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Old 05-26-2017, 07:49 AM   #26
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Re: I Need New Tires. Recommendations Please

I'm on 17s because tires are so much cheaper and I go thru a lot of tires.
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Old 06-14-2017, 09:26 PM   #27
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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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Old 06-15-2017, 11:44 AM   #28
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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.
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Old 06-15-2017, 07:32 PM   #29
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The word is "responsive" The steering is very "responsive". I think you will be quite happy.
Haha yes definitely responsive.

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Old 06-18-2017, 10:10 PM   #30
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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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Just curious, are those the 200 treadwear or the 140 treadwear versions?
Looking for a set myself to replace some worn out NT555R's.
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Old 06-19-2017, 07:12 AM   #31
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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
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Old 06-19-2017, 03:55 PM   #32
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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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Old 06-19-2017, 04:41 PM   #33
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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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Old 06-20-2017, 08:28 AM   #34
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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.
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