Nitto NT55R

[jonf49]

Sorry, just pulled the first link I could find…

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tir...5r-drag-radial

Are these street drag radials also capable of drifting and cornering? Want to hook up quick, but don’t want to sacrifice handling characteristics.

Also, would they wear a lot faster than PSSs?

Thx

[heitzke]

Originally Posted by jonf49

Sorry, just pulled the first link I could find…

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tir...5r-drag-radial

Are these street drag radials also capable of drifting and cornering? Want to hook up quick, but don’t want to sacrifice handling characteristics.

Also, would they wear a lot faster than PSSs?

Thx

The 555R will definitely sacrifice handling characteristics given it's a true drag radial. The 555RII (which you might check out) has a slightly stiffer sidewall so it'll be a little less floaty and soft feeling in cornering to make it more streetable but you're still sacrificing handling. Definitely not built for drifting.

555RII's are treadwear 100, like the Toyo 888R's (which you also might want to check out). Either way you're looking at sub-10k miles, probably a good bit less. I've read of people getting 6-8k on tw100 tires, including the 888r's, etc. I'd expect about the same from the 555RII's.

Much less than either of these on the standard 555R - maybe 3-4k miles. It's a really soft sidewall DR that's built for hooking from a dig.