Gimme your opionions on DR's

KingChronic · January 13th, 2009, 01:42 PM

if you plan to ever drive it in the rain, get the nitto's. the BFG's are suicidal in the rain. the old tread pattern BFG's are ok in the rain, but the ones you are looking at are the new pattern. if you may drive it in the rain, nitto's PERIOD. the new style M/T's arent bad in the rain, but still have to use alot of caution. you will only get about 2000-3000 miles out of a set of the M/T's though. same with the BFG's.

KingChronic · January 13th, 2009, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

No they're not. They're an improved version of the original 555r's.

the 555R2's are techinically a roadrace tire, they have the same tread pattern, and compund as the drag radials, but they have a much stiffer sidewall and can be run in the front of the car aswell. the stiffer sidewall makes a big difference in traction. when i bought my 04 cobra it had the FGT wheels with 555R2's all the way around and at near stock power i could spin them no problem. i didnt like the wheels so i traded with a friend for 18" FR500's and they had the regular 555R drag radials on the back in the same size (305-35/18) that i had the 555R2's in, and they provided MUCH better traction. the R2's are some doo doo butter.

mustangmanic · January 13th, 2009, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by KingChronic

the 555R2's are techinically a roadrace tire, they have the same tread pattern, and compund as the drag radials, but they have a much stiffer sidewall and can be run in the front of the car aswell. the stiffer sidewall makes a big difference in traction. when i bought my 04 cobra it had the FGT wheels with 555R2's all the way around and at near stock power i could spin them no problem. i didnt like the wheels so i traded with a friend for 18" FR500's and they had the regular 555R drag radials on the back in the same size (305-35/18) that i had the 555R2's in, and they provided MUCH better traction. the R2's are some doo doo butter.

Well damn, i'm glad i ordered them today. I'll call in and cancel my order then order some 555r's. Those lying fuckers at discounttiredirect! They told me that the 555r2's were the same but lasted an extra 1000 miles or so.

psycho bob · January 13th, 2009, 01:56 PM

that's why you should have read up and not trusted the moron sales guy that doesn't have time to read and memorize all the tires he's selling. the 555rII's are for the road course. glad it's not to late for you to change your order. what kind of tire did you get as your track tire for the 17's.

MustangMatt96GT · January 13th, 2009, 02:10 PM

m/t ET street bias ply for the drag rims... but get some 15 inch rims first

KingChronic · January 13th, 2009, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

Well damn, i'm glad i ordered them today. I'll call in and cancel my order then order some 555r's. Those lying fuckers at discounttiredirect! They told me that the 555r2's were the same but lasted an extra 1000 miles or so.

yeah the same morons that will tell you you have to have ATLEAST a 11" wheel to run those tires. they're idiot salesmen, and thats its.

mustangmanic · January 13th, 2009, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by psycho bob

that's why you should have read up and not trusted the moron sales guy that doesn't have time to read and memorize all the tires he's selling. the 555rII's are for the road course. glad it's not to late for you to change your order. what kind of tire did you get as your track tire for the 17's.

I just got some 275/40/17 nitto 555r's for the drag rims.
I dont have a built rear end yet and i wont have enough money for a built rear for awhile, so i'm gonna play the safe card until then.

KingChronic · January 13th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

I just got some 275/40/17 nitto 555r's for the drag rims.
I dont have a built rear end yet and i wont have enough money for a built rear for awhile, so i'm gonna play the safe card until then.

i would not go to the track on 17" DR's your asking to break something. get some 15's and do it right.

mustangmanic · January 14th, 2009, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by KingChronic

i would not go to the track on 17" DR's your asking to break something. get some 15's and do it right.

Just curious.... but how would that break something?

JBIGBOOTSY · January 14th, 2009, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by mustangmanic

Just curious.... but how would that break something?

That makes no sence. 17s have less give than 15s, and are prolly more likely to break somthing.

MustangMatt96GT · January 14th, 2009, 06:33 PM

completely agree... a 15 inch tire has a taller sidewall which allows for the tire to take the shock rather than the rear end... reason why my car after 200 passes (100 nitrous passes) has made it so long stock rear end... the tires them selfs wrinkle, where a DR its hard to do that and so the rear end takes the shock... more likely to break somehting on a DR than a full blown slick.

mustangmanic · January 14th, 2009, 09:33 PM

well holy shit! i had no idea...
looks like i'll be getting some 15x8 rims in the future, and running some slicks.

View Poll Results: Which DR's *please read the post too if you will. Thx
305/45/18 Nitto 555r's	12	66.67%
315/30/18 BFG Gforce KDW 2 DR's	6	33.33%
Voters: 18. You may not vote on this poll

January 13th, 2009, 01:42 PM	#21
KingChronic Gun Whore 04 Whipple Cobra 10.61@129.96 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 2,438 iTrader: 0 reviews	if you plan to ever drive it in the rain, get the nitto's. the BFG's are suicidal in the rain. the old tread pattern BFG's are ok in the rain, but the ones you are looking at are the new pattern. if you may drive it in the rain, nitto's PERIOD. the new style M/T's arent bad in the rain, but still have to use alot of caution. you will only get about 2000-3000 miles out of a set of the M/T's though. same with the BFG's. __________________ Modded Mustangs Make-A-Wish for Bubba "BWAL09" [url]http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/clubhouse/112652-hey-guys-mm-needs-unite-bubba.html[/url] [QUOTE=Drgnracin72;1870015]please do this country a favor and go play tag football with an oncoming car[/QUOTE]

January 13th, 2009, 02:10 PM	#25
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,690 iTrader: 3 reviews	m/t ET street bias ply for the drag rims... but get some 15 inch rims first __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

January 14th, 2009, 06:33 PM	#31
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,690 iTrader: 3 reviews	completely agree... a 15 inch tire has a taller sidewall which allows for the tire to take the shock rather than the rear end... reason why my car after 200 passes (100 nitrous passes) has made it so long stock rear end... the tires them selfs wrinkle, where a DR its hard to do that and so the rear end takes the shock... more likely to break somehting on a DR than a full blown slick. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

January 14th, 2009, 09:33 PM	#32
mustangmanic MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT 13.334 @ 106.27 w/2.01 60' Join Date: May 2007 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 3,107 iTrader: 2 reviews	well holy shit! i had no idea... looks like i'll be getting some 15x8 rims in the future, and running some slicks. __________________

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