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01-08-2018, 08:55 AM

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MatthewMiller

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Originally Posted by gpierce

Thanks I found all those. Aside from the Sumitomo and F1s (which I think are kinda ugly even if they are awesome tires

) The rest of those are drag radials. I suppose OK to drive on in dry weather, but what if it rains??

It seems to me these are another of the sizes generally abandoned for 20+s

Greg

Nitto has a 555 and a 555G2 that are not drag radials. They are just high-performance street tires. Same goes for the Mickey Thompson Street Comps. These are all intended to be street tires that will work in dry and rain, although not snow/ice.

The manufacturers (of cars) are definitely not favoring 17s anymore. The basic reason is that cars have gotten so much bigger that 17s look tiny on them. A C4 is a much smaller car than later generations. IMO it looks goofy with 19s or 20s. 18s are the biggest one can go and not look out of proportion, IMO.