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03-21-2010
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 518
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Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
Anyone running these tires on the street ? They are DOT rated but are they a little slippery in rain ?
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03-21-2010
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Found Member
Posts: 4,327
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
 Excellent dry traction. And yes they are a little slippery in the damp/wet. Not half as bad as MT's or M&H street's in the wet. They wear pretty good also.
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03-21-2010
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Mendota Heights, MN. 55120
Posts: 983
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
I just put them on but it is still too cold here to really try them.
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03-21-2010
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Spring TX
Posts: 1,341
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
I bought Nitto NT05's and they are excellent!
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03-21-2010
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 1,093
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
Awesome dry weather traction!
In the wet, not sure but from reviews its better then most drag radials although you need to exercise caution. Tire is not as wide as say a GY DS-3. I am very pleased, if I had to do over, I'd go 335. |
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03-21-2010
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: San Diego
Posts: 189
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
i have these on my ZR-1 and another performance car. They are excellent tires!
However one downside. Since the ZR-1 sits for long periods of time (couple of weeks) the tires will flat spot until they warm up. Thats the ONLY downside to them. After 10 mins of driving they are back to perfection in my opinion. |
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03-25-2010
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barcelona, SPAIN
Posts: 41
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
Hello.
I have a 315 rear & 275 front set of Nitto's in my "racing" wheels set and they are excellent!!!! But you have first to give them some time to heat, and after that they stick as glue. They maintain the car on the track even in the most agressive driving.  Tested driving in the Formula 1 circuit in Barcelona several times and they outperform all the other tires I have used before...GY, BFG, KUMHO, etc... If you drive in rain you have to be very sweet....those tires don't like water very much...so little thread to evacuate in wet conditions....better not to use them in rain...  Ramon. Last edited by 93 ZR1 Barcelona; 03-25-2010 at 07:13 PM. |
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03-25-2010
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 518
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
Thanks for the comments, guys. Very impressive tire.
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03-25-2010
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes
Posts: 1,406
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
just got a set of the nto5 nittos for when i go to the strip . we tried them out at irwindale and i cant believe how much better they hook compared to the mt drag radials . 60 fts went from 1.75 to 1.48 only bad part was snapping a stub axle on the 3rd run . these things are glue in a tire
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Texas
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Re: Nitto 555r tires- owners jump in
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