Geneo4116 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Have a 2014 gt500 with the factory street goodyears,they suck,so what say u street tires only,car might go to track at most 2 times a year,but need to hook up on the street, will be driving in temps from 50 degrees on up,would a all season tire hook up better than just a summer tire,what say u, also any cheap suspension mods so car will hook up better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Welcome to Team Shelby! New all season Michelin pilot sports or Nitto 555's, control arm relocation brackets and polyurethane bushings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VNMSNK Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 I use MPSS's. It is a good all around street tire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedruM Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Did you just say you wanted to put something cheap on your ride??????? Whichever tire it needs to be bigger then the poor 295's on there. 305 or 315's is a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 +1 for MPSS. Michelin does not, however, recommend going larger than 285 on stock 9.5" rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geneo4116 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 What I meant by cheap is there any cheap susp mods for hooking up,my car does have the performance pkg,springs dampeners Torsten axle etc etc,on my 67 fastback I had a supercharger and I put on cal trac traction bars it really helped,I wonder if they make something for this car,I know tires aren't gonna be cheap,I will PROBALLY have to run these till there bald,just gonna have to be extra careful in cold weather,I think anything above 60 65 will be a lot better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy09 Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Get some nt555s. I ran some on my last and just put a set on the shelby last week. Im driving her tonight. Currently 21 degrees and ive had no traction issues. For the price I love these tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braztang Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Get some nt555s. I ran some on my last and just put a set on the shelby last week. Im driving her tonight. Currently 21 degrees and ive had no traction issues. For the price I love these tires What is biggest size NT555 will fit a 2014 GT 500? Thanks Luiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C402 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Planning attending 2016 Shelby Bash with track days. I have about 11000 original miles on the F1's. Going to change them out before then for some MPSS probably. I see P Zeros are available as a set for my 2014. Any opinions? Over the years have had hit and miss experiences with Discount Tire. I was considering mail order. My bigger question. Do I take to the Ford Dealer where I bought the car. Do I find a speed shop and get them installed? I just want to reduce the possiblity of after install mount and balance issues. I'm sure there a few out there that have mail ordered so thoughts would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtmattUT Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Toyo R888. They make the correct size and they're made of super sticky track compound. I've run them for the last year on my mine and they rock. I have run Nitto 555R's exclusively on older Shelbys and Cobras but when I got my 13 they didn't make a size that fit. You can put oversized tires on a 9.5 wide rim at your own risk, but realize that if ford engineers had to knurl the inside lip of the wheel to keep the stock tire from rotating around the rim from that much torque, imagine what a sticky tire with compromised sidewall grip then you mod he car would do. I have not used the NT555, only the Rs because they were drag radials and meant to stick. The Toyo's stick just as good and the tread is deeper so they last much longer. Another bonus is they can evacuate water better than the NT555R which is shaved. The bad news is that Toyo doesn't make R888 for the front wheel size which would matter if you're an autocross guy. My 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2007red40thGT500 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 i run toyo r888 out back and nt555 up front for these exact reasons. the r888 tread pattern is a similar, simplified version of the nt555 so don't really look like mismatched tires when installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrap Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm running MPSS 275/295 with the eibach pro kit and an adjustable pan hard bar. If you go MPSS 275/295 is all the rubber stock svt wheels can take in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Grimaldi Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'm running MPSS 275/295 with the eibach pro kit and an adjustable pan hard bar. If you go MPSS 275/295 is all the rubber stock svt wheels can take in my opinion. I have the same tire setup. The Michelins are an excellent street tire. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b17drvr Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 BFG Sport comp 2 are good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C402 Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 +1 for MPSS. Michelin does not, however, recommend going larger than 285 on stock 9.5" rims. Just installed my MPSS. Two thumbs up for these tires. Really like how it rides and drives in steering and shock sport mode now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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