I NEVER HEARD 1 GOOD THING ABOUT THEM!!
I hated my Nitto drags as well. I'll be glad to give somebody my 2 that easily has a half-season left on them. 315 17's.
60' on Nittos?
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The trick with nittos is that they need alot of heat, so you must do a full burnout.
The nitto 555r is probably the hardest of the drag radials which makes them the best street tire but often the toughest dr to launch on.
You can run them as low as 14psi with no control issues.
With a clutch/strong burnout/and good technique they are good for some 1.5x's.
I would start with about 16psi and melt them in the box.
Your rwhp and whether your stick vs. auto will factor in here too.
Last edited by robz; Oct 19, 2007 at 05:05 PM.
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Thanks, this will help!
I'll need to take a look and see if I have the R2. To tell you the truth, I didn't know there was a different version.
I'll need to take a look and see if I have the R2. To tell you the truth, I didn't know there was a different version.
I cut a 1.68 on my nitto street tires(555r2).
The trick with nittos is that they need alot of heat, so you must do a full burnout.
The nitto 555r is probably the hardest of the drag radials which makes them the best street tire but often the toughest dr to launch on.
You can run them as low as 14psi with no control issues.
With a clutch/strong burnout/and good technique they are good for some 1.5x's.
I would start with about 16psi and melt them in the box.
Your rwhp and whether your stick vs. auto will factor in here too.
The trick with nittos is that they need alot of heat, so you must do a full burnout.
The nitto 555r is probably the hardest of the drag radials which makes them the best street tire but often the toughest dr to launch on.
You can run them as low as 14psi with no control issues.
With a clutch/strong burnout/and good technique they are good for some 1.5x's.
I would start with about 16psi and melt them in the box.
Your rwhp and whether your stick vs. auto will factor in here too.
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I ran Nitto DR's on my C4 Grandsport, constant 1.6x 60' times...... robz is 100% right, they need alot of heat, mine were 315's and I usually ran anywhere from 17-20 psi depending on conditions and like he said no control issues up at the top end.
Good Luck
Good Luck
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