about to buy new tires need help asap!!!
08-21-2010, 11:48 AM
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about to buy new tires need help asap!!! I have a 2002 ss camaro that has about 500 horse off the crank. It is now just a weekend driver. I am looking into buying new tires< i have the stock 275/40/17. so far im stuck between either the yokohama s drive tires or the toyo r1r's. Does anybody have either of these tires on there cars; if so could anybody give me any input on there experience with these tires. If not any suggestions would help! I babey the car most the time but when I dont I road race the hell outa her! So I need a tire that has excellent handling capabilities. I have done a lot of research but could definetly use more advice from yall !!!
08-21-2010, 03:02 PM
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yeah i realy wanted those! they were my first choice but they dont make them for a 275/40/17 unfortunatly. would that size fit on my stock 02 ten spoke rims ?
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ok two votes on nitto nto5's. if i were to go with these what do i run on the front tires im assuming nitto has a different tread pattern for the front tires ? and thanks for all the replys please keep em comeing. im still kinda partial to the toyos r1r's but if i could get the t1r's to fit on the stock 02 ten spoke ss rims would love to do that however, im guessing they wouldnt fit.
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ok i would love to have the toyo t1r's ! however they dont make them in a 275/40/17 the closest thing was a 265/40/17. im assuming that wouldnt look right on the rim. so i guess im going to go with the toyo r1r's! im going to do some research into the nittos that were suggested above. the toyos i had on my ss for the last few years never did me wrong in fact they exceeded my expectations! so i think toyo is what im going to stick with... please continue with any input every one who has responded has helped me greatly thank you!
08-21-2010, 07:10 PM
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ok i would love to have the toyo t1r's ! however they dont make them in a 275/40/17 the closest thing was a 265/40/17. im assuming that wouldnt look right on the rim. so i guess im going to go with the toyo r1r's! im going to do some research into the nittos that were suggested above. the toyos i had on my ss for the last few years never did me wrong in fact they exceeded my expectations! so i think toyo is what im going to stick with... please continue with any input every one who has responded has helped me greatly thank you!
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Alright well its a toss up between the Nitto nt05's and the toyo R1R's ! Nitto arent exactly known for there tread life but the toyo's tread life is about the same if not a little worse lol. man i realy wish toyo made that T1R in a 275/40/17! i would buy those tonight if they did. the closest they make in that series is the 265/40/17. damn it! any way thanks everybody....
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B.F Goodrich G-force KD's, KDW 2's, or even the G-force Sport. The G-force Sport is on all the Skip Barber Driving school cars up at Road America. I just put a set on a 04 Mazdaspeed Miata ( I know, way diff. car) for a customer. The stock tires were Toyos, and he really loves the G-force Sports. Told me off the bat that he pounds the car daily, and wanted something decent in the rain as its a daily driver. Came back a few weeks later, said he loved em, they stick really well. He was used to the Toyo's lettin the car slide around. No, the Toyos were not completely worn out, just had one blow out from road debris and decided it was time for 4 new ones. I have been running Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's on my own 02 SS, AutoX it on some weekends, no complaints here! Might be a bit pricey for some people though. Put a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports on my friends SVT Focus. Wanted something for a summer tire, that wasnt directional so he could rotate properly to keep tire noise at a minimum. Ive been in car with him beaten on it, they stick REALLY well also.
08-23-2010, 05:38 PM
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B.F Goodrich G-force KD's, KDW 2's, or even the G-force Sport. The G-force Sport is on all the Skip Barber Driving school cars up at Road America. I just put a set on a 04 Mazdaspeed Miata ( I know, way diff. car) for a customer. The stock tires were Toyos, and he really loves the G-force Sports. Told me off the bat that he pounds the car daily, and wanted something decent in the rain as its a daily driver. Came back a few weeks later, said he loved em, they stick really well. He was used to the Toyo's lettin the car slide around. No, the Toyos were not completely worn out, just had one blow out from road debris and decided it was time for 4 new ones. I have been running Michelin Pilot Sport PS2's on my own 02 SS, AutoX it on some weekends, no complaints here! Might be a bit pricey for some people though. Put a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports on my friends SVT Focus. Wanted something for a summer tire, that wasnt directional so he could rotate properly to keep tire noise at a minimum. Ive been in car with him beaten on it, they stick REALLY well also.
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The Nitto 555 have held up well for me. I run 285/40r17 on my ZR1 replicas. But they will work fine in the 275/40r17 size and are only $140 each from discounttiredirect.com a sponsor.
