I have no experience with the nitto tires.
Nitto NT555RII vs NT555R
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I have no experience with the nitto tires.
The R888Rs are really old tire technology. Take a look at the Nanking AR-1, they are much much better and cheaper. I had both the R888R and the AR-1s and the Nankings are better and have zero road noise and are really good in the wet.
Other than road noise (fixed with an exhaust and pushing harder on that right pedal), what is the "new technology" in the Nankings? They also don't offer the sizes I need. YMMV.
The Nitto 555Rs are a good all around tire. I have not had the opportunity to try the IIs but I bet they are just as good if not better. If you are looking for an all out drag tire the two candidates listed above are not a good choice. I run them on my street set up and I probably make around 680ish to the wheels currently. From a dig they dont stand a chance but from a roll they do well. However, they drive great, quiet, and actually handle descent. As stated above if you want a tire that can do everything fairly good I would consider these.
For the track I run ET Street Pros and while they hook so much better they are super soft on the street. Not a great tire to drive around town on in my opinion although it can be done but they do hook great from a dig!
For the track I run ET Street Pros and while they hook so much better they are super soft on the street. Not a great tire to drive around town on in my opinion although it can be done but they do hook great from a dig!
The tire compound is different and offers more feedback than the R888R. With the AR-1s, I was 1.5sec quicker than the R888Rs...same day...same conditions. Both new sets of tires.
What size are you looking for? Also, what is the size of your rim?
I have a set on my 13 gt and so far I really like them. That being said it's the first set of drag radials I've had on the car. My basic setup is vmp gen2, 79mm pulley, anx jlt 123. The size is 305 35 19. I'm told that it's maxed for 93 pump gas, probably 650whp or so. I can pretty much floor it in 2nd and that was impossible before, i couldn't floor it in 3rd before either. I've been caught in rain and drove 25mi home at 60-65 on the highway and it never got squirrelly.
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I've had mine for a few weeks now. On an 8 second, 6R80 car with a Gen 3R TVS on 21.5 psi and a stock converter (hits like sledgehammer from anywhere at wot), they hold more power than you'd think, but at the same time, I still have to show it a ton of respect.
For what I bought them for, cruising, driving to NMRA events, shooting for a 9 on 20's and getting me home in unexpected wet roads, they're perfect.
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For what I bought them for, cruising, driving to NMRA events, shooting for a 9 on 20's and getting me home in unexpected wet roads, they're perfect.
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That's good feedback. Thanks.
I've got 295/30R19 on 19x11 wheels in front and 345/30R19 on 19x13 wheels in back.
This would be a really good option as well:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Ecsta+V720+ACR
interesting...not to hijack thread but when you say better; road course characteristics better?..ie braking/lateral turn? straight line speed, noise, life...?
About to order some new r888r's, but didn't know about these AR-1's till you posted
FWIW I've been happy with 888's in back , r888r in front. 800+hp, will echo they are noisey, and 888's don't age well.
I have 315/40 NT555RII's in the rear and like them so far (about 350 miles). My car makes about 800 rwhp but it is a Procharger so traction isn't usually an issue low in the RPM band. I drove on wet streets 2 weeks ago and didn't feel any wiggle in the back so wet traction is decent.
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