I Need New Tires. Recommendations Please
My KDWs are shot and while the tread is still good, they are hard, loud, and starting to crack. Currently I'm runnimg 275/35/18 Front and 295/35/18 rears. If I don't do wheels my car will be stored on the tires over winter in a non heated garage so freezing temps are an issue. If I end up doing wheels, I'll use the old set for storage. Mileage is no issue since I put around 800 miles a year on the car. I keep seeing Toyo R888 as a recommendation for the rears and Toyo fronts. I was also looking at nitto NT05's all around. I don't mind a drag radial style tire on the rear as long as there's no issues with my non reinforced torque boxes and the freezing thing. I usually do not go to the track but may go occasionally. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bdb7b5a64e.jpg
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The Nitto G2s are great and I hear good things about the NT05s
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Hankook rs4 or kumho I forget what the code is but there extreme summer tire
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Sweet I'll look into these keep em coming.
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I've used a dozen or so sets of NT05s. The NT05R is the drag radial.
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My wheels/tires are staggered so rotating is not an option. And racing is very much a concern so a drag radial is a must. Regular tires on the back would probably be the most dangerous thing I could put on the car. |
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Glad to see this thread. I currently have Mickey Thompson Street Comps and I don't recommend them. The BFG gForce Comp II's I previously had seemed to be stickier. I don't really get her out in the rain anymore, so I can't say anything about their wet performance. Tire wear seems okay, but I really haven't put that many miles on them yet either. They do fit the wheels great, but so do Nittos. Mine are 17x9 with 275/40 and 17x10.5 with 315/35.
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Probably go with a 275/35/18 up front and a 295/35/18 in the rear Nt05's then. That's more than enough miles for me. The tires will be hard and cracked before I wear them out for sure. For the setup above it looks to be around 940 bucks. LMR has a setup with SVE drifts for around 1600 bucks but you have to go with a 265/35/18 up front and a 285/35/18 out back. I like the width on the car looks wise now and a few reviews say these Nt05's run smaller width wise. There's not much savings in buying the wheels and tires separately.
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I'd buy the rims and tires separately to get what you want. I had to do that on our 06 as the sizes American Muscle had didn't make much sense to me. I'm glad I did too. The tires fit exactly how I wanted.
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Running the G2's now myself. very happy with them. took the car out on TWS a few months back and the tires were great. I am no authority on anything road-race or auto-cross, but the car went where I put it, where the instructor put it, and the tires held up just fine. I was impressed, so was my instructor...
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They made as much difference in the buttometer as going from the OEM 355 gear to my current 373. |
I'd like to get a new set of wheels as well as the tires but home remodeling is gonna keep the fr500s on there for now. With everyone putting the mickey Thompson SC-5's on clearance it's very tempting. Also thought about going down to a 17" wheel but I'm not sure if I'd like the look since I've had 18" wheels for so long. I wish more people had these wheels to see what they look like. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...13362dcb03.jpg
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