Quick Tire Question

[2003RedfireCobra]

I bought some chrome deep dish rims from m friend on here. They are 17/9 17/10.5.

I only drive my car about 5x a month. I want NITTOS but IDK which would be best? Street Tires or Drag Radials?

I only drive in sunny weather so no rain or snow.

I just wanna be able to hook when I hit the peddle.
My car is kinda "NOT" stock so I have traction issues with the stock 275's

Any info would be a great help :shrug:

 

[R1Psycho]

Drag radials for sure. I can stand on it from 20mph on my et street radials and get traction. Any drag radial will only last 3-10K miles depending on driving style and if you do get caught in the rain.....do not go over 45 and prepare to white knuckle the wheel.

 

[2003RedfireCobra]

Well I dont really even race it alot. But if someone wants to start pushing the issue then yes I might give them a run...

So you think the DR huh?

So what do people usually get for the fronts? Do they have a DR for the front also or just a street tire will do fine?

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Hey whats up Shawn. I just went through the same thing trying to make up my mind which tires I wanted. At first I wanted a DR but then you read all the horror stories about DR's and rain. My car never sees rain but you never know when it will start raining all of a sudden. When I was doing tire research for the DR the Toyo Proxes were recomended to me but I wanted to check out the NItto NT05 DR except they don't make a 315-30-18 so that was out for me. Since you have 17's you should check out both of these tires. I went with the Michelin PS2 on all four corners 275-35-18 fronts and 315-30-18 rears.

Here is a link to the toyo's and this the cheapest place I found them.
Proxes TQ - OnlineTires.com

Here is a link to the Nitto's
Ratings, reviews and specifications for Nitto NT05R Drag Radial tires


Hope this helps. Paul

 

[2003RedfireCobra]

I do like those NITTO DR...Paul... but Im still worried about the rain thing also like you said. You never know!

If I was to go with those what front tired would be good? They have a DR in 275 should I get those for the front?

 

[2003RedfireCobra]

I just think having 2 different tire tread is kinda weird looking? Or is this a normal thing when running DR in the rear?

 

[gargstang]

You can get the regular street tire for the front. If you go with the NT05 DR get the regular one on the front.

 

[c6zhombre]

it's very hard to beat the nitto NT05. If you ever expect a drop of rain, go with the 200 tread rated NT05. If rain is never going to be an issue, go with the 0 tread rated NT05r. These tires are stupendous for the price point

 

[2003RedfireCobra]

I usually buy from American Muscle but they only have one type of NTO5 and its the DR
They dont have a regular NTO5 ??? Is that weird sounding?

Sorry for the confusion guys Im just trying to get the perfect fit

thank you for all your help BTW

 

[Fat-cat]

You just get the Nitto 555 's for the front the are the street tire version and have similar tread pattern.

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Shawn, Go with the regular NT05 or go with the Nitto 555 up front.

Nt05
Ratings, reviews and specifications for Nitto NT05 tires


Nt 555
Nitto NT 555 Extreme Performance tires listed by size

Also give Disscount Tire a call they will beat any price you find online. Also you can ask them your post question and they can help you select a tire for your needs.

 

[03 Indy Cobra]

Shawn, did you figure out which tire you are going to run?

 

[Stalker27]

The're not lying about how water doesn't mix with dr's. I had the 315's 555r's on mine when i hit rain. God i thought for sure i was gonna lose it. Back end of the car was swaying from side to side & i was only doing 40 & off the gas trying to slow her down.

I turned on the hazzards & people got away from me. Now that i think back they HAD to see the ass end swaying.. I think the only thing that saved me that day was the fact i NEVER moved that steering wheel. I never once tried to counter cause i knew the moment i did i was gonna go sliding. Yeah my ass was very tight that day lol

DR's wear out incredibly fast too. Mine only lasted me about 3k & half miles thats it. Hooked great but didn't last for shit.

 

[lodhammerdin]

Hey man, look into some NITTO NT01's. PHENOMINAL tire!!! In both rain and sunshine. Trust me dude, those are what you should get.

 

[99 KOBRA]

Hey man, look into some NITTO NT01's. PHENOMINAL tire!!! In both rain and sunshine. Trust me dude, those are what you should get.

01's are "R" compound road racing tires. Since they are for road racing, they have very stiff sidewalls. DR's have sidewalls that are not nearly as stiff.

 

[Ralo]

I've got some Toyo Tq's that need to be replaced my next set will be the NT05r or MTs. If you only drive in nice weather go with the DRs. You won't regret it when your car is hooking. I don't think you should let the fact that the back tires won't match bother you either....

 

[Avispa]

Have Nitto NT555s on front and back. Back are 315-35-17s. They spin like tops in 1st gear at anything over 1/2 throttle.

All the comments about rain and DRs not mixing are right on the money. There is one other item to be very carefult about:

None of these tires, DR or regular tread, has ANY road grip in cold weather. Here is a sample of the result of nailing the gas in 2d at 40 mph to pass a slowpoke. It was 20 degress outside that day and the road was dry.

There was NO traction. I couldn't even steer my way out of the skid.
I'm just sayin'.......