I was looking to run a turbo this year , and maybe be able to hit 200mph. So the need for special tires comes in. I was looking at the Goodyear Land speed tires, and the 5" wide tires are all around $500 each, however they have a 28x10 that cost half that much. I like the price, but do i need the width, or will it just cause more drag. Can you put 550rwhp to the salt without a 5" wide tire slipping or do you need to go to a larger tire?
As Dallas pointed out, variations of this topic have shown up several times on here .... and they have been nearly beaten to death on here a few times. As a tech inspector, I get asked about this regularly .....
What I am going to say about the 28 X 10 tires is that they appear to be front inner tires used on Nascar G/N racecars. We have run the Nascar tires in the past .....they are, in my opinion, good tires, up to the job and capable of supporting some serious weight too.
Before I say a lot more on the others, I would like to know - are you racing on the salt or on pavement, how fast you actually expect to go, the weight of your vehicle, front and rear weights, are there any aerodynamic downforce devices in use....i.e. front/rear spoilers.... covered pickup beds also do seem to offer some positve down force for some people as well....especially if the truck has noticeable forward rake. Many people running in the 180s to 220s for speed are running the drag front runners..... they do pass tech as well..... I will say that we have run them up to the mid 230s and have NEVER had any problems....unless running over debris on the course counts as a problem....
I have never actually figured out what the real differences are between the LSR tires and the drag tires.... I am guessing it is some special layup techniques and an insurance pollicy premium that makes the LSR tires almost 3 times as expensive- compare the prices in Summit for drag frontrunners to the prices for LSR tires.