| Re: Driving Impressions today |
Subject: Re: Driving Impressions today by dan0617 on 2008/12/10 14:21:40 Jsup, I know nothing about your current tires but if they are a drag radial try this......let them down to about 22 psi. I run my nitto's at 22 psi all the time and they are fine. After you let them down, go out and do a powerbrake burnout that looks like a John Force burnout. Hold the brakes hard and hold the gas for about 15 seconds. Then do it again. It will help get some of the "hardening" off of the tire surface. Will be much better for you until you do get new tires. I like the Nitto 555r's for a good street tire with a high torque motor and high stall converter. I've been saying that for 5 pages now, which is why I posted a banghead after you said "what about nitto?" My friend with the supercharged Cobra ran M/T ET streets on the street and it was hazardous. Felt like the car had a floating rear when going around corners. He now runs them at the track but runs nittos on the street and likes them. You can fit 315 nittos on a 9.5" rim and they look fine. I also think you'd be very happy with slotted rotors (not drilled) and Hawk HPS pads. Unless you autocross or road race or are just looking for nice looking brakes or bragging rights then the C5 brakes are overkill IMO. Also, agreeing with the above post, drag radials and slicks and such, IMO, have a life of about 3 years. They do harden. The burnouts help to get the hardness off of the tire surface but the sidewalls and all loose some elasticity and the traction goes down. I am figuring on new rear tires every 2-3 years. For wet weather driving, a good front tire that gets the water out of the path of the rear tires without hydroplaning does wonders. Go with front tires that are poorly designed for wet weather driving and they leave alot of water on the road surface for the rear tires to contend with and that ain't good! |
