slickrick

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my friend might sell me his 18" chrome rims on low profile tires. problem is they have been sitting in his garage for a year or two. will this affect how the tire performs?

Bman

I wouldn't think so if they were stored properly. How are they stored? Stacking, bags, where (temperature/humidity), etc.?

asu174

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They will be fine, other than the fact that chrome wheels are ugly.

slickrick

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chrome rims are bling bling they are stored in his garage. how are nitto 555 tires? they are 225/40 on these rims. ive heard of the 555's but i dont know if they are god or not.

limsandy

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225/40/18 will be too small for a 5th gen, like 3% off the speedometer. It's your call, though.

slickrick

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i checked it and the actual 3% will help decrease the effects of chrome the rims/tires came off a 4th gen ill just have to watch out for curb rash.

defsquad222

555's are pretty good tires. They didnt last too long for me though, maybe 14-16k i think( four years ago, cant remember) Had them on 18's by the way

slickrick

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nice. i only got around 21k on my tires and they need replacing soon. if i can get 16k ill take it. how loud are those tires? and are they good in the rain?

asu174

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I have 555s and I love them. I have absolutely no signs of wear after 12,000 miles.

They are horrible in the rain though. Absolutely horrible.

slickrick

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cool. but are they worse than the re92's in the rain? and if so what makes them worse.

asu174

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RE92's? Let's not get carried away now...... The wet traction is much better on the 555s.

Actually, I could dunk my 555's in a vat of WD40 and still have better traction than RE92s.

slickrick

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ok, good. i was worried for a sec. well if ive lived in florida for almost 2 years on the craptenzas im sure i can do it on the nitto 555's.

MaxSE03

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I must have a set of "factory freak" NT 555's. Mine have 22,000 hard miles on them and i still have 6/32 tread depth. Only thing i've done is rotate them every 5-6k. Dry and wet traction are excellent!

slickrick

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awesome! how is your tracion off the line compared to stock?

Bman

By "storage" I mean "how are they arranged in his garage?". You're supposed to store them lying flat on top of each other or on a level surface with air still in them. I'm asking because sometimes people will store them sitting up, which can sometimes flat spot them.

slickrick

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well if i had seen them i would have told u how they are stored. im hoping he put them on top of eachothr. the reason i started this thread was because if they were sitting up, which i doubt, i was wondering if they owuld make flat spots. ill find out soon enough.