I have them on my hellcat. Once they're warm they hook. Im not scared of doing 40 rolls with the nitto nt555r2 knowing I'm not gonna spin my tires off lol
@@shelbyhaiketic4212 you don't need to do any of that as long as u have minimal Throttle control if any from a dig. From a roll u can smash it in first and they'll hook. I ha e them on my current car w 550hp and they hook no issue
Awesome. Just sold me on them. My 400whp 02 Mustang should hook well with them. Thanks for the real world test. Means so much more than a controlled test on a track for most people.
They work really well on my Lightning. I got a set on my 15inch race stars, 325/50/15s, and they hook pretty good on the street! Hitting the track soon, so we'll see how they do there, and get some numbers...hoping for low-mid 11's on the stock blower 🤘⚡
Do I need to do a burnout for them to hook with just 500 hp? I was hoping I can just floor it a couple times while driving around until they start hooking
@@shelbyhaiketic4212 I did a very minimal burnout, even just a dry hop, and they hooked fine for me. Making 520whp/604wtq in my Lightning, 1.6 60ft, ran mid 11s. Not too shabby for a street radial.
I run these tires on my mustang. They hook great in dry and wet. When hitting a puddle it will pull buy sticks and is controlled. However once you wear them in they will spin on take off under hard acceleration but stick hard really quick. No complaints, fastest I had these tires up to is 140mph.
Great tires 👍 got them in 20inch 305s rear too go along with nitto g2 front. They perfect, Great in rain too. I daily drive with them in and out of town for work highway etc. You just have too run nitto r2 in lower psi. (24 to 26psi to daily drive) so you won’t wear it out uneven. great traction! Overall great buy. Probably sold out everywhere by now. Will buy again. 🙌
@@ARXDMOS hard corners idk 🤷♂️ but they used to be my daily rear tires for couple months then end up selling them for g2 because I work out of town and used the 5.0 for daily car
If you want eliminate first gear spin, then go lower differential ratio it will be better for street racing from dead stop and less gear sifting needed, also better fuel mpg.
Random only holds the maximum of 10,000 entries, which is the maximum sequence length that the Sequence Generator allows. Can you explain in detail how you or Random plans on picking a winner ? 1000 people buy a $10 key chains @ 10 x entries. That’s the maximum entries there.
That’s what they don’t tell you, if the max is reached then you’re not in the drawing, and anything uber that is pure profit… same thing with the other website that gives away cars and raises money for charities 🤷🏻♂️
I bet y'all miss this car sometimes...this thing was a badass gen2...I enjoyed the whole build of this one bc i found it right after I got my 21 gen3 in white
I have them on my terminator and they got me home in the rain 4 times or so already and they give you a lot more confidence in not hydroplaning, and the back end feels more planted.
@@MustangLifestyleTV That's how I lost my silver metallic cobra last year. Brand new mickey thompson ets in the rear and earlier model nitto 555's in front...car hydroplaned at 45mph. I did the same thing that Lewis did in his 180 spinout except for me there was no shoulder...only a concrete divider. Friday the 13th no less!
Back in the early 2000's I had a 1989 GT hatch with all the bolt-ons. Shortly after buying it I got a new set of Nitto 555r2's 275/40r-17 all around and they were amazing. I've been a fan of these tires since.
@@ricardoquezada3109 Don't know what to tell you. I bought a set of Nitto 555r2's around 2004. They were relatively new then if I remember correctly. The 555r's were considered the drag radials while the 555r2's had a stiffer side wall and were more oriented around road racing. If that still holds true in the newer tires that would probably explain why Andrew says they don't have as much sway in them as other drag radials do.
@@ricardoquezada3109 The link below is from a Corvette forum which is dated 2003 and they're talking about the newer NT555R2's which have the same compound and tread of the NT555r drag radials but have a stiffer sidewall just like I said. www.z06vette.com/threads/nitto-555r2.51888/
@@ricardoquezada3109 it was. Had the same name but diff tire. It was like nittos r888 basically. A road course oriented tire. The new version is literally the next iteration of the old 555r drag radial.
💥 Can anyone say how these drag radials are in autocross? I’m looking to be using these primarily on the street and I’m wondering how they grip in the turns.
@@JuanJavierthebeast I needed tires that I could drive through the twisty roads in the mountains, so I ended up going with R888Rs and they’re great! They can hook WOT in 2nd!
I have a fully body on 12’ GT. With e85. These tires never did me good off the line. But it hooks on 2-4th gear. Same tire size. I even got sticky glue on the pavement and burned out for a 30 seconds or more. Also dropped my tire pressure to 15psi.
