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RHanselman · 10-23-2013

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!

cvette98pacecar · 10-23-2013

if you only had those shoes for the mountain run.

RHanselman · 10-23-2013

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 · 10-24-2013

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 · 10-24-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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!

Concur

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

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Tires and Other Modifications

Blue Flame Restorations · 10-24-2013

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

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

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

cvette98pacecar · 10-24-2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue Flame Restorations

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

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

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

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

FU · 10-24-2013

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

WARP TEN · 10-24-2013

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 · 10-24-2013

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Originally Posted by 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

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,

10-23-2013	#1
RHanselman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cresson, TX Posts: 970	New Shoes 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! __________________ Ron Hanselman Founding Member #80 CM Lifetime Member #1093 1991 #383 Twin Turbo 1993 #099 Ruby, Jeal 368 w/Snake Skinner body 1961 White with Red Int

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cvette98pacecar Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,479	Re: New Shoes if you only had those shoes for the mountain run. __________________ Robert J. DeMarco [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [COLOR=blue]G[/COLOR][COLOR=red]rand[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]S[/COLOR][COLOR=red]port[/COLOR] Registry Lifetime Member NCM Lifetime Member #2655 Pacecar Registry Member [COLOR=red]ZOOM Charter Member - ZR-1 Owners of Michigan[/COLOR] [COLOR=plum][I]ZR-1[/I] Registry member since 2012 [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]1990 LPE "368" Aerobody ZR-1, Last ZR-1 built by John[/COLOR] 1991 Callaway Aerobody ZR-1, DRM 500 1991 Shinoda Aerobody Spyder, 1998 Pace Car

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RHanselman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cresson, TX Posts: 970	Re: New Shoes 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. __________________ Ron Hanselman Founding Member #80 CM Lifetime Member #1093 1991 #383 Twin Turbo 1993 #099 Ruby, Jeal 368 w/Snake Skinner body 1961 White with Red Int

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GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: New Shoes 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 __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

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Blue Flame Restorations Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pendleton, IN Posts: 3,904	Re: New Shoes Ahhh...you guys and your skinny rear tires. There's nothing like the 345 17's. LOL Sorry....looks good, Ron!!! __________________ 1988 KOH Prototype EX5023 sold 1990 ZR-1 #444 Convertible 1990 ZR-1 Black #966 1991 ZR-1 Quazar Blue #296 1957 Duntov SS Project

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FU Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Found Member Posts: 4,346	Re: New Shoes Nitto makes a 555R 345X17 ? No they don't make a 345-17. __________________ Frank Urbo. NCM Lifetime member # 982 Registry Founding # 237 Last edited by FU; 10-24-2013 at 04:16 PM.

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WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,096	Re: New Shoes 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 __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough" Last edited by WARP TEN; 10-24-2013 at 04:02 PM.