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[Mustanggt108]

I'm ordering the NT 555R Drag Radial.First of all , are these tires considered semi-slicks??
I dont see the strip , i only do street racing.so i only need those tires to get a better grip when i shift from 1st to 2nd withought spinning that much like stock tires.Is this a good choice for my planing? I will never do hard launches from 1st . I will only shift hard from 1st to 2nd.That wont harm my rear end , right?

 

[QU!CK]

If you don't plan on launching hard then you're wasting your money buying Nitto's.


-J

 

[BooWFO]

Nitto DR's are not a semi- slick to me that is an ET street.
Will you hurt your rearend with them doubtful with the list mods in your sig.
Although a little food for thought, DR's tend to stay kinda slick in cold weather. Also I know several people that run the nitto DR's at all 4 corners during the summer months.



LAST but not least street racing is wrong.

 

[stangGT97]

You could always get the non-drag radial version and save some money

 

[Mustanggt108]

You could always get the non-drag radial version and save some money

which ones? you mean the Nittos , that says on them D.O.T approved?
all i need is semi-slicks ? which ones should i get?

 

[Mustanggt108]

Nitto DR's are not a semi- slick to me that is an ET street.
Will you hurt your rearend with them doubtful with the list mods in your sig.
Although a little food for thought, DR's tend to stay kinda slick in cold weather. Also I know several people that run the nitto DR's at all 4 corners during the summer months.



LAST but not least street racing is wrong.

what i mean is , will the grab like semi-slicks??
if you wanna launch using them , do you have to warm them up just like you do with slicks??
what i want is semi-slicks , if those are like that then i will get them...
sorry but my knowladge is bad when it comes wo tires. Some info would be great .thank you

 

[stangGT97]

If you do most of your racing on the street notnice: ) then stick to street tires, because I'm sure you'll be kicking yourself when a rain storm hits after you smoke Ricer Joe and you have to drive home. The nittos I was talking about are here
On a basically stock GT, those should be more than enough tire for you. Just pick the size you need and be on your way. Also look at some Good year F1s or Bf goodrich tires

 

[thomas91169]

i personally wouldnt go with the 555r for street use. it has a very low tread life, and was meant more to grip at the track. be it as it may, itll grip better on the street than most regular street tires, but it wont last long.

i personally ran kuhmo ecstas in my gst. being fwd, i ate those up rather fast, they gripped well for the price. i got some toyo proxes off a buddy and man, night and day. when i do rims/tires, ill be going toyo's out back definately. i also have only heard great things about sumitomo's(or however the **** theyre pronounced) on the street.

and as always, if youre planning on racing, do it on some abandoned road that has room for error on both sides(not a country road with trees 5 feet from pavement on either side that love to catch cars with bad drivers). or a nice long 2 lane freeway in the middle of the night with no lights on either horizon.

btw, if you got teh 555r's, you might as well go to the track anyways, get some real numbers on how those tires put it down.

 

[dollarbill]

If your 1-2 shift is getting violent then back off some. Your not going anywhere anyway with the tires spinning. But I wish I had got some ET streets instead of regular street radials for the back. I never drive my car in rain or wet weather. If you have another car to drive in crappy weather then I say get some ET streets, they are the best hooking DOT aproved tire IMO.