New Shoes

[RHanselman]

Nitto 555's

The old Sumotomo's that were on the car when I bought it a few years back were hard and worn out.

What a freaking difference!

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m578/rhanselman/Nitto1.jpg

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m578/rhanselman/Nitto2.jpg

[cvette98pacecar]

if you only had those shoes for the mountain run.

[RHanselman]

Yes I know... And i wish I had time to participate in the group buy. They had zero rear tread and the fronts were toast.

[GOLDCYLON]

Sumitomos suck. There Ive said it they are cheap and cheerful. Based upon the difficultly on the GY D3s in the future this is a shoe we will all start to look at although some of the membership raves about the michelin pilot sports as well

[Dynomite]

Nitto 555's

The old Sumotomo's that were on the car when I bought it a few years back were hard and worn out.

What a freaking difference!


Concur :thumbsup:

FRONT............................................. .........................REAR
Nitto NT 555 Extreme Performance..................................Nitto NT 555R Drag Radial
P275/40ZR-17 98W............................................... ......315/35R-17 102V B

http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Modified/NittoNT555.jpg.................................... .............http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll142/dynomite007/ZR1%20Modified/NittoNT555R.jpg

Tires and Other Modifications (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-zr-1-discussion/3005470-tech-info-lt5-modifications-rebuild-tricks-500-hp-2.html#post1581480724)

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Ahhh...you guys and your skinny rear tires. :p

There's nothing like the 345 17's. LOL

Sorry....looks good, Ron!!!

[cvette98pacecar]

Ahhh...you guys and your skinny rear tires. :p

There's nothing like the 345 17's. LOL

Sorry....looks good, Ron!!!

And that 345 still looked stretched on the 17x13 wheels.

[FU]

Nitto makes a 555R 345X17 ? No they don't make a 345-17.

[WARP TEN]

I'm in the same boat, Ron. When I bought the 95 Z in 2012 it came with Sumis. They were manufactured in late 2009 and early 2010, so they are not too old. And I have had Sumis before. They are cheap and perfectly adequate for most street driving. But mine are getting a bit hard like yours so maybe next spring I will get some new ones also. And the Nittos are not very expensve either--about $135 for fronts and about $200 for rears--or $665 a set before mounting and balancing on one website. Looks like you got four 555s. Did you consider getting the drag radial or 05s or 01s for the rear? --Bob

[RHanselman]

I'm in the same boat, Ron. When I bought the 95 Z in 2012 it came with Sumis. They were manufactured in late 2009 and early 2010, so they are not too old. And I have had Sumis before. They are cheap and perfectly adequate for most street driving. But mine are getting a bit hard like yours so maybe next spring I will get some new ones also. And the Nittos are not very expensve either--about $135 for fronts and about $200 for rears--or $665 a set before mounting and balancing on one website. Looks like you got four 555s. Did you consider getting the drag radial or 05s or 01s for the rear? --Bob

No, this car is a daily driver with some spirited driving... Expecting some long drives where rain may be possible. I hear these 555s are good all around.

I have an extra set of wheels for the track Ruby but i'll probably go with the 888s.

Cheers,