Damn... I hope it wasn't like that last time I Auto-X-ed in Jan.


For some reason, the NT05s are shorter? hence wider gaps



on a side note, anybody has this problem? =_=


So yeah, have had the Michelin PS2s (sweet deal 950 OTD). Got 15000 miles out of those. Don't really have much complaints about them.
Gonna have more track events this year, (well actually I do auto-x more, i know the star specs are supposed to be better @ auto-x, but oh well lowest I could find was on tirerack and they were like 209/tire).
Let's see how many miles I can get these Nittos, I doubt I'll even break 6000. lol

p.s. got these for 650 OTD

 

nicee! did you have no clips there before?

 

Nice. I'm going to need a new set in the near future. Mines almost done. Might get a Yokohama instead.

 

BIG mistake, but do what you will.

Nittos are great tyres, hoosiers, kumhos and dunlops too.

 

^ What's wrong with Yokohama's? Explain...

 

i had them before, but after a couple times of taking the bumper off and putting it back on, i lost some, 3-4 at least, and...

s drives?

meh, every brand has good and bad tires, the nitto 555s are pretty crappy lol guess you just have to see what you are looking for, performance or mileage

 

^ Yes, the S-drive. I have the discontinued Yokohama tires on my car right now. I like the Yokohama's, they're grip on the road is good and i like the tread design.

 

Hankook v12 is a awesome summer tire, lots of grip on the nurburgring

 

Whether a tire has "lots of grip" to me is a relative term, I thought the ps2 had tons before I have these, then again I'm sure these'll be nth compared to slicks

 

Nice man, grippy as hell aren't they?

 

I've had a set of these...Terrible in the rain, good at a road course once they heat up, Ok on a 60 second autox course if it's above 70 degrees out. Not a bad choice!

 

I have currently got a brand new pair of Dunlop Star specs sat in my garage ill be putting them on for autocross next weekend. Thats if I can get may car fixed, the oxygen senor appears to have stopped working so the cat has overheated. Currently waiting for the stealership to diagnose the actual problem :-(

 

yea lol telling from the 15 mins drive home ytd. man i thought the PS2 was the ****, lol this was completely on a whole new other level lol.

yea, i read ur review and a couple others, i'm pretty **** abt the rain, but i guess i can deal with that, i normally commute in 5-7 miles routes, if it's really THAT bad, i can always drive the gti. yea lol i don't think florida'll ever drop below 70 till like... november lol, i can live with that. haha thanks.

nice... those would've been better for me, but i just didn't like the idea to pay 160 more up front lol, i'll probably regret it later but o well

 

I don't mean bad in the rain as in you can't drive it at all. I was speaking from a competitive standpoint as at an event, your fucked in the rain. Driving on the street I was fine never had any problems with hydro plaining or anything of that sort.

 

lol.... ok then i'm all good, i was a little worried when i read a couple comments like that.

 

Nice tires! I'm looking at picking up a set of these as well

 

some updates...
so i drove around and on the highway a little bit today, this tire is LOUDDDDDDDD, like even when the stereo's up to 12 and i can still hear the tires roaring the way once the car gets up to speed

 

^ Good info about those tires... FAIL

 

well... not necessarily, i'm sure the tires does what it do best in the performance category, noise is not really my concern lol. i could care less if they roar like a lion lol

 

What size? I run 265 35s on a 18x10" rim.

 

^If you look closely at the picture you can see that they are 245/40/18.

 

Good eye :P

 

Sounds like a jet fighter to me.

 

Does anyone know what size wheels the OP is using? I am looking at picking up some 245/40R18 NT05's and mounting them on a 18x9 square set up, and was wondering how that will work on that wide of a wheel. I hear the NT05 runs narrow, hence my concern. I know a 9" wheel is inside of the manufacturer's suggested wheel width for that tire, but I don't want a stretched look. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jesse