well...got the comp SSR's on and my nitto245/45 555Rs as well as a near matching nitto 555 235/45 rear...to me the car seems noticablly lighter ,but i can hardly chirp these tires...so traction should be good..we shall see...UR next week and maybe e manage next month

 

Why put fatter, taller tires in the front?

 

Hm, could be totally off, but I'm guessing because the power delivery is in the front in our cars?

 

The 245/45 Nittos are the drag radials and are really, really sticky and don't come in 235/45-17.

The added footprint from the larger loaded radius AND wider footprint should help traction. (hopefully not too much as to bog)

And, as mentioned (being FWD), you could put ice skates on the rear.

 

But even still... I could see fatter, but why taller? Taller hurts 1/4 times, no???

 

Taller tires have a longer footprint which is better for traction. Shorter tires can help gearing.

 

because thats the closest they come to stock...we're talking 25.71 as apposed to 25.5 not a huge diff...i think in this cold weather i have enough power to over come the bog....especially with these light weight beauties...thanks MIke

 

I feel left out after so many light wheel/rotation inertial sessions re: the 17x8 SSR Competitions . You aren't telling me you actually purchased Mike's SSRs (that he got 14.2s with) ... are you?

If you ever get a chance, can you weight the Nittos (both 555 and 555R vs. Toyos?)

Have fun....

 

when are you goin to the track

do you have a 6-spd

 

yes i now have the infamous mike G 's SSR's ... and i think it was 14.1, but who;s counting

 

no..it's an '01 looking for 13.4 or better

 

Good luck and have fun...

 

Sure thing bro. Next time answer my IMs!!!:P

I really want to see a 13.5 after the pulley Do us proud!

 

errr...i meant 13.4 or better of course

 

i kept missing yuou///must be the time difference or something

 

thanks i miss you too :o

 

i missed my chance to go to the track because of the snow, have to wait till the spring.

 

Man . . I'm jealous . .

Good luck and bring back the winning number . .


Ruf

 

y did u ditch the superleggas

hope u pull a 13.5 or better w/ the pulley, maybe a 13.2 w/ the unichip, one thing u should do if u want to get below 2.0 on the 60 foot is too put some type of spacers or somethin for the rear suspension to eliminate squating, cause the hr oe's are the highest drop u can get for our cars so i'd imagine that they still squat alot during take off cause they arent too stiff...

 

he has konis and has blocked the springs in the past.

 

With about 10k miles on my Nitto 555's, they are finally starting to spin fairly freely when cold. They still have a ton of dry traction, though.
Be sure to be careful if driving around in the wet stuff, because they pretty much suck in the rain...

 

Good luck!

 

when r u goin??