NT555RII for daily driving ?

BlackmaroSS20 · 08-27-2020, 05:27 PM

So im considering buying a set of NT555Rs for the set of replica 1le wheels ive ordered. Are these a good set of tires for daily driving and maybe the occasional track day? Or should i just go with a set of G2s and call it a day? I only drive the car on the weekends as its not my daily driving car. Im also looking at a set of Continental extreme contact sport if anyone has experience with these tires i would like to here your opinion on them.

KingLT1 · 08-31-2020, 10:09 PM

For a weekend car they will work great.

avalonandl · 09-01-2020, 06:50 AM

Those are a little gnarly for street but will be fine...HOWEVER, if you get caught in a rain storm be careful....

grampa_ss · 09-01-2020, 07:13 AM

I DD the 555Rs (June-Oct). All Seasons the rest of the time. I hated the G2s. My all seasons seems to hook better.

KingLT1 · 09-01-2020, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by avalonandl

Those are a little gnarly for street but will be fine...HOWEVER, if you get caught in a rain storm be careful....

The new 555r II have much improved rain performance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by grampa_ss

I DD the 555Rs (June-Oct). All Seasons the rest of the time. I hated the G2s. My all seasons seems to hook better.

Agree on the G2's. They are fine for a front runner but are shit for traction on the rear.

cmitchell17 · 09-01-2020, 05:56 PM

Yeah I had the Nitto NT05 which is supposed to be their top, highest dry traction/high teadwear tire before you get into the drag radials. The NT05s would spin all the way through 1st hear and sometimes into second. I also didn't even get 10k from the rear set before it hit the wear bars. I consider these the worst performing tire I've had. I got 30-40k from my michelin PS4S and they would hold some of first gear sometimes. Although I feel tire life is a extremely and subjective variable that is not easily compared.

Anyway I still have the NT05s on the front and got a new set of NT555R2 in the stock size for the back and the traction going from a "street" tire to a "R" tire is very substantial. I can now get traction and not waste power going to the ground in first gear. Sometimes in certain conditions (sometimes randomly) especially when the sun shines on hot pavement, I can get close to dead hooking from first from a dead stop. Sometimes it will spin a little but once the torque converter couples it will usually recover.

I went from a best of 3.8 0 to 60 on the timer, to a 3.5.

I think I've got 1000 miles on them now and from just holding a penny up to the tread from when they were new I can't notice a difference in the wear yet, so hopefully that's a good sign.

08-27-2020, 05:27 PM	#1
BlackmaroSS20 Drives: 2018 Chevy Camaro SS Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: NC Posts: 3	NT555RII for daily driving ? So im considering buying a set of NT555Rs for the set of replica 1le wheels ive ordered. Are these a good set of tires for daily driving and maybe the occasional track day? Or should i just go with a set of G2s and call it a day? I only drive the car on the weekends as its not my daily driving car. Im also looking at a set of Continental extreme contact sport if anyone has experience with these tires i would like to here your opinion on them.

08-31-2020, 10:09 PM	#2
KingLT1 Drives: 2016 1SS NFG A8 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: 46804 Posts: 7,635	For a weekend car they will work great. __________________ 2016 NFG SS A8/Whipple 2.9/Fuel System/Flex Fuel

09-01-2020, 06:50 AM	#3
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,018	Those are a little gnarly for street but will be fine...HOWEVER, if you get caught in a rain storm be careful.... __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

09-01-2020, 07:13 AM	#4
grampa_ss Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Stansbury Park, Utah Posts: 1,102	I DD the 555Rs (June-Oct). All Seasons the rest of the time. I hated the G2s. My all seasons seems to hook better. __________________ 2016 2SS, MRC, NPP, A8. Procharger P-1X,Stage II,std bypass, 3.9, Alky Meth - 10.84 @129 - DA+2000 New Mods - GPI drop ins, Kooks 2", LT4 fueling, Cam, Circle D Converter, 3.5 pulley & dual nozzle meth.

09-01-2020, 05:56 PM	#6
cmitchell17 Drives: 17 2SS, 8L90, Cam, Heads, E85 Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: US Posts: 1,213	Yeah I had the Nitto NT05 which is supposed to be their top, highest dry traction/high teadwear tire before you get into the drag radials. The NT05s would spin all the way through 1st hear and sometimes into second. I also didn't even get 10k from the rear set before it hit the wear bars. I consider these the worst performing tire I've had. I got 30-40k from my michelin PS4S and they would hold some of first gear sometimes. Although I feel tire life is a extremely and subjective variable that is not easily compared. Anyway I still have the NT05s on the front and got a new set of NT555R2 in the stock size for the back and the traction going from a "street" tire to a "R" tire is very substantial. I can now get traction and not waste power going to the ground in first gear. Sometimes in certain conditions (sometimes randomly) especially when the sun shines on hot pavement, I can get close to dead hooking from first from a dead stop. Sometimes it will spin a little but once the torque converter couples it will usually recover. I went from a best of 3.8 0 to 60 on the timer, to a 3.5. I think I've got 1000 miles on them now and from just holding a penny up to the tread from when they were new I can't notice a difference in the wear yet, so hopefully that's a good sign.

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