05gtgreen

I just put on some 255\50 17 Nitto 555's on the back of my mustang. Seems like I could have went a little wider, oh well. I was wondering how long you have to heat these tires up before you go to the line to launch. Racing season is comin up, and this will be the first time racin the mustang, don't wanna do a huge burnout leavin the lights.

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2005 mustang gt - green, black leather, 5spd manual, 1000 shaker, tint, shaker scoop, hurst short throw, C&L CAI with SCT X-cal2, jba longtubes, offroad h, flo-pro mufflers, polyurethane motor mounts
1986 buick grand national
1996 chev 1/2 ton 4X4

UrS4

It has been my experience that on street tires you should avoid a burnout and avoid the water box. At most doa short spin to clean the tires but thats it.

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06 GT 5spd manual DOP 3/31/06

Mods: JLTII+tune-4.10-UDP-Spydershaft-O/R X pipe & MM cat back-ss lines-fluid-pads-Hurst-255/50/17
94' Audi S4 330hp . . .sold

TheDarkPath

+1
Avoid water and do a small spin to clean them. I power-break into a spin and then let off the brakes to get them spinning a bit more. It's never more than 1-2 seconds and it seems to do the trick.

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2006 Tungsten Grey GT Auto
Corsa AB, UDP, BMR Swaybar delete, C&L, X-Cal 2 93 octane, BMR LCAs, Pypes O/R H, 4.10s, MT ET/Streets
Best ET: 12.611 @ 107.49
287.64 RWHP

05gtgreen

Ok, I just notice that on the street, it doesn't seem to take much to spin these tires. i thought maybe I had to do a burnout to get them hot to make them sticky.

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2005 mustang gt - green, black leather, 5spd manual, 1000 shaker, tint, shaker scoop, hurst short throw, C&L CAI with SCT X-cal2, jba longtubes, offroad h, flo-pro mufflers, polyurethane motor mounts
1986 buick grand national
1996 chev 1/2 ton 4X4

TheDarkPath

I like the Nittos...definitelya major improvement over the stock BFG KDWSs but I think next time, I'll be switching out for some BFG KDW2s to see how they compare. On the street, the nittos seems to bite decently but I don't take off hard very often due to the exhaust being so loud, i don't want to draw attention of cars with lights on top.

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2006 Tungsten Grey GT Auto
Corsa AB, UDP, BMR Swaybar delete, C&L, X-Cal 2 93 octane, BMR LCAs, Pypes O/R H, 4.10s, MT ET/Streets
Best ET: 12.611 @ 107.49
287.64 RWHP

05gtgreen

Ya, i know what you mean. Should a person drop the tire pressure at the track. I run 35 psi on the street.

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2005 mustang gt - green, black leather, 5spd manual, 1000 shaker, tint, shaker scoop, hurst short throw, C&L CAI with SCT X-cal2, jba longtubes, offroad h, flo-pro mufflers, polyurethane motor mounts
1986 buick grand national
1996 chev 1/2 ton 4X4

TheDarkPath

I usually run 25-28 psi at the track. 32 psi on the street. I keep the front at 35psi all the time.

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2006 Tungsten Grey GT Auto
Corsa AB, UDP, BMR Swaybar delete, C&L, X-Cal 2 93 octane, BMR LCAs, Pypes O/R H, 4.10s, MT ET/Streets
Best ET: 12.611 @ 107.49
287.64 RWHP

UrS4

Wow those seem like low psi for the street.

I run 41 psi on all four on the street. I guess I am just used to road racing pressures. At the race events, I run 48 psi cold.

This is on th stock pirellis though, they have a 51psi max pressure.

At 32 psi the tires seem too soft to me, I guess I am trying to compensate for the tall side wall until I get the dough for new tires.

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06 GT 5spd manual DOP 3/31/06

Mods: JLTII+tune-4.10-UDP-Spydershaft-O/R X pipe & MM cat back-ss lines-fluid-pads-Hurst-255/50/17
94' Audi S4 330hp . . .sold

Foose12

Good choice!!! 555's are the SH*T

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2007 Red/Black Foose Mustang #104
Pypes o/r H-pipe w/ GTA'S
SCT X-Cal 2 w/ B a m a chips 91 oct tunes

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2570764

ponyman

I don't totally think this is a hijack question, but a little bit of one..Oh well...

How is the wet traction in the 555's???

How is the tread wear??? About how many miles are people getting on a set???

I'm assuming that with the 255/50-17s that you have them on the stock wheel????

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2005 Roush Sport 5-spd (#05-2083)

Mods: Stuff that gets me over the character max.

303rwhp/314rwtq