Nitto 555r Opinions
#22
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I ran the 555R's for years and found them to be good on the street (much better than typical street radials), however they sucked at the track. Like stated above, they have their limits and seem to respond well to bolt on cars however just aren't up to the task for big power applications.
After playing around with a number of combos over the years, I now switch between three sets of tires/wheels to match the use:
1. Street/rain use: Nitto Invos wrapped around chrome C6 replicas
2. Road course track days: C5 Z06 Speedlines with whatever R-compound handling tire I have mounted on there (A6, R6, 555R II's, etc.)
3. Drag strip: Swap the road course rears out with a pair of C5 Z06 wheels with MT ET Streets.
After playing around with a number of combos over the years, I now switch between three sets of tires/wheels to match the use:
1. Street/rain use: Nitto Invos wrapped around chrome C6 replicas
2. Road course track days: C5 Z06 Speedlines with whatever R-compound handling tire I have mounted on there (A6, R6, 555R II's, etc.)
3. Drag strip: Swap the road course rears out with a pair of C5 Z06 wheels with MT ET Streets.
#25
Track prep is a factor but I average 1.6 with regular prep in a n/a full weight f body. I think cars overall set up plays more of a roll than tire brand. With my basic set up nittos work for me.