It seem that the Nitto 555 R// are better than my Nitto555R , it is time for new nitto tires my choice is the new and improved nitto. Thanks for tips Andrew 👏👍💪
Agreed I went from NItto drag radial to the same MT you spoke of and now I am going back to NItto NT555RII as the Sway was not cool for the way I drive, same size 305/35/20 on Ferrrada FR1. Anytime I did some back road spirited driving it didnt feel planted to me running Whipple Gen5 on Oxford white.
How’s the balance 305/45/17 Mickeys shake stupid crazy at 70+ 3 months with them and tread is already low af I don’t even burn out lol What psi you running
Almost $800 for a set that has a 100 treadwear rating is a tough buy. I have the 555 G2s with 50 lbs of sand over each wheel in the trunk of my S550. The increase in traction definitely outweighs the extra weight. I couldn’t hook til 4th before I put more weight in the rear. Finally found a good balance of tire wear and traction.
I thought you would at least wash the backside of the wheels before you put them on!!!! Why didn’t you check and set the air pressure before you tried to get it to hook? I know, you probably did but didn’t show it!!!! It’s ok, I still like the video!!!
I have these tires on my 2010 Grabber Blue GT500 and I think they're great for dry conditions. Never have driven it in the rain so not sure how they preform in inclement weather conditions. Good bang for your buck. Great video!
Andrew I have those exact same tires, I contacted you and asked were you interested in trading them for a set of cat delete race pipes. It was a few months ago
there is a r2 and a r11. your trying the r11 not the r2. I run the R11 as you stated in the definition however you keep saying R2. Interesting lots of people do that I wonder why? Also are not the R11 drive axle tires and the R2 used for non drive rotation? Lots of interesting things on these
Nitto makes pretty great tires as long as you stay away from the 555G2. Had them on my gti awhile ago and couldn't even hook through second gear in the summer and they got greasy when cornering in pretty much no time at all. Worst fucking tires I've ever had. The car was literally only a stage 1 flash too
@@kuddos2129 they make good drift car tires because they're easy to light up lol. My bolt on geared 07 gt500 (550 rwhp) would absolutely light them on fire at a second gear roll and rpm would shoot up id short shift 3rd and the ass end almost got lose in 3rd as well this was 275/35/20 on a 20x10 rovos. They were on my car when I got it. Now I got 275/60/15 on f14 drag pack and dead hooks 2nd it will even hook 1st when it is warm pretty damn good and that is with 30 psi street pressure and no burnout these tires are beast. Spinning as easily as it did when I bought it is something I hated and it truly made me not be able to enjoy the car. Now I can stomp it whenever I want and from 2nd gear on I have no worries at all it just hauls ass and this is with 500+ torque to the wheels off idle to redline with 4.10 gears. Pretty impressive.
I'm glad you had luck with the NT555r's because I didn't. Then again you have a nice wide Power band and make you're torque up top which definitely helps with off the line performance
I was going to buy a key tag for the 10X but it says they are sold out. Is there anything else I can buy that doesn't cost much for the 10X? Let me know because I'm interested in trying to win the Mustang.
That whine never gets old.
I have them on my hellcat. Once they're warm they hook. Im not scared of doing 40 rolls with the nitto nt555r2 knowing I'm not gonna spin my tires off lol
I have 500 hp do I need to do a burnout for them to hook? Or can I just floor it a couple times off the line to make them warm up enough to hook ?
@@shelbyhaiketic4212 you don't need to do any of that as long as u have minimal Throttle control if any from a dig. From a roll u can smash it in first and they'll hook. I ha e them on my current car w 550hp and they hook no issue
@@miguelmendoza1226 how many miles would u say they last?
@@qKJp they lasted me almost 18k miles belive it or not lol. That's more than a year for an average person that dailies their car.
Awesome. Just sold me on them. My 400whp 02 Mustang should hook well with them. Thanks for the real world test. Means so much more than a controlled test on a track for most people.
No doubt what a badass machine .
Never expected you to do a giveaway but whoever wins is very lucky
Keep up the good content
They work really well on my Lightning. I got a set on my 15inch race stars, 325/50/15s, and they hook pretty good on the street!
Hitting the track soon, so we'll see how they do there, and get some numbers...hoping for low-mid 11's on the stock blower 🤘⚡
Do I need to do a burnout for them to hook with just 500 hp? I was hoping I can just floor it a couple times while driving around until they start hooking
@@shelbyhaiketic4212 I did a very minimal burnout, even just a dry hop, and they hooked fine for me. Making 520whp/604wtq in my Lightning, 1.6 60ft, ran mid 11s. Not too shabby for a street radial.
