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zosoboogie
03-12-2009, 02:59 PM
Is any one running nitto drag radial either NT01, NT555R or NT555RII?
And on what size rim??
bigwillys58
03-13-2009, 02:48 PM
i believe rich@pm-fl is running some nittos on 18"s not sure which ones though. maybe he'll chime in

its in his first post here but i thought i saw somewhere else where he said they were nittos...

http://www.forum.grrrr8.net/showthread.php?t=4161
Andy@Livernois
03-13-2009, 06:15 PM
just an FYI NT01 and the 555RII tires are road race tires, the 555r is a drag tire...
Rich@pm-fl.com
03-15-2009, 08:09 AM
i believe rich@pm-fl is running some nittos on 18"s not sure which ones though. maybe he'll chime in

its in his first post here but i thought i saw somewhere else where he said they were nittos...

http://www.forum.grrrr8.net/showthread.php?t=4161


I am running 265/40/18 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials....

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/images/products/et_street_radial_b.jpg
Alvin
03-15-2009, 08:35 AM
I use the 555R on my vette (18 inch wheel also, but wider) I like them for daily driving but they are not a serous drag tire. I have cut a 1.61 on them but with MT's I've gone 1.51's. :nah:


The 555R's handle well in the rain so to me it makes a really great daily driver tire for a car with a good bit of power.
Ktlplxm
03-15-2009, 09:14 AM
The MT does work better, but the Nitto is the only one that is a true "street tire". You can drive them in rain, snow, what ever you want; not so much with a BFG or MT. Plus it helps when you can get 10-12000 miles outta a sticky tire
zosoboogie
03-15-2009, 04:33 PM
nice thanks
edmanet
03-15-2009, 04:58 PM
I have nitto invos. I'm waiting for my car to return from LIVERNOIS before I can try them out.

Here INVO tires help a Viper to a 9.88. Hopefully they can help the G8 out.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FYUz2XJjiTo
bigwillys58
03-15-2009, 05:05 PM
I am running 265/40/18 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials....


i suck again!! seems that most are running the et streets with good luck
Atlas
03-15-2009, 05:11 PM
wait until the nitto nt 05's come out, they are supposed to be bad ass....
insainiac
03-18-2009, 11:52 AM
wait until the nitto nt 05's come out, they are supposed to be bad ass....

They are out ...have had them on the car almost two weeks ...was going to go to the track last week ...but it rained....possibly going to go this weekend if all goes as planned!
99-LS1-SS
03-18-2009, 12:06 PM
Can you tell a difference on the street?
insainiac
03-18-2009, 01:13 PM
Can you tell a difference on the street?

Yes....it definitley hooks up better ...and not a whole lot of wheel spin in second gear as it was with the factory tires....hooks up real good after heating them up. Hopefully there won't be any wheel hop when I get it on the track.
'02 ws6
03-20-2009, 08:04 AM
I use the 555R on my vette (18 inch wheel also, but wider) I like them for daily driving but they are not a serous drag tire. I have cut a 1.61 on them but with MT's I've gone 1.51's. :nah:


The 555R's handle well in the rain so to me it makes a really great daily driver tire for a car with a good bit of power.

Agreed. I have them on my TA, but swap to MTs on track days. They do well on the track, but aren't the best option out there for that purpose. As for street driving, traction is great and they're really composed in the rain.
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