mrmint69
09-11-2008, 11:48 PM
I went to the track 2 weeks ago and made one run and could not get traction for 1/3 of the track. I decided to go home and order some slick. I decided on the Nitto nt555r 275/40/r17. I could not be happier so far. I went out today and made several attemps to break them loose and could barely even chirp them. My old tires would hook sometimes and would usually spin when I shifted into 2nd. Now they hook perfect every time and never slip on the hard shift. I ran my best 0-60 time so far so its time for some track time. I have them at 22 lbs and it seems good so far. If anyone has experience with these for my track runs feel free to let me know.
bombebomb
09-12-2008, 02:44 AM
I have no track experience with them, but I can tell you they seem to be an excellent tire, my car had 3.73's and lca's with nittos never spun them once, however when it shifted into second I normally got a bark out of them. I love them :D
Counted Out
09-12-2008, 04:23 AM
Just got a set, was about to make my first run with them but my clutch went bad during the burn out.
I can tell you this though. I did a burn out with them in a parking lot, then tried to make them spin, they would not. They grip like hell when you heat them up good.
mrmint69
09-13-2008, 07:07 PM
Went to the track today and let out the air to 21lbs. Did a 4 second burn out and noticed the tires were starting to stick so I let off the gas. I got 2 runs in and it planted like I hoped it would. The car is smoother than before and drives great. I expected some gravel to be picked up and hit the wheel well but it was like me stock tires. My 1/4 mile times improved over a 1/2 second over my best times ever on both runs. Both 60ft times were exactly 2.00 now its time for some gears.:D