CNCRaceParts

So i made Nitto NT555r Drag radials fit on my stock rims...

size is 275/40r17... they do not rub (anymore atleast)

heres pics!





tell me what you think!
ill give details as to what i had to do to make them fit later as i dont have much time to type right now

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To start off i had to remove my rear lowering springs (if your car is not lowered then dont worry)... i put stock springs with a #2 spacer in.

There is a lip on the inside of the quarterpanel where the rear bumper attaches to the quarter... you have to file this down until it is flush with the rest of the inside of the wheel welll... Rolling the fenders WAS NOT Neccessary.. so i didnt do it

finally i had to align the car, 0.30* toe in the rear. It helped with the tracking a little bit

All in all, its a good fit. Car dead hooks now, all i gotta do is dust the tires off and lay down a little VHT TrackBite. there isnt even a need to burn out or heat them up.

I like nittos due to the fact that i run them on my drag car for street use, and they last relatively long, while they are still quite sticky

rlee02135

awesome!

e1000

wow that's a lot of rubber

pshek

I put 275/35/19 Yokohama ES100 tires on my rear 19x9 SSR GT3 rim. I had to do the same thing, shaving and rolling the fender lining and bracket. Rolling probably wasn't necessary, but the shaving was a must. I also adjusted the negative camber to about 2* on each side when it was aligned. But I've been thinking about adjusting the toe; it still rubs a little on the bracket when I go through large dips. What's the stock rear toe in setting on a W203? I'm going to get it aligned again and have more toe out.

Traction is very good though on the ES100s, and 275 helps in the rear. No more tire spin, probably because the tires are new and softer. I had Nitto NT555 (not drag radials) before and they sucked.

CNCRaceParts

my toe was set at .40*, i went to .20* and the camber is at 1.2*

do you have a camber kit? as when i was aligning my car there were no eccentrics to adjust camber with, so i just didnt touch it. It was in spec and it wasnt rubbing... however id like to get those lowering springs on

real question is, how did you adjust your camber in the rear?

pshek

I adjusted the camber with aftermarket camber arms. I'm going to look at my last alignment record and see what the toe settings were on my car. The toe arm has an eccentric bolt, right? That was how you adjusted the toe? I wasn't sure if you needed to buy aftermarket toe arms to adjust the toe setting, or if you can just loosen the eccentric bolt and move the arm slightly.

CNCRaceParts

yup you can adjust toe stock... there is an eccentric bolt there

where did you pick up the camber arms? link please?

pshek

I bought them several months ago from CarlabMS for about $200.

Here is a link for info & pics.

Bif powell

With that width, shouldn't they more like 35s?

dorikin_86

275 is too wide for your 8.5" wheel btw =)

how much power are you putting down?

JAYCL600

isnt that a waste of tire weight and rubber, you added 8lbs of unsprung weight over the BFG DR in 225/45R17, my buddy has a C55 and runs mid 12's on these and they dont spin one bit. Im **** about weight and getting that last bit from my setup but thats just me.

MRAMG1

Your right on about the width for Road racing, however for strickly drag racing, that 0.5" won't mean a thing

In a road race, yes the tire would roll over WAY too much and you would actually loose ALOT of grip, and rub the heck out of the car/suspension FYI

See yeah

StealthAuto

Lookin good! Those are some fatty tires

CNCRaceParts

I had these tires left over from my supra... its what i usually run on the street... so i thought i might as well use them since shes going thru an overhaul with the stroker kit

yea a 275 is stretching is a bit, but realistically in drag racing when you drop down the pressure the tire is going to buckle a bit and the contact patch will still be almost as wide... had i put it on the a 9 inch wheel i would have a little more contact patch, but i was more concerned with the height of the tire... in drag racing, tire height is more important then tire width

plus they were just lying around... car doesnt make much power.. it will soon, but not yet... gotta finish one car before i take the other apart

in most cases yes... but i usually run 29 inch tall tires on my drag car, and i need tires as tall as possible to even trap... the sup is on a 3.77 rear end gear with a 3 speed that ends in a .99 gear... do the math and thats a top speed of 145 on a 26" tall tire... this was just a little experiment to even see if they would fit on the benz... and they did!!