Nitto drag radials
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they are better than steet tires but there are better tires out get some mickey thompson et street radials they are alot better but if dont have the money for them right now then the 555's are ok but ive races camaros and cobras on those and i still beat them on street tires
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The MT ET's a tad bit more expensive, but I haven't heard too much about them as far performance. Two choices as far as DR's goes are the Nitto's or the BF Goodrich. The Nitto's are going to provide more street life than the BF's, and the BF's are stickier than the Nitto's but have shittier tread life. As far as mine once they are warmed up they grab, if I spin them cold I can roll them through first and second. After a small warm-up spin they'll spin in first on the street and bog the engine down in second and take off. I like them, but mines mainly for the street. If you want straight ETs than I would go BF's if you run on the street than Nitto's are my choice.
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The MT ET's a tad bit more expensive, but I haven't heard too much about them as far performance. Two choices as far as DR's goes are the Nitto's or the BF Goodrich. The Nitto's are going to provide more street life than the BF's, and the BF's are stickier than the Nitto's but have shittier tread life. As far as mine once they are warmed up they grab, if I spin them cold I can roll them through first and second. After a small warm-up spin they'll spin in first on the street and bog the engine down in second and take off. I like them, but mines mainly for the street. If you want straight ETs than I would go BF's if you run on the street than Nitto's are my choice.
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Anyone here use all 3 or just saying what you've heard? I have... I like my MTs the best. I've noticed that the BFGs don't wear much worse(if any) than the nittos but they do work better and I have driven them in the rain without issue. And driven in the snow. I know I'm hardcore but I used to rock DRs all the time daily driven. The snow sucked though in my BFGs I never drove the Nittos in the snow and I probably won't buy nittos again to try it. I may have to drive my MTs in the snow because you never know out here. My mickeys sit inside now I started getting tired of buying new tires every few months. s
I personally like the BFGs better than the Nittos. But my next set will be another set of mickey thompsons. If mileage isn't a concern go with the MTs, or buy another set of wheels and do what I do
I personally like the BFGs better than the Nittos. But my next set will be another set of mickey thompsons. If mileage isn't a concern go with the MTs, or buy another set of wheels and do what I do
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x2 but I have toyos lol. It's 5 minutes of work to change wheels. And you don't have to worry about airing down and up. It's just a better deal and you save money over the long run.
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Driving on the M/Ts in the rain are down right scary. Anything over 40mph on the interstate and the rear end is fishtailing. If its a street car that you daily drive get the nitto 555rs
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I've never run Nitto's but I've had both the BFG's and MT's. I don't drive my car everyday and don't drive it in the rain or snow. It's just a weekend cruiser and goes to the track a couple times a month. The BFG's didn't last long at all, just barely got one season out of them. The MT's on the other hand are sticker, don't need to be heated up as much to to get them to stick and I've got two seasons of use out of them. IMO, MT's are the way to go.
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I've never run Nitto's but I've had both the BFG's and MT's. I don't drive my car everyday and don't drive it in the rain or snow. It's just a weekend cruiser and goes to the track a couple times a month. The BFG's didn't last long at all, just barely got one season out of them. The MT's on the other hand are sticker, don't need to be heated up as much to to get them to stick and I've got two seasons of use out of them. IMO, MT's are the way to go.
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Thats a pretty not so smart thing to say. I had the 315/35/17 555r's on my 02 SS back in the cam/bolt-on days and could never get them to stick. I cut better 60' times with regular 275/40/17 Nittos. There are a lot of 'street' tires out there better than Nitto's drag radial, they may have better tread life, but only because they are a harder compound and don't stick, and they suck in the rain.
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im gonna go with the nitto 555r's!! my car is all street and its never gonna see the track. but i heard of a few horror stories with drag radials in the rain. so im wondering how other tires like toyos, and such would hook up just as good as nittos on the street but still be safer in the rain and higher speeds.
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I've been running the nittos for awhile now 2.5 years, they need to be changed obviously but if you can control your foot, they'll last quite awhile. As far as street tires hooking better than nittos, the guy posted up top a 1.46 60', I hit 1.7 with them and have seen people hit 1.5 with them, show me a street tire that will hook like that.