What tires for my new setup?
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What tires for my new setup?
Well my 305/30/19 Potenza RE-11's worked very well with my old setup on my car. Great traction, very smooth and quiet.
However, i'm looking for something else now that will hold my new setup.
I'm currently making 567rwhp/542rwtq. I'd like a tire i can drive on the street no problems and will last a fair amount of time for it's performance. I don't do any track events and don't spend much time at the 1/4 mile (at some point i would like to take it to the 1/4.) Performance is the big factor in this, i need something that is going to perform well. The car doesn't see rain so wet roads is not an issue.
A few tires I've been reading on:
Nitto Invo:305/30-19 or 315/25-19
Nitto NT05R: 305/35-19
Mickey Thompson ET Streets II: 305/35-19
Hoosier R6: 315/35Z-19
Any comments or other suggestions? Thanks
However, i'm looking for something else now that will hold my new setup.
I'm currently making 567rwhp/542rwtq. I'd like a tire i can drive on the street no problems and will last a fair amount of time for it's performance. I don't do any track events and don't spend much time at the 1/4 mile (at some point i would like to take it to the 1/4.) Performance is the big factor in this, i need something that is going to perform well. The car doesn't see rain so wet roads is not an issue.
A few tires I've been reading on:
Nitto Invo:305/30-19 or 315/25-19
Nitto NT05R: 305/35-19
Mickey Thompson ET Streets II: 305/35-19
Hoosier R6: 315/35Z-19
Any comments or other suggestions? Thanks
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If you like to throw your car around on back roads and handling is a premium ... DO NOT run drag radials. I tried a set of MT ET Street Radial II's on my car to see if they are viable. One trip to and from work (70 miles) and the car was wildly unstable even with the pressure jacked way up. I took them off and went back to Michelin PS2's. 275x35x18 and 345x30x19. They are a summer tire and can get greasy when the road temp goes below about 50 but they are a great tire.
Melting Slicks
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You can take the Invo's off your list. At that power level they are a joke for traction. I can spin mine in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. As soon as they wear a little, I replacing them with Toyo R888's
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From: oregon
do this
the invos are a HUGE step down from your re11s
the mickeys and r6s aren't really street tires. the toyo r888 is just brutal and won't come apart if you hit a pothole
Melting Slicks
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Maxx, I spun my Nittos at 55mph when punching it when I ran the S/C with 575hp, they lasted me around 2 1/2 yrs. I just put on some Toyo Proxes and really haven't pushed them yet,but I couldn't pass them up because of the price difference. Nittos, $525-$600 for one,I got the Toyo's for $475 for two. My prob is that I'm running 20's, so my choices are very limited. L8R ZFLASH
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