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Old 05-17-07, 06:59 PM
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how are nitto 555s?
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Originally Posted by LiLS
how are nitto 555s?
honestly, both suck... there are much better tire choices out there... (and for not much more money too)
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
honestly, both suck... there are much better tire choices out there... (and for not much more money too)
what would you suggest?

im lookin for 225/35/20 and 245/30/20...keep in mind they gonna stretch alittle
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you're kinda stuck...

I do like the Neo Gen better than the 555's though...
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yea i am, i heard great things about the fk452, but they dont make the size i need so im stuck with the nitto 555 but i heard treadware sucks....hmm i havent hard of Neo Gen before and sounds good

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Originally Posted by LiLS
yea i am, i heard great things about the fk452, but they dont make the size i need so im stuck with the nitto 555 but i heard treadware sucks....hmm i havent hard of Neo Gen before and sounds good
The FK452 is a decent tire for what you are looking for... The 555's lose a ton of performance after not a long time... The set I had got hard in less than a year, and they dry out real bad with cracking in the sidewalls common after less than 2 years... The same trend applies to almost all the 555 series... The Neo Gens appear to use different tread compounds, and from limited experience with them, they definitely seem like a superior tire to the 555, especially for what you are looking for...
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
The FK452 is a decent tire for what you are looking for... The 555's lose a ton of performance after not a long time... The set I had got hard in less than a year, and they dry out real bad with cracking in the sidewalls common after less than 2 years... The same trend applies to almost all the 555 series... The Neo Gens appear to use different tread compounds, and from limited experience with them, they definitely seem like a superior tire to the 555, especially for what you are looking for...
hmm NeoGens are also cheaper then 555 by a couple bucks...Ill check out these Neo Gens These tires can stretch a little right? cause i heard thats what fk452 are made for
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i wouldn't stretch a tire....i've seen some horrific pics on the scion forums.

it stresses the sidewalls so much that you can get tread separation
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Originally Posted by dorikin_86
i wouldn't stretch a tire....i've seen some horrific pics on the scion forums.

it stresses the sidewalls so much that you can get tread separation
well i need to, if its gonna fit....alot of people run stretched tires on here...
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