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Old 05-23-2007, 03:40 PM
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Question best air psi for nitto 55r drag on the street

hey guys what is the best psi on 275-40-17 nitto 555r drags?
it will be on my dd camaro
also whats the best psi for the track
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30-32 street is what i run
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24-25 psi cold on the street.
~18~ psi cold on the track.

Just play around with the pressure until you find what you like and works best.
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Anything over 28psi cold and they seem to wear out the middle much faster than the edges. I like 27psi cold on the street for best wear. 16-20psi at the track depending on conditions.
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i ran 29 and the middles wore out. prob could have got 2k more out of them, had about 8-9k. i would say 26-27 for even wear.
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22-24 street
17-19 track
Old 05-24-2007, 11:42 AM
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well is that ok for the highway runing that psi?i normaly run between 31-32psi in my street tires and i nornaly cruise about 80 on the highway
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Originally Posted by shaun
well is that ok for the highway runing that psi?i normaly run between 31-32psi in my street tires and i nornaly cruise about 80 on the highway
Not sure as to who your replying to. If it's me, I didn't have any problems at that pressure (street/highway) and I ran Nitto's for a good 20k miles.

Run 25-26 if your worried. Running 31-32psi and the centers are definitely going to wear out before the edges like already said.

That much pressure and you also negate alot of the "stoplight" traction benefits . That's if you engage in such activities .
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on my 245-50-16's im running 23 on the street n then ill run 16 at the track
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I launched my 245/50 16 Nittos @ 12 psi @ 3700 RPM , when I had a steel flywheel
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20psi cold on the street here. have had no problems
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I run 24 psi on mine and the centers still wore out




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