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Jun 22, 2021 | 10:46 PM

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Try to buy Cummins diesel parts. You don’t know pain yet.

Jun 23, 2021 | 02:31 PM

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Got an an update from Jegs about the rears. Will ship directly from the manufacturer on....the 15th of August. Sheesh

Jun 24, 2021 | 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by RonDZ06

Got an update today through one of the shops I've been talking to. The rears that I want should be available in a couple weeks. Here's hoping..
What size are you guys running in front with 315/30/18 in the rear? Guessing a 275/35r17 instead of the 275/40r17's you'd use with a 305/35 rear?
Those Nankangs don't look half bad.
Im down to wait for what I was originally looking for if they'll indeed be available in a couple weeks. But if a 315/30 and 275/35 work as well I'd definitely consider it. Pros? Cons?
Thanks btw guys.

As no one builds a 275/35/17 street tire, what size fronts did you decide on? Something to consider, a 275/40/17 is 25.7" tall and a 315/30/18 is 25.5" tall, so you have two things to think about.
(1) a C5's Active Handling/Traction Control isn't very sensitive but a taller front tire than the rear generally doesn't work very well. I would drop back to a 255/40/17 @ 25" tall.
(2) to keep the tire sidewall heights correct on a staggered wheel diameter combo (17/18, 18/19, 19/20) it's recommended to run close to a 1" taller rear tire to keep them the same or close.

A 275/40/17 front @ 25.7" tall and 305/35/18 rear @ 26.42" should work fine, if your wheels are wide enough.

Jun 24, 2021 | 09:16 PM

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That's exactly what I'm planning on. Got an email today from Jegs. Looks like maybe one of the two shipped?? 🤔

Jun 24, 2021 | 09:24 PM

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Good call! They reissued the product name. There was another gent on then forum that stated he's used them for road courses. When I asked where he got them I didn't get a response. Makes more sense now that the road course tire is retired.

Looks like the 555R2 is now just sold as a drag radial. The NT01 appears to be thir only road course tire available now. Per the Nitto site anyway.

I was under the impression that the NT01 Nitto was a drag radial, and the NT05 was for the road course....

Jun 24, 2021 | 09:30 PM

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I was under the impression that the NT01 Nitto was a drag radial, and the NT05 was for the road course....

Both are basically roadrace/autocross tires. Difference is, the NT01 has a 100tw rating and the NT05 has a 200tw rating.
I've run both tires in the past and both suck in the cold or in the wet.

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Jun 25, 2021 | 02:52 AM

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It's the other way around grinder. That last post links didn't work for me. Was considering throwing the nt01's on all four corners but felt like it would be a bit of a waste if what I really wanted popped up within a few weeks.

Jun 25, 2021 | 03:17 AM

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Try to buy Cummins diesel parts. You don’t know pain yet.

Maybe one day. Something about being in a big@$$ truck just feels good. Never really been into trucks but I borrow my brother-in-law's from time to time. I did have an 89 Cherokee once.. Really miss that thing.