[Z06] Different "Which tire?" Question...I swear!
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I like sticky and cheap is always good. Thanks for the input!
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I read the PS2 thread, but thought that they were more of a street tire versus a street/track tire. I don't mind spending some coin on stuff if it is noticably better than the competition. Thanks for all the replies!
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if you were to choose between the nt05, xs and 615 the 615 would be the first to go; so the real choice is xs or nt05. to make the decision i would ask yourself if you want 295 35 18 or 315 30 18, your choice picks your tire
the nt01, ra1 and sport cup are also great choices but really need to be warm to offer the outstanding grip they are capable of. treadlife is also in the 7-10k mile range.
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Try looking into BFgoodrich KD's Car and Driver did a series of tests and rated them #1 in straight line dry acceleration, they did rather poorly in rain though. If you plan to use them in rain look at the BFgoodright KDW2's, they are almost as sticky but do better in rain, and they look really cool.
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agree with all this {the 615 and xs are 315 30)
if you were to choose between the nt05, xs and 615 the 615 would be the first to go; so the real choice is xs or nt05. to make the decision i would ask yourself if you want 295 35 18 or 315 30 18, your choice picks your tire
the nt01, ra1 and sport cup are also great choices but really need to be warm to offer the outstanding grip they are capable of. treadlife is also in the 7-10k mile range.
if you were to choose between the nt05, xs and 615 the 615 would be the first to go; so the real choice is xs or nt05. to make the decision i would ask yourself if you want 295 35 18 or 315 30 18, your choice picks your tire
the nt01, ra1 and sport cup are also great choices but really need to be warm to offer the outstanding grip they are capable of. treadlife is also in the 7-10k mile range.
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Try looking into BFgoodrich KD's Car and Driver did a series of tests and rated them #1 in straight line dry acceleration, they did rather poorly in rain though. If you plan to use them in rain look at the BFgoodright KDW2's, they are almost as sticky but do better in rain, and they look really cool.
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If you dont care how long the tires last, get Kumho MXs. The prices are pretty reasonable compared to most other brands and for the money they grip very well and looks great. For stock applications, you should be able to pick up a set from Discount Tire for less than $1000.
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If you dont care how long the tires last, get Kumho MXs. The prices are pretty reasonable compared to most other brands and for the money they grip very well and looks great. For stock applications, you should be able to pick up a set from Discount Tire for less than $1000.
The best budget tire I tried was the Firestone wide oval... (although I have yet to try the T1R Toyos - those are supposed to be pretty good for what they cost!!)
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For anything other than daily driving the Wide Ovals and Toyo T1R's are garbage. The reason vette owners like those two so well is mainly the cars handling and that the tires contact patch is so wide.
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I think that I am going to try the Nitto NT05 and see how that works out. It won't be for a couple months as I am still in Kuwait, so I'll be sure to lurk all the tire threads and ask questions as needed. Thanks again for all the input and feel free to add more.
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If you liked the Wide Ovals you will absolutely LOVE the Nitto NT05's or Kumho XS‘s.
For anything other than daily driving the Wide Ovals and Toyo T1R's are garbage. The reason vette owners like those two so well is mainly the cars handling and that the tires contact patch is so wide.
For anything other than daily driving the Wide Ovals and Toyo T1R's are garbage. The reason vette owners like those two so well is mainly the cars handling and that the tires contact patch is so wide.
havnt had good luck with any of the Korean tires in the past 10 years... i've learned my lesson.
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the nto5 comes in 295/275 from discount tire
Last edited by racebum; Oct 26, 2009 at 02:48 AM.