Love the whine of this 550! Somebody is gonna love this car!
Thanks for the review really want these for my 800hp turbo truck on 20s
I run these tires on my mustang. They hook great in dry and wet. When hitting a puddle it will pull buy sticks and is controlled. However once you wear them in they will spin on take off under hard acceleration but stick hard really quick. No complaints, fastest I had these tires up to is 140mph.
My birthday is. April 30th looking forward to a vacation in florida to pick up my new car. See you soon.lol
I have the same exact birthday as u lmaooo
@@Boosted_Ivo lies
Great tires 👍 got them in 20inch 305s rear too go along with nitto g2 front. They perfect, Great in rain too. I daily drive with them in and out of town for work highway etc. You just have too run nitto r2 in lower psi. (24 to 26psi to daily drive) so you won’t wear it out uneven. great traction! Overall great buy. Probably sold out everywhere by now. Will buy again. 🙌
I’m looking to buy them would you recommend driving them in the rain
How is the handling? I know they are "drag radials" but can u take hard corners with them?
@@clarkmentproductions669 yes drive great in rain
@@ARXDMOS hard corners idk 🤷♂️ but they used to be my daily rear tires for couple months then end up selling them for g2 because I work out of town and used the 5.0 for daily car
Do u have to do a burnout in order for them to hook ? I have 500 hp, will I be able to warm them by just flooring it off the light a couple times ?
I’m looking to get new tires for my 2016 GT. Great video!
A dream car for sure thats why I watch this channel one day I'll own a supercharged 5.0 or gt500
Nice I got these in 275/60/15 for my gt500. Hopefully with the torque it'll hook.
Love your content keep em coming
If you want eliminate first gear spin, then go lower differential ratio it will be better for street racing from dead stop and less gear sifting needed, also better fuel mpg.
If I win the s550 I will be happy forever!
Wow awesome I have some of those tires in my garage waiting to go on the car.
Random only holds the maximum of 10,000 entries, which is the maximum sequence length that the Sequence Generator allows. Can you explain in detail how you or Random plans on picking a winner ? 1000 people buy a $10 key chains @ 10 x entries. That’s the maximum entries there.
I swear this giveaway has been going on for months🤣
That’s what they don’t tell you, if the max is reached then you’re not in the drawing, and anything uber that is pure profit… same thing with the other website that gives away cars and raises money for charities 🤷🏻♂️
I love the sounds of the supercharger brother nice car
I bet y'all miss this car sometimes...this thing was a badass gen2...I enjoyed the whole build of this one bc i found it right after I got my 21 gen3 in white
They seem like very good performance tires. Supposedly they can get you home even if it rains.
Kinda
I have them on my terminator and they got me home in the rain 4 times or so already and they give you a lot more confidence in not hydroplaning, and the back end feels more planted.
@@ironedge626 that's what I wanted to hear my Mickeys scare me in the rain lol
Yup that’s another reason I chose this tire. Didn’t want the new owner hydro planing
@@MustangLifestyleTV That's how I lost my silver metallic cobra last year. Brand new mickey thompson ets in the rear and earlier model nitto 555's in front...car hydroplaned at 45mph. I did the same thing that Lewis did in his 180 spinout except for me there was no shoulder...only a concrete divider. Friday the 13th no less!
You inspire me so much to get a mustang I'm only 16 but I want to have a 2018 10 speed by the time I'm 18
🔥 🔥 sad to see this car go, really been watching for years😭 hope the new owner takes care of it
Love the Nitto 555rii review brother! Looking to get these same tires in a 275 40 R17 for my Fox man. Thanks again!
Hey did you happen to get these tires and how did they work out ?
How much power you making too?
Andrew your doing it wrong , after a 4 gear pull your suppose to put it in neutral and wiggle the shifter back and forth , a lot .
😂
Got 315 nittos and I can barely hook at 60mph stage 2 whipple, fuel sys, e85
Why does it sound like a handicap person is screaming in the background when he hits the gas?
I just picked these up for my street setup on my built GT500. Pretty excited!
How are they holding up? And how much horsepower?
@@Myth1cxSniper at around 1k whp they're ok. lol I think the long gears help out alot too.
Back in the early 2000's I had a 1989 GT hatch with all the bolt-ons. Shortly after buying it I got a new set of Nitto 555r2's 275/40r-17 all around and they were amazing. I've been a fan of these tires since.
