Got my Nittos!

[Fox Body]

Okay, just letting you guys know I got the NT555Rs, 275/50/15s, on the 15x8 Welds. Looks great and privides more needed traction. I can tell I will have to play around with them a little concerning how hot I need to get them and tire pressure. Man, I can really tell these tires operate/perform according to temperature. Anyway, any tips from experience with these tires on getting the best performance possible from them is casually appreciated.

Oh yeah, I went to the local cruise strip Sat. night and there was this guy in a 200x GT who put on Cobra R ground effects and spoiler (STILL PRIMERED--NOT PAINTED) :rolleyes:. *sigh*

Anyway, just remembered, I gotta update my sig. Later peeps....

[Fox Body]

Here's a photo attached. (I know, I know, I post a lot of pics... :))

[Fox Body]

And here's another. Just in case you were wondering how that size/brand tire would look on a 15x8" Weld wheel.

[mike_navigator]

That looks really good man. I know my bro (budman94gt) has been saving up to get some so i hope his looks as good as yours.

[RAGE_5.0]

yeah merc that looks pretty sweet
makes me want to get off my *** and order some nittos

[Fox Body]

merc?? This is the FOX. ;)

Man, about 30 minutes ago, I stopped on the hwy and heated the tires up a little. Did okay, but I tried it again. This time I must have done it just right b/c I was able to give it ALOT more throttle off the line and it hooked REALLY well. Okay, I think I'm figuring them out. This is the first time I've had drag radials on the car so this is the first time I've felt it's full potential from a dead stop. Man, in combo with the shift kit, this car has some MONSTER torque. HA ha ah ha. I'm happy. Yes, yes. My back was slightly aching after a few runs (3).

[fiveohpatrol]

Here's my experience with them...

I have the same size but on a 7.5" wheel, so they aren't planted quite as flat and therefore the traction suffers.

When I first got them, I went to the track and heated them up decent but not a whole lot. Couldnt cut better than a 2.0x 60ft time.

After that, I talked to a few people and they said they really need to be heated up to hook well. The next time, I tried this but the track sucked because a lot of ricers go there and drag the water from the burnout box up to the start line. so my 60ft didn't get any better, although i was really burning the tires up

Then I finally made it to a good track. By this time the tires had about 2/3 of its tread left and were starting to hook well. I made about 11-12 passes, all with a smoky burnout and cut mid 1.8sec 60ft times. But I wasn't aware that I didnt need to smoke them alot to get them to hook after they are so worn. This caused me to waste alot of tread and I left the track with about 1/3 tread left :(

So once your tires start hooking well, don't burn them as much, just do about a 3-4 second burnout and your all set.

By the way, most people run between 14-18psi. Mine were best at 15

hope this helps

[Rebel79]

I love my Nitto drag radials. I have so much more traction its not even funny. I will only spin in 1st with the drag radials. With normal street tires, THIS (http://www.rebel-racing.com/images/burnout-run.mpg) happens. :-D

[Fox Body]

Yes! Thank alot fiveohpatrol, that's exactly the kinda advice I need (the little hints and stuff that only come from someone else's actual experiences with them).

I plan to try BFGs next time 'round, but the Nittos were just easier to get in a short amount of time. Also, since I bought the '91, I usually only drive the '79 stang Fridays-Sundays (probably a little less now since I got the nittos) and since they have more tread on them, it persuaded me more towards that tire.

The other tires I used to have, when the car shifted from 1rst to 2nd, you couldn't feel it shift hard at all, b/c it was spinned over instead of putting the torque to the ground (and they still have a lot of tread on them). With the nittos, it's a totally diff story during the shift! But don't try a hard launch on cold nittos, though cause that's spin city. I learned that one...

Rebel, good, FINALLY, another video. :D.

[Rebel79]

Originally posted by Fox Body

Rebel, good, FINALLY, another video. :D.

Heehee. I guess you didn't see my other new ones huh?

Burnout (http://www.rebel-racing.com/images/burnout-rebel.mpg)
In car footage (http://www.rebel-racing.com/images/in-car.mpg)
Having Fun around a corner (http://www.rebel-racing.com/images/sideways.mpg) It didn't come out like I expected... I had a bit more traction than I needed. :-D And yes that was second gear.

So when are we going to see some videos of your car Fox Body?

[Fox Body]

Originally posted by Rebel79

Heehee. I guess you didn't see my other new ones huh?
So when are we going to see some videos of your car Fox Body?
Aaah, new videos. Great!

Now about me, I have put a few on here, just seemed like not too many people gave a crap :D. No new videos, though (I'm too lazy to go and do something), but when I take it to the track late next week, I'll post them here. Here's the videos I posted b4. Nothing spectacular, though.... The sizes are in the 1-2 MB range so sorry dial-up folks...

Doughnut Video (http://members.mustangworks.com/foxbody/doughnut01.mpg) (about a year ago, b4 paint, new 'glass hood, shift kit, Nittos)

Cruise (http://members.mustangworks.com/foxbody/cruise.rm) (during late summer of '01, b4 new 'glass hood, Nittos, shift kit)

WOT (http://members.mustangworks.com/foxbody/wot_a.rm) (during late summer of '01, b4 new 'glass hood, Nittos, shift kit)

..sorry bout taking so long to reply.