I think this is what I wanted to here...mustangdan302 said:My 555r's are fine in the rain I have about 8,000 miles on them and they have seen lots of rain this year in the D.C. area. I drive my car every day and have even used these tires in some light snow with out any major drama.
Dan
stangbear427 said:I drive in everything- that's why I asked. Trying not to be stupid...
Right now I go at least the speed limit rain or snow with no dificulty; thought some Nitto 555 DR's would go nice with my Extremes up front, but I don't want to screw myself. This car never goes to the track, I'm just looking for a little edge around town. Not if it's going to only work when the sun is out though
jjd975 said:What size rim and what tire pressure?
Oh. So, were you calling noslo90 stupid? I really didn't think you were calling either of us stupid, just wanted some clarification since after all this time on stangnet I'm still not sure when it's appropriate to use the "I'm with stupid" smile. Ya never know, ya know? but no worries...86Cobra said:I wasn't calling you stupid. I was just agreeing with noslo90. In my experience BFG DRs are a no-no in the rain. I went through 3 sets of Nitto DRs before switching to BFGs and the Nittos are fine in the rain.
stangbear427 said:Oh. So, were you calling noslo90 stupid? I really didn't think you were calling either of us stupid, just wanted some clarification since after all this time on stangnet I'm still not sure when it's appropriate to use the "I'm with stupid" smile. Ya never know, ya know? but no worries...
stangbear427 said:how long did it take you to go through 3 pairs? Why the switch?
I buy all my tires from Discount Tire Direct- for another $15 a tire they pre-heat them. I guess the theory is that you won't have to do a burnout before your run. That would bring it back up to the 15,000+ range, you think? Or just BS? Not that it matters, I never go to the track- but if it makes them launch harder all the time, I'd spend a lot less miles spinning tread off. I'm really curious about DR's because my suspension is hooked up so tight that with 450 Extremes it really only spins in first now, and gives me a good chirp in the next three gears- and that's if I launch over 4000. I suppose I could probably get a three gear brake stand out of it, I haven't tried- smokeshows don't win races. So I was thinking that DR's would pretty much eliminate my first gear spin since it's so good already, and maybe I could hook up on a 3500rpm launch instead of 1500 like I am now. My car really doesn't start making great power until 3500- it would be nice to be able to launch in my powerband with a chirp instead of a little burnout.86Cobra said:I probably got 10,000 or so miles out of each set of Nittos. But I go to the track a lot (when my car runs) so those miles included a lot of burnouts. Regular usuage would get 15,000+ miles out of a set of Nitto DRs.
stangbear427 said:I buy all my tires from Discount Tire Direct- for another $15 a tire they pre-heat them. I guess the theory is that you won't have to do a burnout before your run. That would bring it back up to the 15,000+ range, you think? Or just BS?
URNEXT said:So are you guys launching at 4,000 to 5,000 RPM with STOCK AXELS and TRANNYs?.....................Creepy.
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