I am thinking of getting some Nittos for my 03 cobra with stock tenth anniv 17x9 rims. I am thinking of NT555R 315/35/R17-102V drag radials rear, but NT555 245/45ZR17-93W summer UHP for the front. I would go with the summer 'ultra high performance' up front to maybe have better control than the drag radials offer in rainy conditions. I would go with the narrower tire up front because with wider tires I often feel the steering wheel being tugged around in my hands and the car pulling to one side or the other.
Is it OK to have the different fronts and rears? Does it make any sense? Any other comments? Do I need to worry about the 240kph speed rating of the drag radials if the car might ever be at 250-260kph? Will the drag radials REALLY crack if I use these tires when the temperature is a little below freezing*? I am in Canada and 'below freezing' can happen somewhere between 8 and 12 months of the year.
Car is pretty stock, with CAI, flowmasters, and a tune.
Thanks
* I can't post a link to the Nitto site where they warn about cracking because this is my first post. If anyone is keen to see it, remove the space after ".com" in the following, that URL will take you to the NT555R page. You then have to click a link immediately above the picture of the tire, near the top right, in tiny letters: "IMPORTANT USAGE AND HANDLING INFORMATION".
nittotire.com //#index%2Etire%2Ent555r
Is it OK to have the different fronts and rears? Does it make any sense? Any other comments? Do I need to worry about the 240kph speed rating of the drag radials if the car might ever be at 250-260kph? Will the drag radials REALLY crack if I use these tires when the temperature is a little below freezing*? I am in Canada and 'below freezing' can happen somewhere between 8 and 12 months of the year.
Car is pretty stock, with CAI, flowmasters, and a tune.
Thanks
* I can't post a link to the Nitto site where they warn about cracking because this is my first post. If anyone is keen to see it, remove the space after ".com" in the following, that URL will take you to the NT555R page. You then have to click a link immediately above the picture of the tire, near the top right, in tiny letters: "IMPORTANT USAGE AND HANDLING INFORMATION".
nittotire.com //#index%2Etire%2Ent555r