I won't say anythign about the BFG's you mentioned, as I have no experience with that tire particularly. But, as far as tires go, I'm sold on using TireRack.com as a reference.

You can go there and spec all the tires up next to each other, and see the rating of the user's in just about every category. It also lets other post reviews of the tires. Check it out. It's a sweet site and invaluable reference for all things tires.

I love my Contour to death, but my 'vette is still my #1 baby.
There's money to be made in racing. I should know. I put a lot of it there.
You can make a small fortune in racing. Start with a large one.
How fast do you want to go...how much money do you have?
You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid!