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Old 07-30-2013, 09:26 PM
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Ill be the lone person to say Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's some people love em, some hate em. My dad has only had those on his TA since he bought it and loved em. I thought they gripped great even in the rain.
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The 555r's are great tires. The 315/35/17's will fit because Nitto's run small. I've run them on most cars and my TA did 1.52 60's on them at the track a few years ago.
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I've been using 555Rs as rear tires for a few years and I can't say enough good things about them. They pretty much dead hook on the street. Tread life is acceptable for what they are and better than any other drag radial. And they drive just like an all season tire in the rain. I was considering trying something like a Falken RT615 for a rear tire next time to get a stiffer sidewall for better handling but I'm not sure if I'll go that route yet. The 555Rs do handle well but I really like to corner hard so a little less flex might suit me better. My only concern is that I would be back to not being able to use all the power.
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Air the tires to 36psi. A lot of people use to use them for road racing.
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Thankyou very much for the input! it looks like 315/35/17s are what im going to run! I Appreciate all the advice/tips. im gonna order a set this friday, hopefully lol! and my car is a A4. wish it was a 6speed. but cant shift faster then an auto i guess right!
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Just for clarification those 1.5's were on a 10.5 or wider rim
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Air the tires to 36psi. A lot of people use to use them for road racing.
I thought about airing them up more but they are prone to wearing in the center and I didn't want to make it worse. I might try that and just live with the increased wear.
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I've heard awesome stuff about the GS-D3 tires too. But we're comparing apples to oranges. I'd def recommend the GS-D3 over the 555r if you were looking for a great daily driving tire that has long tread life, excellent rain handling, and ride quality. Hell.. autox guys seem to use these during rain days over any other tire. The GS-D3 isn't going to give as good traction on the dry pavement though as the 555r. I think the Gs-D3 is a little more expensive too
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Just for clarification those 1.5's were on a 10.5 or wider rim
and 32psi in them. So cupping was not a problem. Tried 28psi and it did the same 60'
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Of course not with the recomended rim size and recomended psi
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