The 555r2 came out in 2020
@@ricardoquezada3109 Don't know what to tell you. I bought a set of Nitto 555r2's around 2004. They were relatively new then if I remember correctly. The 555r's were considered the drag radials while the 555r2's had a stiffer side wall and were more oriented around road racing. If that still holds true in the newer tires that would probably explain why Andrew says they don't have as much sway in them as other drag radials do.
@@ricardoquezada3109
The link below is from a Corvette forum which is dated 2003 and they're talking about the newer NT555R2's which have the same compound and tread of the NT555r drag radials but have a stiffer sidewall just like I said. www.z06vette.com/threads/nitto-555r2.51888/
@@fontainejr22 that’s was the nitto nt555RII Extreme R it was a road race tire I believe totally different tire
@@ricardoquezada3109 it was. Had the same name but diff tire. It was like nittos r888 basically. A road course oriented tire. The new version is literally the next iteration of the old 555r drag radial.
Thanks for the new tires on my car!!!!
💥 Can anyone say how these drag radials are in autocross? I’m looking to be using these primarily on the street and I’m wondering how they grip in the turns.
I have the nitto 555 g2 on the fronts and once it gets a lil bit warmer I plan to put the r2's on the rear of my 2017 gt..
That's supposed to be the hot combo. G2's in front and R2's in the rear.
@@tomkjr1 I got r2 all the way around seems to hook anyone know a good tire pressure to run?
@@hughmungus9831 I have Toyo r888r's all around and I run the fronts at 30psi and rears at 25psi for traction.
Btw just curious have you found a remote for the pink running lights?
Nice review, Andrew! I was looking for sticky tires for my 690whp 2013 GT500 and I think I just found them thanks to your video! 😀
got the same car with the same whp lmao. Did you get these? How are they?
@@JuanJavierthebeast I needed tires that I could drive through the twisty roads in the mountains, so I ended up going with R888Rs and they’re great! They can hook WOT in 2nd!
I have a fully body on 12’ GT. With e85. These tires never did me good off the line. But it hooks on 2-4th gear. Same tire size. I even got sticky glue on the pavement and burned out for a 30 seconds or more. Also dropped my tire pressure to 15psi.
Take it easy on my tires now they’re new
Love your channel bro
Just placed my order!!!
Don't know if I missed it, but what tires & sizing are you running on the fronts ?
I’m sorry; this might be a dumb question because I didn’t hear it… were those 305’s or 315s ??
Well this inspired another purchase Good Luck Everyone
So Andrew when we gonna get an update on that blue bmw I’ve been seeing for a while 👀🤔
If I’m the lucky winner, I’m drivin it back to Cali for sure!
The description of these tires on Summit has them listed as autocross and road racing tires.
You parked in the shade. I couldn’t really see the full effect.
It seem that the Nitto 555 R// are better than my Nitto555R , it is time for new nitto tires my choice is the new and improved nitto. Thanks for tips Andrew 👏👍💪
I the beginning intro I was scared he was gonna crash into a tree.
Nice review!
Love the way a Whipple delivers power, but god I hate the sound.
I just saw this video since im looking for the right set of tires, then realized im 2yrs behind for the giveaway 😢
Nice review.
First pull at 9:35
not from a dig
What exhaust setup is on the car it sounds amazing!!!
I daily 275/60/15 same tire
Round hurrr we call them triple nickels “mid-west”
Would love to see you do a coyote swap Foxbody build next to replace this car! Or just a Foxbody build of any sort really.
Agree!
Agreed I went from NItto drag radial to the same MT you spoke of and now I am going back to NItto NT555RII as the Sway was not cool for the way I drive, same size 305/35/20 on Ferrrada FR1. Anytime I did some back road spirited driving it didnt feel planted to me running Whipple Gen5 on Oxford white.
How much are you pushing??
@@Madmaxxxx1984 750 to the wheels 93gas
u got pictures?
So u don’t need to do burnouts for them to hook ?
what gears are in this car? I have just over 400whp with 4:10 gears. I'd like to try a 305/35r19 in these tires. I've been using 295/45r17 MT dr's
On a typical drag set up with 18/5 in the front and 17/10 in the back what size tires should I run ?
Would those tires be good at the drag strip?
How’s the balance 305/45/17 Mickeys shake stupid crazy at 70+ 3 months with them and tread is already low af I don’t even burn out lol
What psi you running
Nice video, with. 840hp what mod you had?
Almost $800 for a set that has a 100 treadwear rating is a tough buy. I have the 555 G2s with 50 lbs of sand over each wheel in the trunk of my S550. The increase in traction definitely outweighs the extra weight. I couldn’t hook til 4th before I put more weight in the rear. Finally found a good balance of tire wear and traction.
