Which "street tire" is best mainly for hooking up with my setup.

 

OK, here is what i have to say about both tires,

Nittos, good street tire that can perform at the track < mainly for the street

BFG's a track tire, that works on the street. < mainly for the track

either one will probably hook pretty well, the BFG's will probably do that better, but they will wear out faster than the Nittos. If you want a street tire that hooks on the street, get the Nittos.

My 2 cents

Josh

 

Nitto 555Rs

 

I don't have a good comparison but will be mounting up a set of 18" BFG Sports on the wife's new wheels tomorrow. We'll see how they roll.

 

let me know how they are. whats the wifey's ride btw?

 

ooops nevermind seen ur sig.

 

I don't think people are quite understanding the difference between the Nitto 555s (the ones in question) and the 555Rs (the drag radial not referenced by the poster). One's a street radial, one's a drag radial.

 

yea im referring to the street radials and NOT the DR's

 

We had the tires mounted this morning and My first impression of them is very good. I looked at the tires before they were mounted and they have a nice stiff sidewall for good handling and steering response. Better than I had expected.

The tread looks very cool, actually much nicer in person than in any pictures I have seen on line. The sidewalls look very nice with some serrations which most BFG tires did not have in the past.

They have a nice profile and definately have a much wider footprint than the stock Goodyear F1's that came with the car.

We only drove the car 10 miles so far but they feel like a set of BFG KDW tires from my experience. They seem to have a good amount of tractiion, maybe even a little better that the KDW tire. I think my wife will be very happy with them and they look great on her car.

They only cost $162 ea for 275/35/18 from my local tire shop which is the same as the Tire Rack. I don't know the 17" prices for the same tire.

Greg

 

I voted for the Nittos since that is what I have and haven't tried the BFG Sports.
If you are really bold, and don't put too many miles on the car/year, try a set of the Nitto 555RII's. These are the best DOT street tire for cornering grip.

 

but how are they in the rain?

 

I agree with his impressions...and the best part is that the 17s are even cheaper (like ~$130-ish a tire).

 

555 will last 30K miles, the 555RII about 10K. No comparsion in hook, the regular 555 is just a radial.

 

I am glad I read this post, I am having traction issues. Thanks for all the comments.

 

Ya don't say

 

The 555's are great and the 555RII's are great as long as you still have tread on them. I've got about 12K miles and 7 auto-x events on my RII's and I only use them for auto-x now since they are kinda bald, and since the event location is less than 10 miles from me, I use the RII's to drive to and from the event.

 

Good posts. I'm in the market to replace my junkie sumitomo HTRZ II's, which honestly aren't that bad, but I think its because I'm accustomed to them.

I'll keep watching this thread, but hearing what ^^ said I might check out the RIIs, but the price/performance of the BFG Goodrich seems attractive.

 

mickey thompson et street radial is better than both of those, but u gotta take it easy in the rain because if the water starts to puddle up in the road your gonna be floating

 

exactly what im thinking on the BFG's

 

He isn't asking about drag radial tires genius! He is comparing two street tires to each other and asking about them. Not DR's, not ET Streets. Jeez is it that hard to read?

Another vote here for the G-Force Sports. They hook up phenomenally well for a street tire and aren't too terribly expensive for what they are. I've had them about 3 months and have been quite pleased with them so far. Very little traction issues and they handle great in the rain too.

Wish I'd known about these back when I had the Supra. Never got traction to save my life.