Hey...need 4 new donuts. Called Discount tire & they said the Toyo Proxies I want are on a 1 MONTH backup!!! DAM*IT!! They said the closest perfromance lateral is Nitto 555's. Anyone have these? Are they decent? I had Nitto DR's on my cobra & they were worthless. Also, can I safely go with a wider tire than a 45? I dont want excessive sidewall but I would like a little more rubber than these 45's. Thanx guys!!!

 

I have 2 555's in the back and they are great, about to get 2 more in the front. They are better than the Toyo's. I believe the toys have harder rubber.....

 

Sweet, do they look as good as the proxies. I originally liked those because they were such a sharp tire. Also, does anyone know if I can go with a wider size with no problems?

 

I havent seen the Toyo's but the 555's look a lot better than the F1's to me.

 

Any news on what the biggest size I can go with?

 

Nittos are made by Toyo, but I believe the Nitto 555 are softer once they break in, and you can run a 295/45/18 and that would give you about a 11.6 tread width. I have seen 305s, but I think they look weird.

 

Well 305/45-18 for the 555R's in the back but i don't think much else is available in that size.

 

I need some new shoes to and have been looking into the NT 555s. Where have you guys seen them the cheapest? Thanks.

-Kimball

 

Sweet, anybody got pics of 305's on their truck?

 

Here you can see the nittos mounted.

 

hey, was this pic taken right when u got ure tires put on, cause my green line went away within a week.

 

I have a couple pics in my gallery. easterisland

 

Yea hah that was right after I got home.

 

i got my 555's from http://www.onlinetires.com/main.html

i'm very pleased with them. if you contact nitto, the 295-45-ZR18 (our stock tire size) is the largest 555 they carry unless you go with a drag radial (NT-555R) 305-45-ZR18

 

Rick
So is that Mach I Erin's engagement present? It has been awhile so maybe it was a wedding present...either way, very nice set you got there. Maybe I should find a significant other so I can have a "second" car again

Ya'll take care!