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Old 01-16-2011, 06:39 PM
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What's your favorite and why? And how many miles can you expect out of them?
Old 01-16-2011, 07:04 PM
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I'm bias iv only had Nitto 555R drag radials, but im on my second set. I might switch try something different after this set is done.
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I like M/Ts..Hook Well..Look Nice, only down fall dont last as long as a Nitto..
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depends on what you want

daily driver sticky tire, manageable in the rain - nitto
more grip, less longevity, scary in the rain - m/t
stupid traction, buy a new set every 2500 miles - m&h
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never tired anything else but they work for me.
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Sounds like Nitto is probably the way I'll go, I plan on putting quite a few miles on them and there is a strong possibility I'll be out in the rain with them more than once.

spdygon - What works for you?
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All about the Mickey's
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03
All about the Mickey's
It sure seems so, but I need something that lasts. Dude Detoxx, what wheels are those in your sig?
Old 01-16-2011, 09:45 PM
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Nitto's only cause they last about twice as long as any of the others. I buy a DR specifiaclly for a 75% Street 25% track use and the Nittos wear benifits outweight their slightly reduced traction levels compared to the other brands.
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Originally Posted by J-Train
Nitto's only cause they last about twice as long as any of the others. I buy a DR specifiaclly for a 75% Street 25% track use and the Nittos wear benifits outweight their slightly reduced traction levels compared to the other brands.
NT05r's are bad ***....Guarantee they hook just as good as et streets and last longer too...Just sold my 04 cobra last week with 2,000 miles on them and they had no sighns of wear...Destroyed output shaft on my almost 600 rwhp z06 on 19's with 'em...Try em and you will be a believer...THE HYBRID DRAG RADIAL..Street and strip.......
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I prefer the longevity and versatility of the Nittos. All depends on what you're looking for -- for me, the Nittos are great -- solid traction for 10K miles, manageable if you get stuck in the rain and they make the size I need for my wheels.
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Originally Posted by Redcorvette2000
NT05r's are bad ***....Guarantee they hook just as good as et streets and last longer too...Just sold my 04 cobra last week with 2,000 miles on them and they had no sighns of wear...Destroyed output shaft on my almost 600 rwhp z06 on 19's with 'em...Try em and you will be a believer...THE HYBRID DRAG RADIAL..Street and strip.......
Man.. you have 3 C6 Vettes, one a ZO6, and a Terminator. What do you do for a living and where do I apply?

How do the NT05R's handle on wet roads?
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Originally Posted by BlackIceBlue
Man.. you have 3 C6 Vettes, one a ZO6, and a Terminator. What do you do for a living and where do I apply?

How do the NT05R's handle on wet roads?
They dont drive any different than the 555r's to me...But way stickier!!!!!! So im sure they wont last as long...Good looking tire too...
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Originally Posted by BlackIceBlue
It sure seems so, but I need something that lasts. Dude Detoxx, what wheels are those in your sig?
I ride on Michelin PS2 tires everyday and for business time I have some ET streets. My wheels are CCW 505A's
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ET Streets always worked best for me. I ran them all the time for quite a while.
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ET Street radials here. Good for 1.59 60' stock internal car.
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Had a pair of nittos, thinking of trying Toyo's next time.
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ill be throwing on a set of Nitto 555r.. car is mainly daily driven and street car. Never will see the track
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I have MT's on mine 9 second blackbird. I've been as fast as 1.35 60', 9.75 in the 1/4. Driven in the rain and hour each way to and from the track with close to 1000 miles and 14 passes down the track most of which in the 9's. Wasn't that bad in the rain. I was spraying a 150 shot all in without delay right off the line. No issues at all.
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What about BFG's? anyone like those?



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