wanna take the stock 17s i have and get a set of drs that will fit. the stockers are 7.5" wide i believe. question is whats the best dr that will fit these wheels if any?

anyone use a nitto nt555r? do they grip well?

 

Well the "best" DR is the Mickey Thomson et street dr's but they are pretty much a slick. You cannot drive them in the rain its insanity although in the dry they are a very nice street tire. The cornering grip is surprisingly very high ( I have a set for my 450 whp Camaro ) and of course straight line traction is insane. I believe the record is in the 6 second bracket for these tires now.

But if you want to daily drive then Id steer away from them. The nittos seem to have a good compromise for DD use vs grip. They arent bad but I can spin them pretty easy on my car. Same with the BFG dr's and they SUCK in the wet.

So Id go MT's for all out performance and Nittos for a middle of the road performance vs compromise.

As for size? You could probably run a 255 or even 275 if you can get a tall enough sidewall. The 4x4's come with 265's iirc stock

 

yea saw the mt street dr but does anyone know for a fact the 275/40/17 will fit the stock 17" wheel? also wouldnt that be really short tire

 

Yes it will fit. Just make sure you don't have some mom/pop shop do it. Take it somewhere who knows WTF they're doing.

I say the NT05 or the NT555... the MT's are great but they are extremely soft and won't last long. A buddy of mine went through them in a month...

 

not gonna put a lot of miles on them, just drive to track 15 miles away and make 6 runs or so then drive back home couple times a year.

 

X1 on the NT05Rs they gripe real good got them on mine went from an 8.6 to a 8.2 at the 1/8

 

Why not get a 275/50 m&h racemaster radial its 28" tall and ive heard they do good. And its probably the cheapest tire for 17" rim

 

Hmmm the 40 might be tricky to mount on that rim. I have the same size on a 10" wheel for my Camaro for instance.

 

just found an old thread talking about m&h drs 275/50/17. looked into these and look like they may be what im looking for.

 

thats what i have in the front...325s in the rear