New Nitto NT05's Are On
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What little Ive driven so far they are great street tires. They are very sticky and soft. Just on a normal 15 min drive to work, I pulled in the parking lot and gravel from the gutter was stuck on my tires. I havent done any hard cornering yet but will this weekend. I cant see these tires lasting more than 12k to 15k miles. And to get that, you'd have to take it easy somewhat. No smokeshows, autocrosses, lots of drag strip passes, etc.
I love my m/t drag radials, I will never get nittos for any car again. Traction can not be compared between the two different drag radials
I read in the summit catalog that the drag radials are not intended for continual highway use. I know people run them all the time and you might only get 5 to 10k miles out of them. Im just concerned with safety since the cobra is the only car we have running right now.
thoughts?
thoughts?
You should be able to get more miles than that out of them. I get 10-12k out of my Nitto DR's and they're 100 treadwear.
Ok, hopefully so. I only drive it a couple thousand miles a year so they should hold me for a while. I need to put my MT DRs on and really see what sticky is!
looks sweet, and to what I have been reading they seem to hook up. yes new tires will stink up the garage like rubber I put on my sumitimo tread wear 160 pretty soft tire and yes it smelled like rubber for a week.
Does anyone know the tread count of F1s, i bet the answer is in here some where but i didnt see it.
most of the miles on my cobra are highway miles and most of the time on the road, it has been on a drag radial. no issues
F1GSD3 is a 280TW
So far so good. No more rank smell and they still hook great. Got the tires wet the other day and floored it and had a little bit of wheel hop but it stayed in a straight line. Love these tires
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Yeah, totally unfounded.
So long as you're not exceeding the speed rating of the tire (140 MPH for Nitto DR's) for prolonged periods of time, it will be just fine.
I've got the majority of my 96k miles on the highway - but have also done quite a few mountain drives and a few trips to the roadcourse on the DR's. They work well in terms of grip, you can feel the softer sidewall, but it certainly isn't anything that keeps me off of the track. I like it because you can feel when they're about to let go.
Yes, but your MTs are only going to last 3-5K miles of regular street driving, and try driving them in the rain.. The 555Rs are a better DD tire, the MTs are a better race tire.. Finding a better balance of traction and longevity is pretty tough with the 555Rs..
I am about to replace my 555s with another set this season, and I drive my Cobra every day in the summer and I've never had an issue with cornering ability, wet traction or highway worries, and I am running the 315s on a stock wheel.
Almost 2k miles on them. Still great! Hardly looks like the tread has changed
And today its getting cleaned. Had 2 guys in the last month stop me and ask me about them. Words spreading...These are for real!
And today its getting cleaned. Had 2 guys in the last month stop me and ask me about them. Words spreading...These are for real!
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what about the price on these? ive been using bfg kdw for 150 each on 275/40/17..ive also tryed the bfg 285/40/17 at 175 each..and compared the 315 nittos to:read: the 285 was about a 1/4 less of road contact(messured black spot on road)
what about the price on these? ive been using bfg kdw for 150 each on 275/40/17..ive also tryed the bfg 285/40/17 at 175 each..and compared the 315 nittos to:read: the 285 was about a 1/4 less of road contact(messured black spot on road)
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thats a good price.......the last set of tires was a coin toss...nitto 555/bfg g-force sport...wanted something different than kdw,and nitto 555 look so close to them
thats a good price.......the last set of tires was a coin toss...nitto 555/bfg g-force sport...wanted something different than kdw,and nitto 555 look so close to them
Great choice my buddie just got a set of those, well worth the price
Finally rained here for the first time in months....The NT05's rock on wet roads! I actually got in boost when the road was empty a few times and it didnt start to spin until 4500rpm or so but stayed fairly straight. No wheel hop which surprised me. I was up near 60mph a couple times, never felt unstable. Very impressed
ALRIGHT!!
news of these tires keeps getting better and better
im getting excited to get them now
news of these tires keeps getting better and better
im getting excited to get them now
Wow! I wish my NT555 ZRs didn't wear so slow so I could get these. Glad to hear their wet performance is good to back up there great dry performance, keep us posted.
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