Surprised with Nitto 555R Performance
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tracy CA
Surprised with Nitto 555R Performance
For anyone looking for a tire that lasts longer than mickey thompson ET streets or hoosier DR here is a good option for you. I decided to mount up some 315/35/17 Nitto 555R on my 17x10.5 welds and tried them out today. Car is a bolt on LS3 that has gone 10.78@124 and 11.44@122 on some 20" nankang street tires. Was looking for a 10.99 and low 1.5 60ft today. Ended up surpassing that with a 10.88@123.8 and 1.47 60ft time. Great results. I will say you do need to be careful with the throttle I couldnt just preload it as much as I could and floor it. I tried a 2000rpm launch and floored it after some fresh prep was laid down and just blew the tires off. Made 10 passes 8 of the 10 were 11.1-10.8 passes.
So in short Id say this tire is a good alternative to other drag radials and at $380 for 2 of them they are a great deal.
So in short Id say this tire is a good alternative to other drag radials and at $380 for 2 of them they are a great deal.
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Its the 6 speed automatic ya. I'd imagine they are hard to come by. Shipping wouldnt be cheap to get a trans over there.
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Nice. Are all the aero from C7 carbon? Car Looks so clean....I actually like the look as well as the widebody......just much more sleek...
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Side skirts fit perfect. The lip bolted up and fits the bumper nice but I did need to massage it into place. The wing was the worse fitting. It has a gap between the bumper and spoiler looking at it from the front. The back lines up perfect with the rear bumper.