Ghost99

Looking for good grip and handling with a cheap price, narrowed it down to these 3 options, which should i get and why?

Ghost99

no opinions? could really use some help deciding

Hartje

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The continentals are better for all season driving... but i hear nothing about good things for the 555's. is it a good weather car only? if yes get the 555's if no get the continentals

Ghost99

yea its mostly a nice weather car, sees no snow and only occasional rain if i have to, the 555's better than the INVO?

guy7bmwm83

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I purchased the Nitto NT555's and I am happy with them. I was going to get an all season tire, but since I am in central CA, we don't see snow or ice and not much rain. The traction is way better than the Sumitomos that were on the car. At a full throttle launch, I don't get much wheel spin. The old tires didn't hook up too well, possibly due to a harder compound/longer tread life rating, which were like all season tires.

LS1RedZ

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Do you like the new Nitto NTO5R? Ive heard those are pretty good.

smg267

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I ran the Nitto 555's, 555r's and currently the Invo's. I bought the INVO's mostly off reviews, tread pattern and tire life. The 555r's were an absolute nightmare when they got worn after ~5k miles in any type of in-climate weather. I definitely prefer the INVO's over the 555's

Ghost99

off of reviews im leaning towards the invos 255/40/18 on 18x8.5 c6 z06 wheels as of now unless someone changes my mind lol

Thizizkai

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personal experience wants me to lean towards the NT555 because its proven to work for me...but I've been wanting the INVO's also..right now Im on BFG Geforce so yea. but the 555 are good tires.

improved1

I had the continentals on my old car, very stiff tires in my opinion, I would definitely go with the 555s if its just a sunshine car.

Ghost99

it is a daily driver just not in the winter and i try to avoid rain as much as i can but i do go out in it when i have to lol..looking at reviews and ratings of the invo it sounds like it has just as good grip if not better than the 555 with a quieter more comfortable ride quality thats why i am leaning towards that as of now...i dont think im considering the contis anymore dont feel like spending the extra couple hundred on them

pitbull14218

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My Niito 555drag radials have probably 13-16k miles on them, but they are basically on wear bars now, rain is scary.......... I need to replace them tho, my car will see some rain, what should I consider?

Ghost99

im dont want drag radials because my car is a DD and i want my tires to last for a little while lol are you looking to get drag radials again?

Ghost99

anybody have experience with the 555's and the INVO's that could compare them?

smg267

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I have ran both. The Nitto Invo's seem to have more traction and far better handling than the 555's. My car was my DD so I didn't want to run drag radials again. I ran the 555r's as well. They wore fast and were dangerous in the rain once worn. The Invo's are a great compromise between the 555r's and 555's. They are slightly more aggressive and I am a sucker for crazy tread patterns.

As far as the rim sizes If I could do it all over I would of went with a staggered 18 front and 19 rear combo. If you are going to do the c6 z06's DD's make sure that you get the regular front wheels with the spokes that extend to the lip and the rear's Deep Dish. I wish I ordered my combo like this

These wheels look better bigger!

Ghost99

thanks for the input man im pretty sure im def gonna go with the invos

battousai

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i wish they made invo's for 275's in 17 inch rims...

rudytirerack

The Continental DW has done extremely well in our testing. It also won the Euro Tuner magizne street tire shoot out. It offers a well balanced max performance dry traction, will excellent wet traction and offers good wear and ride/noise comfort for this style of tire. We tested it at the Tire Rack against top tires from Goodyear and the Michelin PS2 and this tire came out on top.

See Test Results here .

oldstv

I'm buying the Invos as well. My tire guy says he had a set on his car making 700 to the tires and they held pretty good on the street and would hook at the track.

NC01TA

I agree it is the best choice out of the 3 listed but the few reviews about the Conti soft sidewall kept me away and I have stuck with the Goodyears on both my T/A and Z3, plus the Michelins for my 993. Sturdy, superb tires.