!!!! Still in my storage room with my new wheels 
Nitto NT05
I use these tires as my HPDE trackday tires, they are AWESOME. My car is heavy, 4000 lbs with an instructor in the car.
They require lower starting tire pressure, I start the session with 31 front and 26 rear and they only gain 4 psi per session. Any more than that and they gain too much pressure and get greasy from sliding.
They have 5 trackdays and are close to the wear bars so I flipped them over on the wheels to finish them.I see at least 3-4 more days on track out of them, have prolly 1000 street miles, 10 passes at the drag strip and do well in the rain.....really an amazing tire.
Vid of the car at Circuit grand Bayou, I was solo timed by the track personel at a 1:28.556, the pole sitter in the Spec Miata race the day before sat on pole with a 1:24.8.
Car makes 375rwhp, has c6 brakes, Koni chocks, Strano springs.
first 2 minutes of the video is a warmup lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65BxS...eature=related
My buddy Greg at Roebling Road in Ga, same tires in Z06 sizes, 275-40-17 front and a 295-30-18 rear I think, his car is a monster, 450rwhp, same suspension setup as me with a Watts link in the rear, weighs 3250 ready to race, its fast.
http://youtu.be/sVZcJvu01YM
They require lower starting tire pressure, I start the session with 31 front and 26 rear and they only gain 4 psi per session. Any more than that and they gain too much pressure and get greasy from sliding.
They have 5 trackdays and are close to the wear bars so I flipped them over on the wheels to finish them.I see at least 3-4 more days on track out of them, have prolly 1000 street miles, 10 passes at the drag strip and do well in the rain.....really an amazing tire.
Vid of the car at Circuit grand Bayou, I was solo timed by the track personel at a 1:28.556, the pole sitter in the Spec Miata race the day before sat on pole with a 1:24.8.
Car makes 375rwhp, has c6 brakes, Koni chocks, Strano springs.
first 2 minutes of the video is a warmup lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65BxS...eature=related
My buddy Greg at Roebling Road in Ga, same tires in Z06 sizes, 275-40-17 front and a 295-30-18 rear I think, his car is a monster, 450rwhp, same suspension setup as me with a Watts link in the rear, weighs 3250 ready to race, its fast.
http://youtu.be/sVZcJvu01YM
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Feb 12, 2012 at 07:37 PM.
The NT05’s stick greatly, point the car in the direction your aiming and holding true is very confidence inspiring with these tires. I would honestly have to say a notch above some of the best tires I have tried. Grip is definitely noticeable and in general the NT05’s give you a great overall sense of “hugging” the street.
I then went to a remote road section and was able do switch backs and overly aggressive grip U-turns in order to see if I could feel or loose the NT05’s and was able to do so, but only on wildly aggressive maneuvers so in my book they preformed amazing. The sidewalls held great and I can’t say these tires are a hard sidewall but they are definitely not soft. I did specifically try to rim check with these tires going over horrible protruding railroad crossings and I was never able to hit wheel so the sidewalls held up great. Comfort level was great and never any harsh shock or jerk to prove otherwise.
Highway driving is smooth, quiet and effortless, there is no “humm” or “burr burr burr” sound while cruising. Lane changes over uneven road/highway surfaces were smooth and clean, no sudden jerks or stiff sidewalls pulling one way or the other. There were no loud sounds or noticeable unwanted steering wheel pull/vibrations. I was able to drive on both asphalt and concrete sectional highway surfaces when testing the NT05’s.
I was able to track (Autocross) the NTO5’s and was happy with them and never once lost confidence on where I was pointing or where I wanted to go………grip was evident through out the entire event on the front mounted NT05’s.
My wet weather assessment consist of about 25 percent of the time over dry daily driving:
I did get to briefly test the NT05’s in wet weather daily driving. They did defiantly perform well. I will admit they are amazing in dry conditions, yet they are nearly as awesome in wet. I use the word “nearly” purposely to ensure everyone knows that they are a better dry tire. I was able to maintain grip in mild speed u-turns, faster main road exits and off ramps. It took aggressive driving for them to loose grip.
I find that more than acceptable since that type of driving shouldn’t be done and was honestly asking for trouble. However, I figured for me I want to know the limits and aimed to push them regardless. Overall I drive responsibly in wet and have no problem or worry daily driving NT05’s
I then went to a remote road section and was able do switch backs and overly aggressive grip U-turns in order to see if I could feel or loose the NT05’s and was able to do so, but only on wildly aggressive maneuvers so in my book they preformed amazing. The sidewalls held great and I can’t say these tires are a hard sidewall but they are definitely not soft. I did specifically try to rim check with these tires going over horrible protruding railroad crossings and I was never able to hit wheel so the sidewalls held up great. Comfort level was great and never any harsh shock or jerk to prove otherwise.
