Drag radial vs summer tires for the streets

I just recently had 555RIIs installed in 305/35/20 along with 285/35/20 555tG2s for the fronts; literally on Tuesday morning.

I have some suspension work and the Diablo suspension controller along with a McLeod RTX 1200 clutch and Barton short shifter.

Drag radials, I will never run anything else on the Cat. That grip lets you blast forward with unlost momentum, power and torque thrust with every shift.

The Michelin PS4S is a great highway tire, but very little else beats a DR for outright grip in the lower gears.

For a street, daily driven tire, I prefer the 555RIIs over the PS4S. With the Michelins I would still spin in 1st and 2nd.Not so with the Nitto tire.

However, the PS4S is a great tire for fun highway use, that's a tire I would corner as hard as I could with. Not the case for the Nittos. Those are a straight line acceleration tire.

When I had the same Nittos in 315/35/20 they performed exceptionally well at the strip (PBIR). Although, my mods are JLT intake and AWE Track edition exhaust for sound, otherwise I'm stock in terms of power.

Also, the Nittos are sponges compared to the Michelins, therefore they are a more cornering tire.

The wet traction and cornering friendliness is what swayed my decision to run the 555 R IIs again.
Thry are perfect for on ramp blasts, and long sweeping highway bends.
And the grip is gluelike.
I’m a happy return customer 👍👍🏎🔥🔥💯😎

Ilikemychallenger said:

Hey is your car lowered?

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Yeah, I’m lowered on Eibach Pro kits along with some other suspension add-ons.

David Neibert said:

Stock 9.5" wide wheels or something else ?

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Fronts are the stock 9.5 wheels, rears are 11 in.