18" Drag radials
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: East London/SW Essex UK
Take a look at the Toyo T1R's I have them and they are great street tires and if you are not 450-500 HP at the rear wheels they might hook pretty good. I am sold on these for the street, my motor overpowers them on strip though, they might get some traction with an auto but all in all the best tire I have ever had on any car 
http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Reviews/Toyo/Proxes+T1R
http://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Reviews/Toyo/Proxes+T1R
The rear Toyo's pressures seem critical for best grip, they will just spin-up if too low. I use 32 psi. With M21, 3.08, 528 hp and 656 ft/lbs I have found them to be superb, certainly on the street and in the dry.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Shore NJ
Gordon,
Now that I have had the Nitto 555R's on mine for a while, I really like them!! They actually handle very well on the street inflated to a proper psi.....and hook like your getting shot out with a slingshot when properly launching the car when at the lower psi! I found "street" tires to be hopeless under hard throttle, even in third gear at 90-100mph...the 555R's keep it hooked and aiming in the right direction, even under full coal runs! The key with this style tire is the tire pressure. I'm running 26-28 for normal street cruising and knock them back to 18-22 for "driving". As for wet surfaces….no complaints, been on wet roads but no conditions when standing water could cause hydroplaning. Heck, we ran them on the Toys for Tots run at good speed on damp/wet roads!!
I would love to see how they would do on an auto-X track, I would think they would give you great adhesion under throttle coming out of the turns and with a 18" rim, the siden wall is still very controllable. I have found the DR to be best rear tire for a car that has the kind of power your car is putting down and for the primary use of your car. Bottom line.......If your racing, buy race tires!!
R/
Jeff
Now that I have had the Nitto 555R's on mine for a while, I really like them!! They actually handle very well on the street inflated to a proper psi.....and hook like your getting shot out with a slingshot when properly launching the car when at the lower psi! I found "street" tires to be hopeless under hard throttle, even in third gear at 90-100mph...the 555R's keep it hooked and aiming in the right direction, even under full coal runs! The key with this style tire is the tire pressure. I'm running 26-28 for normal street cruising and knock them back to 18-22 for "driving". As for wet surfaces….no complaints, been on wet roads but no conditions when standing water could cause hydroplaning. Heck, we ran them on the Toys for Tots run at good speed on damp/wet roads!!
I would love to see how they would do on an auto-X track, I would think they would give you great adhesion under throttle coming out of the turns and with a 18" rim, the siden wall is still very controllable. I have found the DR to be best rear tire for a car that has the kind of power your car is putting down and for the primary use of your car. Bottom line.......If your racing, buy race tires!!
R/
Jeff
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Southeastern VA
I can just imagine that guy having to remove the top of the car and getting his engine hoist to sling her in and out of that C5!!! 
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Shore NJ
