60' times for the L's on 555r's

[TXsilverado]

not many chevy guys run the 555r's so im checkin to see if i have any luck over here. im having major traction issues on street tires. i can smoke them from 30mph up to around 80 and i shouldnt be able to (or atleast i dont want to). im looking into having my wheels widened to 9.5" in the rear and running some 555r 305/45 18 tires.

im curious about what kind of 60' times should i expect. tires ive tried are toyo proxy 275/65 17, and nitto 404 285/50 18. on street tires my 60' is around 2.20 and on m/t et streets i cut 1.87 consistantly. im about to up the stall converter to 3600 so i need some tires that can hang on the street. im on a 3200 right now that dosent launch any harder than my old 2600.

oh and before anyone asks, i do have a posi unit

 

[FineLineMtrSprt]

My best 60ft on a shitty track was 2.01 i never ever broke out of the 2's....although i did more street racing that real drag racing...there are a couple back street in Chicago that hook better than some tracks ive raced on during test and tune days...including RT66 Dragway.

 

[ACSVT]

Nittos are great for the street, and suck ass at the track. Thats my experiences though...

 

[Modular Madness]

Not to change the subject, but how many miles can you get out of the Nittos?

 

[TXsilverado]

i hear 12,000 outa the 555r's if you dont drive it like a racecar.

 

[ACSVT]

I got 15k out of mine

 

[KONA BLUES]

Vette Eater just sold his some that he got 26,000+ out of....:shrug:

 

[2tonOfun]

That's a nice truck you've got there. I have a neighbor who has a single cab version of yours (without the LS1) it's very cool looking.

The Nitto's will help a lot on the street, and if you run them low pressure and heat the crap out of them, they will work at the track pretty good too. But a few good track days will take a hell of a lot of street miles off of them.

 

[jeffthagiraffe]

yeah the nittos are a good tire for street. I run the im my lightning and have cia and exhaust, so not much. with the 555r 305's i dont loss tracting at all on the street

 

[slow232]

Best i ever managed was a 1.8, tires were at 17psi. If i would have dropped the pressure a little more i think i could have done better.

 

[jdlightning33]

i see some of u guys sayin u dont like the 555r for the track? besides slicks whats the best track tire??????????

 

[BC Lightning]

I have seen anywhere from 1500 miles to 10,000 miles, depends on how I'm driving

 

[jeffthagiraffe]

mickey thompson makes some good drag radials for the track

 

[00SVTStrike]

Yep. Mickey Thompson ET Streets. :thumbsup:

 

[jdlightning33]

what size for et streets?

 

[jdlightning33]

anyone run the 555r2 yet they are supposedly a step up from the 555r

 

[Derek@Amazon]

anyone run the 555r2 yet they are supposedly a step up from the 555r

r2's are road racing radials they have a stiffer side wall.


anyway i cut a 1.80 on mine i think i could muster up a 1.79 if i tried a little harder

 

[Breakin10s]

on my 555r i was hitting 1.8 60s. I't all depends how much power your making. if your making under 400hp they are perfect, I was going 12.2s.

 

[bonehead]

not many chevy guys run the 555r's so im checkin to see if i have any luck over here. im having major traction issues on street tires. i can smoke them from 30mph up to around 80 and i shouldnt be able to (or atleast i dont want to). im looking into having my wheels widened to 9.5" in the rear and running some 555r 305/45 18 tires.

im curious about what kind of 60' times should i expect. tires ive tried are toyo proxy 275/65 17, and nitto 404 285/50 18. on street tires my 60' is around 2.20 and on m/t et streets i cut 1.87 consistantly. im about to up the stall converter to 3600 so i need some tires that can hang on the street. im on a 3200 right now that dosent launch any harder than my old 2600.

oh and before anyone asks, i do have a posi unit

hey dude, if you want to widen your wheels, give weldcraft wheels a call or look them up on the net.

 

[BlownBolt]

1.75 all day on mine