NITTO NT05 Race Tires

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Anyone wiith experience with these tires? Pro's , Con's?

My car is not a DD so I don't care about bad weather. I'm using these for street racing only.

I will use a 225 x 40x 18, so any input from someone thats used them would be appreciated.

Heres a Pic

XBG

[cali yaris]

Haven't seen those on a car yet, but they look good.

What's the tread wear rating?

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UTQG is 200 AA

[cali yaris]

200 is not sticky enough for street racing

get some R888's they are 100 tread rating. I have them on the Yaris they are SICK on the street.

225/40ZR18 92Y
235/40ZR18 91Y

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by xbgod

Anyone wiith experience with these tires? Pro's , Con's?

My car is not a DD so I don't care about bad weather. I'm using these for street racing only.

I will use a 225 x 40x 18, so any input from someone thats used them would be appreciated.

Heres a Pic

XBG

The NT05 is not a race tire, not even a top tier street tire. The Hankook RS3 and Dunlop Star Spec are better choices for a street tire to use on the track.

Last year we ran the Bridgestone RE-11, Dunlop Star Spec, Hankook RS3, Kumho XS, Nitto NT05, Toyo R1R and Yokohama AD08 all head to head. The Star Spec was the quickest on our test car, at a 46.1, the NT05 ran a 47 - that put it 5th out of the seven.

But if you are buying a tire for "street racing", whats quick is not important, just needs to look good when you are hard parking your hella flush ride.

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Gotta do more than look good. Want one that grips and performs.

XBG

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Garm,

The R888..........Great reviews and also looks bad-ass. Thanks for the input gonna see how low I can get a set for.

Aras

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by xbgod

Gotta do more than look good. Want one that grips and performs.

XBG

I am pretty well versed and have used most of the UHP, XHP, DOT race and slick tires on the market... But Ill be damned if I can't find one for street racing.

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Which is why I figured I'd ask around from the racing guys around here. It's a pain in the ass to find a moreless dual purpose tire.

And those R888 are not cheap...........204.00 Ea. Toyo is proud of them.

Still looking around though.

XBG

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Had considered the Federal 595RS-R but out of stock everywhere.

Seems to be the next big comp. Drift tire

XBG

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by xbgod

Had considered the Federal 595RS-R but out of stock everywhere.

Seems to be the next big comp. Drift tire

XBG

No, still a street tire - all of the drift tires are real street tires, they don't allow DOT legal race tires.

If you want a competition tire:
Hoosier A6/R6
Goodyear Eagle RS
Kumho V710/V700
BFG G-force R1
Hankook Z214
Toyo R888/RA-1
Yokohama A048
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup
Pirelli TroFeo
Nitto NT01/NT555RII

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Thanks for the line-up

So now my search starts to find which one is right for what I'm doing.

It least now I have a list to go by.

XBG