Wildgoose

I am planning on running mt et streets on my setup, but I drive the car way to much to not really look into longer lasting tire options. The car is a 08 z51 a6 that is getting a ecs novi 1500, kooks longtubes, corsa xtreme, and meth kit installed. I drive the car to work 3-4 times a week at 45 minutes each way ( 70% highway ). I will be going through the et streets like crazy, and they are also dangerous as hell in wet conditions. I realize this might be something that I will just have to suck up and buy et streets all the time, but I am always open to suggestions if anybody has one or has already gone through this themselves. Can't find a 555r in 19's, looking at the toyo 888r's but not sure they will last any longer, I can't see any street tire being an option but what do yall think?

Suds

I run Bridgestone RE-11s on my 500+whp cammed Vette, good grip when dry and acceptable grip in the wet, the car is used as a DD, for weekend HPDEs and Auto-X with these tires.

My RE-11s have about 1/2 the tread depth remaining after 7k miles.

Cold grip below 60F suffers, so this should be a consideration in any choice you make.

SlayerRX8

Unfortunately the only thing that will hook at that power level are are R-compound tires, which wear quickly. If you're okay with not hooking as well, there are obviously lots of street tires that will last awhile.

Dano523

The Vet ECM has TM, so use it to control the amount of HP going to the ground all at once for what the tires will hold to the ground and stick.

JetstreamGS

The new et street s/s looks promising...

Wildgoose

Well if anyone can take me serious after the title typo that I just noticed than I appreciate the suggestions. I have know idea what a daily diver is lol. If there is a way to correct that someone let me know. Anyway's I'm starting to lean toward the toyo r888 and just see how long I can make them last. I've heard they will last a pretty good bit longer than the et streets. Does anyone know for sure if they do or don't make the nitto 555r or 555r ll in a 19"? I know they will be know comparison to the mickeys, but they will out perform any street tire and last a pretty good while.

Wildgoose

I will be looking into these. Thanks for the suggestion.

jad568

I just put another set of 345/30-19 Nitto Invos on my 07 Z and I'm running about 800-850 RWHP. They certainly wont hold all of the power but I too put a lot of miles on my car (as you should) and the last set lasted well over 15k miles with great drive-ability.

brewcitygymratt

The Toyo888 and the Bridgestone re11 are about the best real world daily driver tire you'll come across. I have nitto drag radails 18x305 on my heads/cam/fast102 stalled 06 A6 c6 and in heavy rain they are not fun on the highway(driving below the limit in the right lane and being tailgated because the *** end keeps moving).

If you don't have another vehicle to drive on the days that there is a good chance of rain or storms, drag radials are probably not a good choice. The nitto's drags aren't much better than a really good r compound street tire in the dry anyways. It would be comical with another 200+rwhp. The MT's or m&h racemasters are another story. Unfortunately they don't have 19" M&H racemasters.

mysloride

Nitto is making a NT05R 345-30-19 drag radial. I am running them on my 2011 GS with 487 RWHP 448 RWTQ and they hold pretty well. I have made 4- 1/4 mile passes, babying it out of the hole and doing 1.8 to 1.9 sixtys.

MARSC6

R888s aren't to bad in the rain. Still have to be more cautious then a street tire. Mileage should also be better then a drag radial depending on your right foot.

Wildgoose

Well as stated before, I am ideally looking to run a nitto 555r2. From what I can tell they make them in everything exept a 19"rim (go figure). After doing some research it looks like toyo owns nitto or vise versa and the toyo r888 is supposedly the exact same rubber compound as the nitto 555r and 555r2. I obviously realize I won't be getting a dead hook with this tire at ~700whp, but the 555r's have always been know to be the longest lasting drag radial there is. Can anyone confirm if this rumor is true? If so I will just hands down go with the r888 in a 305/30-19. Also is the 305/30-19 the widest tire I can go with on a base z51? In fact I will have to double check, but it might be a 305/35-19 they make it in.

killakane1427

iam going thru the same problem I don't know what set to get for mine. Iam thinking about the nitto 05r its their dr I have to go with a 305 35 19

Wildgoose

Anybody know if a 345/30 will even fit under a base z51? I was under the impression that 305/30-19 was as big as you could go unless you have the widebody.

Ragtop 99

345/30 tires aren't going to fit properly under a C6 that isn't a wide body. With the right rims (e.g. LG world challenge) you can gain an inch of width at the rims and fit 325s. Even then, the rim is on the narrow edge of recommended rim width for some makers of 325s.

The tread width improvement is less than a 1/2" going from 305s up to 325s. Tire compound and tread design will have a bigger impact than size.

Wildgoose

I agree. So do you think the 305/30-19 R888 will do a decent job of holding ~700whp? I realize it won't be a dead hook but I figure it should be manageable on the street. And for goodness sake does anyone know what the lifespan might be? Even a ballpark lifespan? With doing my best not to dog them out. 45 minutes each way to work (70% highway) 3-4 times a weak. Or would I be better off going with the NT05R as far as grip and lifespan?

killakane1427

I hope the 05r is a great tire getting a great deal on them. I hear nothing but good things on them

Wildgoose

I have a buddy that has a set on his LS2 gto. He was dead hookin with his previous et streets and said when he went to the NT05R he was pretty disappointed. He says they spin pretty bad at the track, and he is only at 425whp. I have also heard they wear faster than the et streets. I really hope this isn't the case so anyone who has ran them feel free to chime in.

Ragtop 99

R888 might be a good compromise, but I'm not the guy to give advice at the 700 HP level. That's above my pay grade.

I've run the 555r on modified Camaros. On sets that I didn't burn up at the track, the life span was really a function of rain. First 5k was safe at 65 mph. By 8k, it didn't take much water to cause the car to hydroplane, and I was down to driving at 50 mph if there was good road drainage. 45 mph if saw puddles. If I lived in a dry climate, I could have 10k miles from them. My impression is that the R888s wore faster, but that may have been a function of the fact that R888s were favored by guys needing cornering grip and they may have taking turns hard every chance they got.

I was able to sell my used 555r for track use after I took them off around 8k miles. Might only get $75 for the set, but it did help offset the cost.

killakane1427

so basically seems like the et street II hooks at track and street with are power around 700 or more. And the 05r is a good dr tire but wont hook as good as the et dr on the street or track. we do dig races here where iam from on street and track and roll races too. if the 05r would hook from a dig I think I would get it this is tuff man man