Drag radial or street comp tire

[Gold4.6]

With Ford day just around the corner out here I'm in the market for a set of strip tires so I can connect. I was wondering if I could get away with the Nitto NT555 tire or should I go for the Nitto drag radial. I won't be daily driving on either but there is a price difference of about 20 bucks between the 2. Thanks

 

[KillNThrill24]

Depends on the traction you want, and the amount of life you want out of your tires. The DR's are gonna grab and go better, but they don't last for shit. The street tires aren't going to hook as well, but they'll last far longer. Depends what your lookin for man.

Me personally, I'd get the streets. But I daily mine most of the time. DR's I think you get about 10k of use IIRC

 

[joekd]

If you want strip only tires go DR, if you want tires you can daily drive on don't. Any wet at all and DR's are like driving on ice.

 

[OnyxCobra]

Go for the 555R, they actually last pretty decent and the 555 seems to dry-rot rather quickly.

 

[Gold4.6]

Yeah I may go with the dr's. I'm going to need something better then my kumho tires if I don't want to spin right through first lol. Maybe ill order the dr's and roll control. Thanks guys

 

[justinschmidt1]

555R's really are a vag DR...theyre fine in any conditions, I daily drove them.

 

[brian95]

I have had both in 245-45-17 the reg 555 I drove for awile and when I started going to track more I used Dr with the Dr and a Gt40 setup with 125 of spray I had a 1.77 60 ft and that was with full weight with ac and smog but you will need to get good heat in them