Anyone try these out yet? Supposed to be the best of the 555r and the nt05 in one tire. I got a set but trying to wait out these rainy months here in Florida.

 

I have a set on my nova and they hook pretty good

 

it's a good road race tire (stiffer sidewall than the 555R drag radial) & same compound as the toyo R888R

 

but that one looks a little baloony for an R2... or it could be that i'm just used to the short sidewalls on the vettes i'm used to seeing them on.

 

They actually have this in a 22" as well. Might have to give these a try.

 

lol yea it’s a fat meat for sure. 325/50/15 can’t wait to see them on the truck

 

It may be my next tire since MT doesn't make the SS in a 305/45/18. If it actually combines the wet manners of a 555G2 and better traction that an NT05R, its a win-win.

 

if you're looking a drag radial (based on comparing to MTs & NT05Rs), the 555R is the one you want. the 555R2 is the stiffer version meant for taking corners.

 

The 555r is what I ordered from them but the II came instead so I assumed they are not making just 555r anymore. If you look at there site it says it get better 60ft than the nt05, so I don’t know where your getting your info from

 

i'm getting it from their site as well as personal experience researching/buying the last few sets of road race tires for my car & from other friends who have researched & driven on their own sets.

i think the disconnect here is that different letter designations actually mean different things, i.e., NT05 ≠ NT05R and NT555 ≠ NT555R ≠ NT555Rii.
each of these are performance tires in their own rites, however, they have different compound & construction properties.

• NT555 is a decent street performance tire
• NT05 is a grippier street tire
• NT555R is a street-legal drag radial
• NT05R is an even stickier street-legal drag radial that trades some wet traction for dry compared to the 555R
• NT555Rii is similar to the 555R but combines some of the properties with the NT05R & reinforces the sidewalls, which gives it better lateral g tolerances. and apparently, they've redesigned them recently for better straight-line performance, too.

that's all i was getting at.