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[*LS1* Queen]

the 555Rs are great on the street and they are absolutely fine in the rain and colder weather as long as u dont drive like a nut. If u dont go nuts with burnouts they will last u a good amount of time. I had mine on for 2 years and that was with many burnouts lol granted they were bald for awhile before i replaced them haha. Dont worry about the 10 bolt right now it will hold with gears in an auto. I put 3.73s in mine last summer and its great. Huge difference from the 2.73s! It will feel like a whole new car once u get rid of em. The gear ratio all depends what u want to do with the car in the long run. Id say do 3.42s but after driving around on the 3.73s my vote will always go for them from now on lol but like i said depends on ur plans.

[ZFreie]

Originally Posted by *LS1* Queen

the 555Rs are great on the street and they are absolutely fine in the rain and colder weather as long as u dont drive like a nut. If u dont go nuts with burnouts they will last u a good amount of time. I had mine on for 2 years and that was with many burnouts lol granted they were bald for awhile before i replaced them haha. Dont worry about the 10 bolt right now it will hold with gears in an auto. I put 3.73s in mine last summer and its great. Huge difference from the 2.73s! It will feel like a whole new car once u get rid of em. The gear ratio all depends what u want to do with the car in the long run. Id say do 3.42s but after driving around on the 3.73s my vote will always go for them from now on lol but like i said depends on ur plans.

Good to know, and I hardly ever do burn outs. I might fan the tail out a bit leaving stop signs from time to time but only done a smoke show once. Only reason I don't wanna go with 3.73 is cause I want to drive it this summer farther then the local area haha. 3.42s seem to be what I'm leaning towards. And if my 10 bolt comes apart at the track you get to help me put a new rear end in lol So it looks like this year Ill be shooting for 3.42, yank 3600ss and nittos. Unless convinced otherwise. Do I need a 15 inch rim to mount the nittos or can I go with a bigger rim? Or would that be pointless? I havn't found anything I like for rims really.(other then c5 rims) Alot of people run prostars and draglites but personally don't like the look.

[Formula413]

You can get Nitto 555R tires for pretty much any size F Body wheel, and they work great, awesome dry traction and no noticeable difference from regular street tires in the rain. I've been running them on the rear for 2 seasons and can't imagine using regular street tires again. They will also last longer than any other drag radial.

[ZFreie]

Originally Posted by Formula413

You can get Nitto 555R tires for pretty much any size F Body wheel, and they work great, awesome dry traction and no noticeable difference from regular street tires in the rain. I've been running them on the rear for 2 seasons and can't imagine using regular street tires again. They will also last longer than any other drag radial.

Awesome, my other question was would having a 17" rim DR vs a 15" rim DR make a difference? I know the 15" will have more side wall, will that allow for it to run less psi and make the sidewall softer making it hook better? I'm talking only track with good prep, I know on the street it wont matter so long as I'm running a DR lol, Hope i asked that clearly enough.

[Formula413]

No the wheel size will not make a difference. A radial tire isn't going to wrinkle up the sidewall like a bias ply slick will no matter how hard you launch it. NT555Rs do have a little softer sidewall than a normal radial tire, but used on a 17" wheel the sidewall flex is not too bad. Also NT555Rs are not designed to need very low pressure to get the best traction.

[ZFreie]

Originally Posted by Formula413

No the wheel size will not make a difference. A radial tire isn't going to wrinkle up the sidewall like a bias ply slick will no matter how hard you launch it. NT555Rs do have a little softer sidewall than a normal radial tire, but used on a 17" wheel the sidewall flex is not too bad. Also NT555Rs are not designed to need very low pressure to get the best traction.

Alright, awesome, thanks for the info. Ive found "ask once, do once" works better the fail once, ask once, then do it again and get it right. haha, So would it still be wise to have a full set of summer tires (for long long drives) and then just a set of DRs for the back or just run the DRs 24/7 in the back. I ask cause for instance my brother lives 4 1/2 hours north in Maine and don't know if the DRs would be wise to travel that far on or if I wouldn't notice a difference either way. And again thanks for helping a newbie.

looked at Nittos site, should I go with 555r or 555rII?

[Formula413]

I run mine all the time, no point in only having traction sometimes. Only way ti would make sense to switch is if you run a more aggressive tire at the track.

The NT555RII is basically the same tire but with a stiffer sidewall, it is aimed more at the autocross crowd. The idea is that it will handle better but ride a little firmer. Never driven on one so I don't know how they are.

[ZFreie]

Originally Posted by Formula413

I run mine all the time, no point in only having traction sometimes. Only way ti would make sense to switch is if you run a more aggressive tire at the track.

The NT555RII is basically the same tire but with a stiffer sidewall, it is aimed more at the autocross crowd. The idea is that it will handle better but ride a little firmer. Never driven on one so I don't know how they are.

I do want a car that can run a good 1/4 but I don't want to lose the joy of some squiggly roads, thats my fear with building this. I wanna try stay in the middle of a drag car and a auto cross car. Part of why no slicks and skinnies for me. Same reason my cam and head choice down the line will be in the middle. At the end of the day I don't care about 1/4 times and dyno #s, I want a car thats solid everywhere and not lacking and fun to drive any time. So no .600+ lift cams, 200cc heads here, or 5000stalls, not this build atleast.

I also looked into this but couldn't find a solid answer. Would running say the 555rII up front be worth it, turning performance over a nice summer tire?

[midnight]

Honestly. My ls1 was very lightly modded (see sig) and through an auto at the track in regular 555s not the drag radials I could plant the gas and get no wheel spin. The 555s are under estimated they have excellent wet and dry traction on the street and one he'll of a tread life. Drag radials I wouldn't even bother with unless your stalled or have 3.73s. As far as my streets at the track, I'd get into the box and mat it, and just ride it out til I caught traction. Usually was good enough to clean them. I hear people behind you get pissed tho lol

[KLAB]

Originally Posted by ZFreie

My street tires have zlich for traction as is. I need to look into a nice set of summer tires and DRs for the back if I feel like breaking shit. haha

Thats on dry hard pavement tho its rubber on rubber at the track with the track prep vs rubber on hard pavement greater coefficient of friction so you'll feel your tires grip much better than on the street. Street tire rubber is soft also so a quick lil spin to clear off dirt is fine and just doing that will warm them pretty well. Ripping big burnouts is just a waste of tires. But thats just me I've raced like 10 times in total my whole life lol.