The nitto 555Rs work pretty darn well in the wet....I dont have any issues with them....just my fronts that are getting VERY wore down. If its very heavy rain I drive 45MPH and im ok. 55 in moderate rain and the speed limit if there is no standing water or it just started raining.
Dont act like an idiot and keep GOOD tires on the front and you should be fine.
People hydroplane ALL THE TIME on good all weather tires...
if your an idiot, no tires will save you! Sometimes you guys are rediculous...I wonder how many pics I can find of random people skidding off the road in the rain with NON DR tires.
. Infact I just seen some lady in a pretty new car that had just got pulled out of the ditch...im going to go out on a limb here, but ill be willing to bet she wasnt running drag radials on her 4 door luxury car
Be smart and you will be fine...if it means late for work then do it....its not worth your life or your car....just leave earlier on rainy days
. The nittos should also last a good 15,000 miles...the other DRs out there get 3000-5000 miles.