Blow Torch

Well I'm leaning toward going with Nittos on my car. I looking at;
245/45/17 Nitto 555 Extremes on the front
305/35/18 Nitto 555 II on the rear
I can pick these up for around $840 to my door. I am just trying to find the best "Traction for the buck$$." I don't road race, but the 245 Nittos are a good price for a good reputation. My concern is the rears with their 6/32 tread dept. I want good traction, but no issues if I get caught in the rain.
For guys that have experienced both, how does the 305 555 II compare in straight line traction to the 295/35 Goodyear F1 GS-D3?
I personally think the GY would be a better driving tire, and it cost less, but I need some traction.
Thanks

TOPGUN9

The Nitto 555 is a great tire with excellent value. My '99 is stock, but the 555's definitely give me better traction than the runflats, at a significantly lower cost. I'm on my second set of Nittos, with the first set lasting almost 40,000 miles. My runflats lasted 20,000.

mph1972

I have heard all sorts of great things about NITTOs!

DrBro

I have run the Goodyear, Khumo and Nitto's, the Nitto's provide the most traction by far. On the street, the 555 R II, wear OK, but you start with only 6/32 of tread. I use them for combination of street and HPDE events and can get about 3000 miles on a set - 1000 of that on the track. I am now going to dedicated track slicks, but am still running the Nitto's on the street (I am a fair weather driver). I have driven them on the street and track in the rain and, well, I don't like the rain for a car with over 500 RWHP and Torque! For a street tire, I still like the Khumo Ecsta MX, but I don't think it is being made anymore.

mdhmi

I run the Nitto 555's up front and 555 DR's out back. Never had an issue, even when I was caught in a rain storm.

yankeevetteconvert

I am running the same setup and have had no problems.

peter pan

I run the same ones up front, however I run the Autocross tires NT-01's and love them, but expect them to last about 4-5k. For me that is fine as they hug the road and as far as spinning tires anything short of slicks for my setup will not help

Blow Torch

That's pretty much what I was wanting to hear. I NEVER drive my car if the forecast calls for rain, but when we go for a weekend trip or on our annual vacation, I always drive my car, and ALWAYS encounter rain.
I do hope that I can get more than 3000 miles out of a set however
Do the rest of you guys get any better milage out of the 555IIs if you're not going to the track? I love to spirited driving, and do it pretty much everytime I drive the car, but I would imagine the repeaded burnouts would accerate tire wire quite a bit!!

yankeevetteconvert

I have the 305/35/18 DR's and I have over 12K on them now.I have maybe 25 1/4 mile runs on them.I do not abuse them on the street (no burnouts/street racing) and am hoping to get at least 15k out of them.I took a 300 mile trip to RPM trans with them at the begining of the month.On the way home we ran into a realy big rain storm.The tires held their own at speeds up to 60 mph.