@Tacoma Torque lol fr, adding weight to a car you’re trying to propel faster down a road just for grip?
If you want to add weight get a Hell cat😆
Now they are almost $800 each.
What is the load rating 102w-112w? When you go to buy them it’s making me choose and i don’t know which to go with
What size would be good for a size 18 wheel? 5.0 trying to switch from federals 265/40zr18 101w xl 595 rs-rr
What would you set the tire pressure at for the track I have this on my car and going to track today to run ! 1/4 mile track
one question you can use those tires in the rain I have a scat pack do you recommend them to me
what size are the wheels on the back they are beautiful
What psi u recommend running them for daily ? I got them on a 17” rim 😎
32 lol
32
What size do you have on your 17s
Whats your front tire size??? and is your car lowered?? thx
How do the tires not rub on bumps? Looks too low imo
Are they good in the rain?
Andrew turn the park lights back amber on the front?
Can you put the same size tires that a 2020 gt350R has on the 2020 gt350? As you know the R is wider
Do you rub on fender cause I do when I hit any dips
I thought you would at least wash the backside of the wheels before you put them on!!!! Why didn’t you check and set the air pressure before you tried to get it to hook? I know, you probably did but didn’t show it!!!! It’s ok, I still like the video!!!
I have these tires on my 2010 Grabber Blue GT500 and I think they're great for dry conditions. Never have driven it in the rain so not sure how they preform in inclement weather conditions. Good bang for your buck. Great video!
How that whine so loud? How can I make my whpple that loud
Correct me if I'm wrong, If I buy a $25 T-shirt that's 5 entries?
I'll have to look into those for my Boss next!!!
Sounds like they are no match for the NT01.
You have trac control still on? My tuner turned it off on the terminator. What would you suggest. I’d like to be able to turn it on if I want to
1. Leave it as your tuner set it, off
2. Get a good sticky tire
3. Don't worry about it and have fun.
Enjoy lol
do you run the same size tire on the front?
whats a good psi to run these tires ?
I ride around with 35psi and I thought that was low.
What you running up front tire
Just entered to win that S550 💯 I hope I win it...💥
When is the drawing 4/30 ?
What tires were on the front?
How did the 4s hold up to that power in comparison?
4S doesn't really do very well above 650whp
Andrew I have those exact same tires, I contacted you and asked were you interested in trading them for a set of cat delete race pipes. It was a few months ago
there is a r2 and a r11. your trying the r11 not the r2. I run the R11 as you stated in the definition however you keep saying R2. Interesting lots of people do that I wonder why? Also are not the R11 drive axle tires and the R2 used for non drive rotation? Lots of interesting things on these
Nitto makes pretty great tires as long as you stay away from the 555G2. Had them on my gti awhile ago and couldn't even hook through second gear in the summer and they got greasy when cornering in pretty much no time at all. Worst fucking tires I've ever had. The car was literally only a stage 1 flash too
i’ve heard so much bad shit about the G2’s haha
Those are steer tires😘
@@kuddos2129 they make good drift car tires because they're easy to light up lol. My bolt on geared 07 gt500 (550 rwhp) would absolutely light them on fire at a second gear roll and rpm would shoot up id short shift 3rd and the ass end almost got lose in 3rd as well this was 275/35/20 on a 20x10 rovos. They were on my car when I got it. Now I got 275/60/15 on f14 drag pack and dead hooks 2nd it will even hook 1st when it is warm pretty damn good and that is with 30 psi street pressure and no burnout these tires are beast. Spinning as easily as it did when I bought it is something I hated and it truly made me not be able to enjoy the car. Now I can stomp it whenever I want and from 2nd gear on I have no worries at all it just hauls ass and this is with 500+ torque to the wheels off idle to redline with 4.10 gears. Pretty impressive.
Pick up a Z06!!
Video is in 360p....
I'm glad you had luck with the NT555r's because I didn't. Then again you have a nice wide Power band and make you're torque up top which definitely helps with off the line performance
R2's not R's.
@@lpjzfan05 whipples superchargers are not root style blowers.
First
I was going to buy a key tag for the 10X but it says they are sold out. Is there anything else I can buy that doesn't cost much for the 10X? Let me know because I'm interested in trying to win the Mustang.
Sorry about that we still have more just fixed it
@@MustangLifestyleTV cool, thanks.
Would these tires hook on a 2019 5.0 10r80 if I did a stage 1 whipple?