M/T Stret Comp revue
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M/T Stret Comp revue
M/T Street Comp revue 295/35/18s on rear of my 04 Z-16 Z 450RWHP , These have a 1000 Miles on them . In the rain seem to be Ok handling the corves work good . Ok the bad part mild accelerating from stop spins lake a top . Cold weather hot weather I can spin them in any gear.. Look good wide was hoping for a little more out of these .. Putting back on the NITTOS R2s.. Just saying..
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They are a good daily driver tire. like a cheap version of the MPS. What is a Nitto R2? Guess I never seen or heard of that tire. Unless you mean the Nitto 555R2? Also what is "Lake a top"?
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I bet if you take some air out of them they'll stick better. Other people with more than 450RW have been happy with them.
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Too old school for some I guess ( Spin like a top ) old school saying .. and yes read between the lines some times , yes the Nitto 555R2s . Yes a daily driver I think might be alright they just spin way to easy might have been the cold weather it was 45% out and the 04 had been setting for 3 Hrs. I can spin them in hot weather also ,maybe my 04 is just a bad ride LOL . I backed out of the drive and gave a little gas a bam like on ice let off and gave it some more gas and spinning again finely got going .. I'm down to 28 LBS.. I giving my take on my tires I can spin them anytime I want to .. Was hoping for better..
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I'm planning on ending my long standing lack of traction this spring. It's just not fun when a half inch of throttle gets you sideways. The tires I plan on have to be 19s, and will probably be 305-30 or35 NT05Rs. Good luck with your setup.
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I just needed some tires at the time and these looked ok for now and just Ok for sure .. I read all the hype and well not for my 04 /Z.. After I built the 04 have as of yet to address the traction deal with the M/Ts was hoping would work for now NO. With C-6 Z power I guess I need C-6 Z tires so tubing and going with what ever they run . I have not checked into yet but I think 325/335 19s Sp2s and not cheap either , Was thinking with 450 RWHP traction not that big a deal WRONG.. Good luck yourself..
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I just needed some tires at the time and these looked ok for now and just Ok for sure .. I read all the hype and well not for my 04 /Z.. After I built the 04 have as of yet to address the traction deal with the M/Ts was hoping would work for now NO. With C-6 Z power I guess I need C-6 Z tires so tubing and going with what ever they run . I have not checked into yet but I think 325/335 19s Sp2s and not cheap either , Was thinking with 450 RWHP traction not that big a deal WRONG.. Good luck yourself..
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Its your spelling that's throwing me off not your sayings. You don't need to tub it, just run a better tire. If you really want traction stop buying street tires and expect them to hook like a drag radial. You can run a 305/35/15 Nitto NTO5R on the rear or even a Toyo R888. I made 478rwhp in my 02Z and had great traction with my Toyo R888 and love my NT05R on my 11 CTS-V.
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Its your spelling that's throwing me off not your sayings. You don't need to tub it, just run a better tire. If you really want traction stop buying street tires and expect them to hook like a drag radial. You can run a 305/35/15 Nitto NTO5R on the rear or even a Toyo R888. I made 478rwhp in my 02Z and had great traction with my Toyo R888 and love my NT05R on my 11 CTS-V.