with a less sticky tire (easier to get to slide and spin out) and go up from there to a stickier tire (Better control but harder to get to loose traction-requiring more power.)" - Tony Austin, Nitto Tire...read more
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