I Need New Tires. Recommendations Please

[WalkrTexasRngr]

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.

[slomach03]

The Nitto G2s are great and I hear good things about the NT05s

[mikeracing]

Hankook rs4 or kumho I forget what the code is but there extreme summer tire

[WalkrTexasRngr]

Sweet I'll look into these keep em coming.

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[j rick kirby]

I've used a dozen or so sets of NT05s. The NT05R is the drag radial.

[WalkrTexasRngr]

Originally Posted by j rick kirby

I've used a dozen or so sets of NT05s. The NT05R is the drag radial.

Sounds good. Yeah I'm leaning towards nitto just not sure which tire. Some say the 555 is good and some say trash. Would the regular nt05 be OK to run for street use? Also would they need stored in a warm climate for winter?

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[j rick kirby]

Originally Posted by WalkrTexasRngr

Sounds good. Yeah I'm leaning towards nitto just not sure which tire. Some say the 555 is good and some say trash. Would the regular nt05 be OK to run for street use? Also would they need stored in a warm climate for winter?

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The NT05 is a great street tire that can also stand up to the abuse of road course use which is what I use them for. I'll bet that it will be the stickiest tire you have ever had and handling is outstanding. They're even pretty good when it's cold if you give them a few minutes to warm up. I think they are the best Ultra High Performance street tire in my size for the money. Way better than the P-Zeros on my Trak Pak GT. I don't think storage temp matters. In fact cooler is better.

[311-420]

Originally Posted by j rick kirby

The NT05 is a great street tire that can also stand up to the abuse of road course use which is what I use them for. I'll bet that it will be the stickiest tire you have ever had and handling is outstanding. They're even pretty good when it's cold if you give them a few minutes to warm up. I think they are the best Ultra High Performance street tire in my size for the money. Way better than the P-Zeros on my Trak Pak GT. I don't think storage temp matters. In fact cooler is better.

If I ran the regular nt05 up front, I'm sure performance will be excellent, but how many miles can I expect out of them? 100% street duty. Since nitto changed the 555 to that new cheezy tread pattern I'm looking at other options for when the time comes. I'm pretty much settled on the nt05r when my 555r's are done so the matching nt05 up front would seem ideal..Thanks for the input.

[j rick kirby]

Originally Posted by 311-420

If I ran the regular nt05 up front, I'm sure performance will be excellent, but how many miles can I expect out of them? 100% street duty. Since nitto changed the 555 to that new cheezy tread pattern I'm looking at other options for when the time comes. I'm pretty much settled on the nt05r when my 555r's are done so the matching nt05 up front would seem ideal..Thanks for the input.

I have no idea, results may vary. It's a 200 TW tire. On my GT I got almost 30,000 out of the original 200 TW Pirelli P Zeros. Unless you are drag racing I would use the 05s all the way around so you can rotate.

[311-420]

Originally Posted by j rick kirby

I have no idea, results may vary. It's a 200 TW tire. On my GT I got almost 30,000 out of the original 200 TW Pirelli P Zeros. Unless you are drag racing I would use the 05s all the way around so you can rotate.

If I could get 20k I would be happy. Is that expectation too tall? Do they sling rocks down the side of the car?

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.

[WalkrTexasRngr]

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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[j rick kirby]

Originally Posted by WalkrTexasRngr

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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The NT05s do run a little smaller than some.

[01yellerCobra]

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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[jbrad88]

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...

Nice on the street.

[WalkrTexasRngr]

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.

[j rick kirby]

I'm on 17s because tires are so much cheaper and I go thru a lot of tires.

[WalkrTexasRngr]

A little update. I ended up with the Nt05's. They are really soft and quiet. Seem to hook pretty good for me. Don't seem like they will get very good mileage but I don't care since my car probably sees 800 miles a year or so. They'll probably be hard before I wear them out. Steering is very touchy now too. Gotta get used to it lol. I'm running 275/35/18 fronts and 295/35/18 rears. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5941e1e2...12_103048.jpg?
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[j rick kirby]

Originally Posted by WalkrTexasRngr

A little update. I ended up with the Nt05's. They are really soft and quiet. Seem to hook pretty good for me. Don't seem like they will get very good mileage but I don't care since my car probably sees 800 miles a year or so. They'll probably be hard before I wear them out. Steering is very touchy now too. Gotta get used to it lol. I'm running 275/35/18 fronts and 295/35/18 rears. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5941e1e2...12_103048.jpg?
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The word is "responsive" The steering is very "responsive". I think you will be quite happy.

[TXCHOP]

Originally Posted by WalkrTexasRngr

A little update. I ended up with the Nt05's. They are really soft and quiet. Seem to hook pretty good for me. Don't seem like they will get very good mileage but I don't care since my car probably sees 800 miles a year or so. They'll probably be hard before I wear them out. Steering is very touchy now too. Gotta get used to it lol. I'm running 275/35/18 fronts and 295/35/18 rears. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5941e1e2...12_103048.jpg?
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5941e1d6...12_155623.jpg?

Just curious, are those the 200 treadwear or the 140 treadwear versions?
Looking for a set myself to replace some worn out NT555R's.

[311-420]

Originally Posted by TXCHOP

Just curious, are those the 200 treadwear or the 140 treadwear versions?
Looking for a set myself to replace some worn out NT555R's.

They make an nt05r drag radial version of that tire

[WalkrTexasRngr]

Originally Posted by j rick kirby

The word is "responsive" The steering is very "responsive". I think you will be quite happy.

Haha yes definitely responsive.

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[WalkrTexasRngr]

The front 275s are 140 and the rear 295s are 200. Thats the only option that discount tire had. I asked them and they said that was the matching set for the staggered setup size I wanted. Maybe they don't make a 275/35/18 in a 200. I dunno. Drove them 60 miles this weekend. Still loving them. The only negative I noticed is that they pick up rocks and stuff more than the hard KDWs but that's a good tradeoff for me.

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[01yellerCobra]

I've heard some manufactures "adjust" the treadwear rating in order to make a tire legal for certain classes. That might be why there's a difference in ratings.

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[j rick kirby]

Originally Posted by 01yellerCobra

I've heard some manufactures "adjust" the treadwear rating in order to make a tire legal for certain classes. That might be why there's a difference in ratings.

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I think you're on to something.