Nitto 555r or NT05

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Nitto 555r or NT05

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Does anyone have experience with either of these tires on rear? 275/40/17's. My Nitto 555's spin like crazy so I want better traction for street use.
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Re: Nitto 555r or NT05

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I had the NT05's on my '97 Cobra & loved them.
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Re: Nitto 555r or NT05

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I’m running NT05s on all 4 corners of my 2000 Cobra R... fantastic tire!

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Re: Nitto 555r or NT05

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You need to get a lot of heat in them to get them to perform, or so I've heard.

Always used BFG's myself, but you won't get any mileage out of them.
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Re: Nitto 555r or NT05

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You likely know this, and its not a direction you want to go but Hoosier has the R7 in that size. GREAT traction there. I have used these on a street car before.
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Re: Nitto 555r or NT05

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Thanks for the input guys! Happy crusin :headbang:
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