Nitto Invo's?
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Nitto Invo's?
Ok so I just bought my 03 Z06 in september it has 27,000 miles on it and I am in need of a tire change at least in the rear. I have been looking at the nitto invos because I see that they make them in the 295/35/18. Does anyone have any input on these tires or if not maybe another tire that is good but gets good performance. I don't race it to often but when I do I don't want to be all the over the road. Thanks
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You can do a search, and find lots of threads about these tires, just so you know..... but, I love the Invos. I've got an 18/19 wheel combo, with 325-30/19s on the rears, and they not only grip well, they're very quiet compared to the stock tires.
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Ok so I just bought my 03 Z06 in september it has 27,000 miles on it and I am in need of a tire change at least in the rear. I have been looking at the nitto invos because I see that they make them in the 295/35/18. Does anyone have any input on these tires or if not maybe another tire that is good but gets good performance. I don't race it to often but when I do I don't want to be all the over the road. Thanks
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I'd love to see a pic of your rears on your car. Interested to see how those 325s fit.
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From a recent Car & Driver test of 9 tires and how they compare to the Michelin PS2:
Nitto Invo: 8th place:
Nitto Invo: 8th place:
If we rated tires on tread design, the Nitto Invos would score high. The slashes that crisscross intriguingly through the tread had us envisioning a vicious Star Wars light-saber showdown taking place right there on the edge of the tire.
Unfortunately, the Nittos’ performance was less inspiring. They were second from the bottom in both dry lap time and braking, with both drivers reporting a soft feeling at the limit and that they were difficult to drive precisely because the grip would taper off in a nonlinear fashion. This led to more oversteer than most of the other tires exhibited, and even though they had an average skidpad run (0.91 g), the Invos left both drivers wishing for more grip.
Things were better in the wet, where Geswein ranked the Invos tops for precise responses, tied with the Dunlops and the benchmark Michelins. The tires’ predictability inspired confidence, although their lap time was still exactly in the middle.
Fairly quiet on the street loop, the Invos were below average in the dry and average in the wet, which put them in eighth place. Nitto does offer a higher-performance tire, the NT05, which conceivably could have fared better but is not available in the size specified for our test.
Unfortunately, the Nittos’ performance was less inspiring. They were second from the bottom in both dry lap time and braking, with both drivers reporting a soft feeling at the limit and that they were difficult to drive precisely because the grip would taper off in a nonlinear fashion. This led to more oversteer than most of the other tires exhibited, and even though they had an average skidpad run (0.91 g), the Invos left both drivers wishing for more grip.
Things were better in the wet, where Geswein ranked the Invos tops for precise responses, tied with the Dunlops and the benchmark Michelins. The tires’ predictability inspired confidence, although their lap time was still exactly in the middle.
Fairly quiet on the street loop, the Invos were below average in the dry and average in the wet, which put them in eighth place. Nitto does offer a higher-performance tire, the NT05, which conceivably could have fared better but is not available in the size specified for our test.
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I am running Invos front 275/35/18, rear 305/30/19. As stated, much quieter than OEM Goodyears. The car handles MUCH better and they hook up well too. Can't comment on the wet handeling...doesn't get wet. I would buy them again.
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I have had mine for closing on 3yrs, over 25k miles (guessing) and 3 trips to NJ Motorsport Park on them. The tires are holding up well ad should get me through this yr also....plenty on meat left on them. They have aged and do have a few miles on them so they are starting to get a bit more noise but nothing like the RF. I have nothing but good things to say about this tire I will more than likely get another set when it's time unless something (proven) in much better. They are a great tire
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Here's the article that lists all the better tires among the low-cost bunch. It seems that almost ANY tires (except the Chinese Ling Longs) within the list are better choices.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
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Here's the article that lists all the better tires among the low-cost bunch. It seems that almost ANY tires (except the Chinese Ling Longs) within the list are better choices.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...mparison_tests
