Author Topic: Maximum rubber......girl gets some new shoes (Read 3276 times)

dodgestang · « **Reply #50 on:** January, 07, 2012, 09:45:25 AM »

Quote from: miketyler on January, 07, 2012, 07:50:40 AM

Looks like the NT555's actually run about the same width as the BFG. However, the NT555R is spec'd at almost 1/2" narrower and may give me the clearance I need. One dealer wont sell them to me because he claims they are unsafe for street use. I cant find anything online suggesting this. Anyone comment on the competiton tires versus their street tires?

Street line: http://www.nittotire.com/TireSelector/Category?tireSection=street

Competiton line: http://www.nittotire.com/TireSelector/Category?tireSection=competition

Someone is looking out for you IMO....others say "sure drag radial on my everyday car no problem" but I agree with it. If you want to daily drive/routinely drive a drag radial you aren't going to like it. Rain performance doesn't exist and you will destroy your rear quarters with all the shit that sticks to them and then gets thrown at high velocity into your paint.

mmw68 · « **Reply #51 on:** January, 07, 2012, 04:20:57 PM »

I ran Nittos on my Lincoln LS, It was a sports sedan, and they handled very well. Also a lot of the Guys in our Toyota Land Cruiser club are running there off road tire, and are very happy with it.

miketyler · « **Reply #52 on:** February, 06, 2012, 05:27:22 PM »

I went with the Nittos and they definitley give me the breathing clearance I need on the spring side and on the qtr lip side. Sorry for hijacking your thread Jeremy - it is a good discussion about 315's and the things youhave to go thru to make them fit.

stangg · « **Reply #53 on:** February, 06, 2012, 05:43:29 PM »

Quote from: miketyler on January, 07, 2012, 07:50:40 AM

One dealer wont sell them to me because he claims they are unsafe for street use. I cant find anything online suggesting this. Anyone comment on the competiton tires versus their street tires?

I never used either, but wonder if this advisory has them worried... I doubt the temperature in Texas is an issue, but maybe the prolonged storage issue?
http://www.nittotire.com/content/pdf/StorageRecommendationsCompetitionTires.pdf

Otherwise they are DOT approved, so that would make them street legal.. right?
http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555r

EDIT -- Nevermind... I missed that the thread continued onto another page... You're way past that question....

BTW.. They look real nice... give some feedback when you have a chance to drive on them.

Grabber70Mach · « **Reply #54 on:** February, 06, 2012, 05:55:05 PM »

Quote from: miketyler on February, 06, 2012, 05:27:22 PM

I went with the Nittos and they definitley give me the breathing clearance I need on the spring side and on the qtr lip side. Sorry for hijacking your thread Jeremy - it is a good discussion about 315's and the things youhave to go thru to make them fit.

Glad you got it worked out, post some more pics when you get the chance.