Nitto 555's

McQueens Dream · Apr 1, 2007

ok, i know this has probably been asked 100 times, but after looking at all the low profile tires on these cars, i personally think they need a little taller tire on the rear. i am looking into a 295/45/18 for the rear of my wife's car. i know they are about 1" taller than stock, but it should fill up the fender well nicely, plus our car is lowered too, so it should look good, right? i know the Nitto's run smaller than most tires width wise, and i am going to be running a 9" wide wheel on the back. anybody else running this tire size on a lowered mustang? if so, got any pics, advise? any rubbing issues? i have seen one mustang on another site running the 305/45/18 DR's from Nitto and it looks sweet!

anthony05gt · Apr 1, 2007

The 295/45/18's are about 28.45'' tall. That's nearly in inch and a half taller than stock. The 305/45/18's are about 28.8'' taller. That's almost 2'' taller than stock. I'd like to have a 305/40/18 in a drag radial which would be 27.6'' tall.

firestang70 · Apr 1, 2007

I have the Nitto 555 DRs 305/45/18s they are on 18 by 10 DD chrome bullitts. My car is lowered 1.5". It looks awesome, fills the wheel well out very nicely. I have never had an issue with rubbing.

McQueens Dream · Apr 1, 2007

firestang70 said:
I have the Nitto 555 DRs 305/45/18s they are on 18 by 10 DD chrome bullitts. My car is lowered 1.5". It looks awesome, fills the wheel well out very nicely. I have never had an issue with rubbing.

got any pics? i am not concerned they are taller than stock, actually prefer it myself. i used to run BFG DR's on my old 92 coupe 275/60/15 and they filled up the wheel well nicely...

anthony05gt · Apr 1, 2007

What's been keeping me from buying them is I don't want the ass end of the car to looked jacked up at all do to the taller tires. Any pics on a level surface?

07StangGT · Apr 1, 2007

anthony05gt said:
What's been keeping me from buying them is I don't want the ass end of the car to looked jacked up at all do to the taller tires. Any pics on a level surface?

The 305/45/18's are perfect. I thought you were going to go with them anthony05. I have them and they rock.

McQueens Dream · Apr 2, 2007

man, those do look sweet...i just ordered 295/45/18's for my wife's car. we are running 9" wide rear wheels, they should be ok on them, right? Nitto's run smaller than most tires, or so i have read...it's too late now, so hopefully they will work out nicely...

McQueens Dream · Apr 2, 2007

anthony05gt said:
The 295/45/18's are about 28.45'' tall. That's nearly in inch and a half taller than stock. The 305/45/18's are about 28.8'' taller. That's almost 2'' taller than stock. I'd like to have a 305/40/18 in a drag radial which would be 27.6'' tall.

the factory BFG's that came on ours were 27.2" tall, and the 295/45/18 Nitto's are 28.31" tall, so only about 1" difference. I can live with that, it will fill up the fender well better, than a 285/40. I like a full rear fender well, that's how a Mustang should look in my opinion. some people like low profiles, but i like the old school rubber better...

LV51FER · Apr 2, 2007

295mm is just under 12" across the tread. 275mm is about 10.75" across the tread but I've found a 10.5" rim is a bit too wide for a 275.

I have 275's on a 9" rim and it sits about right.

I would say a 9" rim would too narrow for a 295 and would be looking at a 10 or 10.5" rim.

HEAVYGT · Apr 2, 2007

I would think the 295's should be on a 10 inch rim also. Especially if you are going to be laying some rubber down.

xtweakerx · Apr 2, 2007

evenually i want to get a better tire than the stock ones.

I'm not sure though for the 555's or 555R.

I would want a decent tire i can drive on the street every day but still go to the track and pull decent numbers.

Does anyone know if the 555R tire is still a good streetable tire for daily driving?

also how many miles can you expect out of them?

I'm sure 555's are a good streetable tire but then im afraid they wont do much better than stock at the Track for hooking.

Any thoughts?

McQueens Dream · Apr 2, 2007

yes, they should probably be on a 10" rim, however, there are people running 315's on 9" rims on the older mustangs, pre 2005. and they look good, the Nitto's tend to run smaller than others, a lot smaller. no way would a BFG 295 fit on a 9" rim, but the Nitto's will and have before. it don't matter, they are on their way to me, so i'll find out first hand i guess...

anthony05gt · Apr 2, 2007

07stanggt, your tires are 28.8'' tall according to my math. The tires McQueens dream has (295/45/18) seem like they will look better. Not so tall

McQueens Dream · Apr 2, 2007

when it comes to Nitto's, the tire math, is basically wrong, it's best to check their website for accurate info...i too did the math, and it comes up different than the actual info listed...

HEAVYGT · Apr 2, 2007

McQueens Dream said:
yes, they should probably be on a 10" rim, however, there are people running 315's on 9" rims on the older mustangs, pre 2005. and they look good, the Nitto's tend to run smaller than others, a lot smaller. no way would a BFG 295 fit on a 9" rim, but the Nitto's will and have before. it don't matter, they are on their way to me, so i'll find out first hand i guess...

Good luck let us know how it comes out and don't forget the pics!!!

anthony05gt · Apr 2, 2007

McQueens Dream said:
when it comes to Nitto's, the tire math, is basically wrong, it's best to check their website for accurate info...i too did the math, and it comes up different than the actual info listed...

When you get your tires on post some pics if you can, please.

07StangGT · Apr 3, 2007

anthony05gt said:
07stanggt, your tires are 28.8'' tall according to my math. The tires McQueens dream has (295/45/18) seem like they will look better. Not so tall

I dont think you can get it to look much better

McQueens Dream · Apr 3, 2007

i agree, the 305's probably look the best out of all i have seen, i just didn't want a DR on my wife's daily driver...

as for the pics, you know i will post some once i get them on...

xtweakerx · Apr 3, 2007

Noone has input on my 555 or 555R question?

66_stang · Apr 3, 2007

Are those the CDC smooth scoops?

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