Looking for a good performance tire...

Blue98GT · June 8th, 2007, 02:50 PM

Hey, im looking to get some new tires for my stock 16" wheels, the tires on there now are Eagle 225 55 R16... anyone have any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy... i was thinking of going with either falken or nitto. What is the widest tire i can put on my wheel??? thankx

MustangMatt96GT · June 8th, 2007, 02:51 PM

Nitto 555!

SWEET2KSTANG · June 8th, 2007, 03:12 PM

+1, nitto's are the sh!t!!!

ChrisJ · June 8th, 2007, 03:14 PM

Another for the Nittos...

I ran nittos then switched to goodyear eagle f1 gds3's and I hate them...Cant wait to go back to Nittos...

WilltheThrill · June 8th, 2007, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Another for the Nittos...

I ran nittos then switched to goodyear eagle f1 gds3's and I hate them...Cant wait to go back to Nittos...

is there really that much of a difference?

SWEET2KSTANG · June 8th, 2007, 03:46 PM

oh yeah! i have ran the nitto 555, bfg g force, bfg comp ta, khumo 711, khumo 712, and the nittos were by far the best! the bfg g forces were a good tire but nowhere near as good as the nitto.

themadgnome · June 8th, 2007, 05:18 PM

I run 555r's on my Ligtning and they are the only tire that will give me traction, so a big +1 for me

WilltheThrill · June 8th, 2007, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by themadgnome

I run 555r's on my Ligtning and they are the only tire that will give me traction, so a big +1 for me

how much would two of those cost?

Fryrice · June 8th, 2007, 06:28 PM

$110-120 at Discount Tires.com for a 17 inch rim. Thats where I got mine. I fuggin love em. They are sticky as hell , hook nicely,and look great.

Ive had the same set for almost 2 years .With proper rotation they have excellent tread life for a Z rated tire. I had Goodyears before .These are much betta.

ChrisJ · June 8th, 2007, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Another for the Nittos...

I ran nittos then switched to goodyear eagle f1 gds3's and I hate them...Cant wait to go back to Nittos...

is there really that much of a difference?

I could feel quite the difference...The goodyears turn over very easily...The nittos stuck harder...

WilltheThrill · June 8th, 2007, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Fryrice

$110-120 at Discount Tires.com for a 17 inch rim. Thats where I got mine. I fuggin love em. They are sticky as hell , hook nicely,and look great.

Ive had the same set for almost 2 years .With proper rotation they have excellent tread life for a Z rated tire. I had Goodyears before .These are much betta.

thats not bad at all.

do ya'll know if its true that runnin dr's on the back of my car would reduce the tire hop?

FOR POINT SIX · June 9th, 2007, 01:21 AM

Nitto's for the front and Mickey Thompsons Drag Drag Radials for the rear.

Fryrice · June 9th, 2007, 02:31 AM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

Originally Posted by Fryrice

$110-120 at Discount Tires.com for a 17 inch rim. Thats where I got mine. I fuggin love em. They are sticky as hell , hook nicely,and look great.

Ive had the same set for almost 2 years .With proper rotation they have excellent tread life for a Z rated tire. I had Goodyears before .These are much betta.

thats not bad at all.

do ya'll know if its true that runnin dr's on the back of my car would reduce the tire hop?

Wheel hop is a problem on all the IRS Cobras Im sure you know. Ive never heard about dr's helpin .I know that a live axel swap from a GT is pretty popular for the 03-04 Cobra guys.

Dr's might hook better,but the tread life is gonna be shorter. Keep in mind if you do Nittos up front and MT's in the rear as suggested ,you wont be able to rotate your tires . Thats gonna get expensive quick.

travis_afx · June 9th, 2007, 11:31 PM

+1 for the NITTO 555r's.

stanglifemike · June 11th, 2007, 09:41 PM

Nitto 555 all the way, about to put the 555R's on the rear of the 98

chris1 · June 14th, 2007, 02:04 AM

are the nittos summer or all season?

Fryrice · June 14th, 2007, 03:08 AM

All season . They are a great all around tire.

Though I cant speak for areas that get a lot of snow . Here in the mid-Atlantic coast , we dont see much snow.

Drgnracin72 · June 14th, 2007, 06:28 AM

nitto 555s, i wouldnt do m/t drag radials on a street car becasue they do not last long at all. i had a set on my car, and they lasted for 3,000 miles and i didnt hotrod on them much

Hasselm8 · June 14th, 2007, 12:17 PM

Hey, im looking to get some new tires for my stock 16" wheels, the tires on there now are Eagle 225 55 R16... anyone have any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy... i was thinking of going with either falken or nitto. What is the widest tire i can put on my wheel??? thankx

I would get Nitto 555 Extreme ZRs. Although they have horrible wet traction...the response I get when the roads are dry is unbelievable...They seem to get better and better the faster and harder the turn in....

