Well the Nitto tires are better than street tires but they in no way compare to TRUE slciks. Also Nt01 are road race tires not drag radials. I used a set of 225/55 15 bfgoodrich drag radials before i had slicks and they would not even hold in second gear with 18psi. The price of slicks are practically the same price as radials and also slicks are less likely to wheel hop than radials. If you have the money to have an extra set of wheels i would highly recommend getting slicks not radials.