I'll be moving to the Boston area with my girlfriend in the next month or so. Her first day of work is June 21st, so we'll be heading up there pretty soon. My dilemma is that I don't know what to do as far as tires on my 03. Both of my rear tires are starting to wear and are getting a little dangerous in the rain. I have the Nitto 555 extreme's in the stock 275/40/17 size. My options are far as I'm concerned are either get drag radials and just drive it in the summer/good weather, and take the train pretty much everywhere most days. My other option is to get all-season tires and drive it everywhere except in snow. If I choose drag radials, I'm looking at the Nitto's based on my horsepower level (450 isn't all that much, so the Nitto's should be able to handle it and should have the longest tread life, compared to BFG and MT). If I choose all-season tires, I have no idea which to choose, because I don't want the handling or traction to suffer. On my current Nitto 555's, there was never any traction at all in 1st, and very little if any traction in 2nd at full throttle as well. If there are options that provide better traction than my Nitto 555's, I'd be interested in that as well. Sorry it's so long, we just don't know where we're living yet, but are planning on being close to a train station, so hopefully drag radials will be my best option.