Fryrice · June 14th, 2007, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Hasselm8

Hey, im looking to get some new tires for my stock 16" wheels, the tires on there now are Eagle 225 55 R16... anyone have any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy...

I would get Nitto 555 Extreme ZRs. Although they have horrible wet traction...the response I get when the roads are dry is unbelievable...They seem to get better and better the faster and harder the turn in....

Well,I think if you follow the pattern of this thread ,we are all gonna tell you the same thing on which brand.

Nittos dont have "horrible" wet traction. They aint a Goodyear Aquatread either .

June 8th, 2007, 02:50 PM	#1
Blue98GT Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looking for a good performance tire... Hey, im looking to get some new tires for my stock 16" wheels, the tires on there now are Eagle 225 55 R16... anyone have any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy... i was thinking of going with either falken or nitto. What is the widest tire i can put on my wheel??? thankx

June 8th, 2007, 02:51 PM	#2
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,692 iTrader: 3 reviews	Nitto 555! __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

June 8th, 2007, 03:12 PM	#3
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,542 iTrader: 8 reviews	+1, nitto's are the sh!t!!! __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

June 8th, 2007, 03:14 PM	#4
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	Another for the Nittos... I ran nittos then switched to goodyear eagle f1 gds3's and I hate them...Cant wait to go back to Nittos... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

June 8th, 2007, 03:46 PM	#6
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,542 iTrader: 8 reviews	oh yeah! i have ran the nitto 555, bfg g force, bfg comp ta, khumo 711, khumo 712, and the nittos were by far the best! the bfg g forces were a good tire but nowhere near as good as the nitto. __________________ project warhorse under construction wagon burner under construction as well (04 lightning) being built by MP2 Performance

June 8th, 2007, 05:18 PM	#7
themadgnome Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 66 iTrader: 0 reviews	I run 555r's on my Ligtning and they are the only tire that will give me traction, so a big +1 for me __________________

June 8th, 2007, 06:28 PM	#9
Fryrice Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: VA Posts: 2,034 iTrader: 0 reviews	$110-120 at Discount Tires.com for a 17 inch rim. Thats where I got mine. I fuggin love em. They are sticky as hell , hook nicely,and look great. Ive had the same set for almost 2 years .With proper rotation they have excellent tread life for a Z rated tire. I had Goodyears before .These are much betta. __________________ Fryrice has left the building.

June 9th, 2007, 01:21 AM	#12
FOR POINT SIX Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 679 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nitto's for the front and Mickey Thompsons Drag Drag Radials for the rear. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/forpointsix My Garage

June 9th, 2007, 11:31 PM	#14
travis_afx Rebel Of The Sacred Heart '02 GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: OK Posts: 2,338 iTrader: 0 reviews	+1 for the NITTO 555r's.

June 11th, 2007, 09:41 PM	#15
stanglifemike IBEATU 06 GT, 98 GT, & 93 Notch Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 5,937 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nitto 555 all the way, about to put the 555R's on the rear of the 98 __________________ 98 GT: some stuff 06 GT: more stuff 93 Notch: 4 cyl at birth, now 5.0 drivetrain and stock exterior and interior= True Sleeper Paxton/Vortech Crew Member #3 FRPP's #1 Dealer Injected Engineering BMR Suspension

June 14th, 2007, 02:04 AM	#16
chris1 Banned 2003 Ford Mach Traveling at the speed of a photon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 851 iTrader: 0 reviews	are the nittos summer or all season? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Under my Umbrella! [I][COLOR=#ff0000]Studies show that 99.9% of the kids on MM ask the same questions over and over again about performance parts yet do nothing after the advice is given because they're still in Highschool and suffer from no money syndrome. [/COLOR][/I]

June 14th, 2007, 03:08 AM	#17
Fryrice Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: VA Posts: 2,034 iTrader: 0 reviews	All season . They are a great all around tire. Though I cant speak for areas that get a lot of snow . Here in the mid-Atlantic coast , we dont see much snow. __________________ Fryrice has left the building.

June 14th, 2007, 06:28 AM	#18
Drgnracin72 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: somewhere in oklahoma Posts: 10,635 iTrader: 2 reviews	nitto 555s, i wouldnt do m/t drag radials on a street car becasue they do not last long at all. i had a set on my car, and they lasted for 3,000 miles and i didnt hotrod on them much __________________ RIP ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. One Big Ass Mistake America SHEEPDOGS

June 14th, 2007, 12:17 PM	#19
Hasselm8 Regular '99 Mustang Gt IDK Join Date: May 2007 Location: Blackwood New Jersey Posts: 64 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Hey, im looking to get some new tires for my stock 16" wheels, the tires on there now are Eagle 225 55 R16... anyone have any advice on which tires to buy and not to buy... i was thinking of going with either falken or nitto. What is the widest tire i can put on my wheel??? thankx I would get Nitto 555 Extreme ZRs. Although they have horrible wet traction...the response I get when the roads are dry is unbelievable...They seem to get better and better the faster and harder the turn in.... __________________ "A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer. "

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