teej281

If you dont mind spending the seat time to form the driver mod. If you get drag radials with bolt on power and 4.10's, driver mod isnt as crucial as it would be with regular street tires/all-seasons.

02Stang89

I would get some tires other than some Nitto 555's. I have 4.10 gears and a Auburn posi and I still have the exact same problem as you....little to no traction in first and most of second. No matter what I do, I can't hook up. Slipping the clutch, heating the tires alittle or non at all, nothing works. Try some Falken 452's or some Toyo Proxies. Pretty good tires for the price and I used to have Toyo Proxies on my old mustang with a little more power with no traction problems on the street.

H0SS302

I have nitto 555s and don have a traction issue at all lol.

teej281

I had them and i had some traction issues. lol BFG dr's and i hooked just fine...but would never actually buy them brand new.

nd22121

hey thanks for all the suggestions. i cant decide if i wwant to use my stoxck rims and switch the tires or get 2 new rims and tires to use just in the summer and switch back to stock when it starts getting cold out again,

teej thanks for those links alsso

teej281

I'd get the second set for the rear so when winter hits you have tires that will do you well.

nd22121

yeah good idea.

hey, keith is still working at his shop right? i emailed him twice within the past month or two and i havent gotten a reply back.

teej281

Yea, keith is still open. Youre better off contacting him via phone than email...its quite hard to reach him through emails. lol

nd22121

So I didn't get new tires yet, and I have been spending sometime in the suspension part of the forum. As far as traction goes, this may be a no brainer to get new tires, but does anyone think I should get some rear upper and lower control arms first? I've been reading that they help with launching.

teej281

If youre going to do control arms, get lowers only i'd suggest with spherical bushings instead of urethane. But i'd do that as well as new tires. And BTW, i went with Nitto NT05's with bolt-on power and 4.10's and i got some of first back and most of 2nd, if not all of it. Just something to think about.