Tires

jas142 · Dec 20, 2003

How much will drag radials help with gaining traction? Not full slicks, but street tires. What is a good STREET tire for the back that won't kill the driveability but will allow for me to grab some better acceleration and pick up a few tenths in the 1/4?

Thanks

BO94ZA4 · Dec 20, 2003

Properly used will net a .3 drop on average on a near stock GT.

scheister · Dec 20, 2003

I'm looking at the new Nittos, but still undecided. From what I've seen, alot of the guys on here go with Nitto.

BO94ZA4 · Dec 20, 2003

Both Nitto and BFG make great drag radials. I like the Nitto better but they are slightly more picky on the "perfect" burn out procedure. Mainly just do a 2nd gear burn out untill they start to haze and go straight to staging with no "dry hops" will work great with either brand.

jas142 · Dec 20, 2003

Do drag radials help with street performance at all? Also, how would the Nitto 555-R's be saftey wise on the street?

Ryan02Stang · Dec 20, 2003

jas142 said:
Do drag radials help with street performance at all?

Oh yes...i have 315/35/17 BFG drag radials and I can do a 5000 rpm launch with little or no tire spin. Me and my best friend who drives a 01 LS1 race all the time against each other. it went from him usually beating me pretty good, unless i got lucky somehow. To me putting 3 cars on the launch on him...it consistently takes him up to 100mph to catch me. You will LOVE drag radials...my vote is for BFG

Dark Knight GT · Dec 20, 2003

I personally think you should buy a spare set of 15in aluminum drag wheels w/ ET slicks for the rear and just bolt them on whenever you are at the track. Then, just buy a decent set of all season tires for year round use on the street and dont worry about street racing. Keep it at the track.

However, if you want the best of both worlds, I guess Nitto and BFG are the way to go. The Nitto 555R DR's will last longer than the BFG's but give less traction. If you still have the stock 17x8 wheels, a set of 275/40/17 DRs will be good for street/strip use.

blk2003GT · Dec 21, 2003

Dark Knight GT said:
However, if you want the best of both worlds, I guess Nitto and BFG are the way to go. The Nitto 555R DR's will last longer than the BFG's but give less traction. If you still have the stock 17x8 wheels, a set of 275/40/17 DRs will be good for street/strip use.

Do people usually get all 4 tires or just the back 2? Any ways I raced another Gt that had the Nitto's and he put a good 3 car lengths on me, I was surpirsed at how fast he launched. He even kept up with a WRX off the line.

Dark Knight GT · Dec 21, 2003

blk2003GT said:
Do people usually get all 4 tires or just the back 2? Any ways I raced another Gt that had the Nitto's and he put a good 3 car lengths on me, I was surpirsed at how fast he launched. He even kept up with a WRX off the line.

Usually they get a set of 4. That way, they can keep them balanced and rotated the same as any other set of tires.

Wikkdgt · Dec 21, 2003

Are the Nitto 555-R DR's driveable on the street for everyday driving( of course not in the winter)?

fastback brian · Dec 22, 2003

Etstreets for the daily drive. You dont want to be caught spinning at a green light.

Dark Knight GT · Dec 22, 2003

Wikkdgt said:
Are the Nitto 555-R DR's driveable on the street for everyday driving( of course not in the winter)?

Yes.

Tires

jas142

BO94ZA4

Member

scheister

BO94ZA4

Member

jas142

Ryan02Stang

Active Member

Dark Knight GT

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

blk2003GT

New Member

Dark Knight GT

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

Wikkdgt

New Member

fastback brian

Dark Knight GT

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

Similar threads

Tires

Member

Member

Active Member

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

New Member

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

New Member

I can't get it up......ok that didn't sound right.

Similar threads

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency