Nitto has stepped up!

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

Now there is another 315 street tire out there...not sure if these are out yet or not but I see nitto has a new street tire the NT05 and they have them in 315's for 17" wheels. Tire looks aggressive as well. the 315 for 17" is $212 from discount tire

Nitto Tire - High Performance Tires for Car and Truck Enthusiasts

ANDDDDDDDDD according to thier websight they now list the regular 555 in 315/35/17! and these run $209

Nitto Tire - High Performance Tires for Car and Truck Enthusiasts

Gearbanger 101 · Mar 13, 2009

Nice, but if I'm going to go to the trouble of putting a drag radial on my car, I'm gonna skip right over the Nitto and go with something that actually hooks. The Nitto is nice, because you get to keep a somewhat similar tread pattern all the way around when coupled with the regular NT555, but I'd still rather stick with my E/T Street Radials.

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

Gearbanger 101 said:
Nice, but if I'm going to go to the trouble of putting a drag radial on my car, I'm gonna skip right over the Nitto and go with something that actually hooks. The Nitto is nice, because you get to keep a somewhat similar tread pattern all the way around when coupled with the regular NT555, but I'd still rather stick with my E/T Street Radials.

Oh I wouldnt run a free set of nitto 555r's at the strip, I ONLY run et street radials or et streets for sure....but for a street tire, its nice to see something other then the normal drag radial, as I am SICK and TIRED of my drag radials picking up every single rock and stone on the road, hopefully a street tire wouldnt be as bad

4tun8 · Mar 13, 2009

Nitto has made the 315 555 for a while now.

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

4tun8 said:
Nitto has made the 315 555 for a while now.

In the reg. street tire? I musta been living in a hole then

4tun8 · Mar 13, 2009

Yeah the nitto 555 we've sold them in 315 for a while.

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

4tun8 said:
Yeah the nitto 555 we've sold them in 315 for a while.

Guess I am used to seeing the 555r drag radials....let me move out from under this rock Guess I am just used to seeing people run either 555r's or the sumitumo's or the goodyear f1's as far as 315's go I will :Zip2:

4tun8 · Mar 13, 2009

Sumitomo's are pretty much just for the look. They're literally dirt cheap. We sell them for like 122.

LaserSVT · Mar 13, 2009

Yeah the NT05 looks bad ass. It also looks shaved as the tread depth is really shallow. Wonder how long they last?

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

LaserSVT said:
Yeah the NT05 looks bad ass. It also looks shaved as the tread depth is really shallow. Wonder how long they last?

The 555R shows about 6.3/32nd and the NT05 shows a depth of 7/32nd....not sure on the wear, but they do look good....not sure if they are wet weather approved

bakos24 · Mar 13, 2009

Those do look awesome. I would get them for the back if they would match up to my HRT fronts. I don't want to have to buy 4 new tires.

Here is the specs from the site on them:

Performace rating: W
UTQG Treadwear: 200
Traction: AA
Temperture: A

oxfordgt · Mar 13, 2009

BlownStangGT said:
Oh I wouldnt run a free set of nitto 555r's at the strip, I ONLY run et street radials or et streets for sure....but for a street tire, its nice to see something other then the normal drag radial, as I am SICK and TIRED of my drag radials picking up every single rock and stone on the road, hopefully a street tire wouldnt be as bad

You either need to learn how to drive or work on your suspension if you won't run Nitto DRs. I cut 1.4 60' all day long with my Nitto's while babying the stock tranny. Once I get the cash for a built tranny I should be running 1.1 60'.

LaserSVT · Mar 13, 2009

opcorn:

Gearbanger 101 · Mar 13, 2009

oxfordgt said:
You either need to learn how to drive or work on your suspension if you won't run Nitto DRs. I cut 1.4 60' all day long with my Nitto's while babying the stock tranny. Once I get the cash for a built tranny I should be running 1.1 60'.

Just think what kind of times you could cut with a set of ET Street Radials,or BFG Drags instead of those crappy Nitto's.

BlownStangGT · Mar 13, 2009

oxfordgt said:
You either need to learn how to drive or work on your suspension if you won't run Nitto DRs. I cut 1.4 60' all day long with my Nitto's while babying the stock tranny. Once I get the cash for a built tranny I should be running 1.1 60'.

Thats impressive to say the least. I run the MT's because for the most cause I do not have to worry about how its going to launch. Hook or spin. I have seen to many people with the nitto's have to find the "right" luanch, and most of them can not replicate that 95% of the time. So one run they spin, and the next they hook I will say 1.4 is impressive to say the least.....but I would like to see a 1.1

Stangdriver13 · Mar 13, 2009

I think I found my new tire for the rear. I was going to buy 555R's but these have a better wear rating and have about the same dry traction performance according to nitto. Has anyone bought these yet?

BlownStangGT · Mar 14, 2009

Stangdriver13 said:
I think I found my new tire for the rear. I was going to buy 555R's but these have a better wear rating and have about the same dry traction performance according to nitto. Has anyone bought these yet?

The new NT05? I think if I am not mistaken that they just came out, so as far as people getting them, they are still pretty new

BlownStangGT · Mar 14, 2009

oxfordgt said:
You either need to learn how to drive or work on your suspension if you won't run Nitto DRs. I cut 1.4 60' all day long with my Nitto's while babying the stock tranny. Once I get the cash for a built tranny I should be running 1.1 60'.

J/c if you have a timeslip from the 1.4's, because after I got to thinking thats a pretty good dang 60' for nittos....but I guess a time slip wouldnt prove anything, but still, thats pretty stout...whats your suspension set up? Also what does the car run, heck I dont remember you say, Im sorry if you did, but with that 60' that sucker should be inthe 9's 9 second street car

LaserSVT · Mar 14, 2009

Oxford, I am not a pro racer and have never cut better then a 1.9 with my Firebird Formula with drag radials so yours would rape that thing!
I cant think of one person I know that can cut a 1.1 with their street car. I know a dude with over 1000 rwhp in his Cobra and cant do that!
Is your car lightened?

BlownStangGT · Mar 14, 2009

LaserSVT said:
Oxford, I am not a pro racer and have never cut better then a 1.9 with my Firebird Formula with drag radials so yours would rape that thing!
I cant think of one person I know that can cut a 1.1 with their street car. I know a dude with over 1000 rwhp in his Cobra and cant do that!
Is your car lightened?

I cut 1.7's inmy old car on MT Dr's leaving at 4k bogging trying not to break the rear your bird musta been a turd

And I found this:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24th NOTES & REPORT

PRO STOCK

Robert Patrick runs the run of the day in his Purvis Ford Mustang posting a 6.380 @ over 217 mph, just under his own National Record of 6.36 which he set here during last season's World Finals. Last pass at 6pm, 6.394 @ 217.32 mph!

Jeff Dobbins - Best of .989 to the 60 ft. all day. Smooth passes backing out early.

Frank Gugliotta - Best of 1.00 to the 60 ft.

Elijah Morton - Best of 1.00 to the 60ft., breaking the differential on his last pass.

Art Hodges - One pass with tire shake.

Dwayne Rice - No good passes all day.

Richard Penland - One pass with a .994 60 ft. Last pass 1.00 60 ft. - 4.18 to the 1/8th, was on a good pass and let out of it.

PRO MOD

Scotty Cannon Jr. ran a very stout 3.99 to the 1/8th mile with a 1.00 60 ft. on that pass. 2nd pass he made he clocked a 9.90 60 ft.

Those are Pro Stock and Pro Mod cars cutting 1.0 60's.......so 1.1 is in that range....1.4 maybe, but def. no 1.1 60'????

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