Highway driving is smooth, quiet and effortless, there is no “humm” or “burr burr burr” sound while cruising. Lane changes over uneven road/highway surfaces were smooth and clean, no sudden jerks or stiff sidewalls pulling one way or the other. There were no loud sounds or noticeable unwanted steering wheel pull/vibrations. I was able to drive on both asphalt and concrete sectional highway surfaces when testing the NT05’s.
I was able to track (Autocross) the NTO5’s and was happy with them and never once lost confidence on where I was pointing or where I wanted to go………grip was evident through out the entire event on the front mounted NT05’s.
My wet weather assessment consist of about 25 percent of the time over dry daily driving:
I did get to briefly test the NT05’s in wet weather daily driving. They did defiantly perform well. I will admit they are amazing in dry conditions, yet they are nearly as awesome in wet. I use the word “nearly” purposely to ensure everyone knows that they are a better dry tire. I was able to maintain grip in mild speed u-turns, faster main road exits and off ramps. It took aggressive driving for them to loose grip.
I find that more than acceptable since that type of driving shouldn’t be done and was honestly asking for trouble. However, I figured for me I want to know the limits and aimed to push them regardless. Overall I drive responsibly in wet and have no problem or worry daily driving NT05’s
I use these tires as my HPDE trackday tires, they are AWESOME. My car is heavy, 4000 lbs with an instructor in the car.
They require lower starting tire pressure, I start the session with 31 front and 26 rear and they only gain 4 psi per session. Any more than that and they gain too much pressure and get greasy from sliding.
They have 5 trackdays and are close to the wear bars so I flipped them over on the wheels to finish them.I see at least 3-4 more days on track out of them, have prolly 1000 street miles, 10 passes at the drag strip and do well in the rain.....really an amazing tire.
Vid of the car at Circuit grand Bayou, I was solo timed by the track personel at a 1:28.556, the pole sitter in the Spec Miata race the day before sat on pole with a 1:24.8.
Car makes 375rwhp, has c6 brakes, Koni chocks, Strano springs.
first 2 minutes of the video is a warmup lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65BxS...eature=related
My buddy Greg at Roebling Road in Ga, same tires in Z06 sizes, 275-40-17 front and a 295-30-18 rear I think, his car is a monster, 450rwhp, same suspension setup as me with a Watts link in the rear, weighs 3250 ready to race, its fast.
http://youtu.be/sVZcJvu01YM
They require lower starting tire pressure, I start the session with 31 front and 26 rear and they only gain 4 psi per session. Any more than that and they gain too much pressure and get greasy from sliding.
They have 5 trackdays and are close to the wear bars so I flipped them over on the wheels to finish them.I see at least 3-4 more days on track out of them, have prolly 1000 street miles, 10 passes at the drag strip and do well in the rain.....really an amazing tire.
Vid of the car at Circuit grand Bayou, I was solo timed by the track personel at a 1:28.556, the pole sitter in the Spec Miata race the day before sat on pole with a 1:24.8.
Car makes 375rwhp, has c6 brakes, Koni chocks, Strano springs.
first 2 minutes of the video is a warmup lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65BxS...eature=related
My buddy Greg at Roebling Road in Ga, same tires in Z06 sizes, 275-40-17 front and a 295-30-18 rear I think, his car is a monster, 450rwhp, same suspension setup as me with a Watts link in the rear, weighs 3250 ready to race, its fast.
http://youtu.be/sVZcJvu01YM
I've pasted this size recommendation along to Nitto.
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Just ordered a pair of 275s and pair of 315s.
Think my 555Rs are on their last leg; I don't drag much but going to roast my DRs this weekend at the track..look for the vid this weekend. lol
My understanding is the 05s are wider than the DRs so I had my quarter lips rolled in anticipation of rubbing...won't know if I have to bang the inner quarters until I mount the tires.
Lip flat
Think my 555Rs are on their last leg; I don't drag much but going to roast my DRs this weekend at the track..look for the vid this weekend. lol
My understanding is the 05s are wider than the DRs so I had my quarter lips rolled in anticipation of rubbing...won't know if I have to bang the inner quarters until I mount the tires.
Lip flat
Absolutely.
Below is the link with our current mail order prices on the two models you requested in the 295/35-18 size. Shipping and sales tax is FREE to NM. and as always we guarantee the lowest out the door price on all the products we carry. If a competitor ever has a cheaper advertised out the door price, we'll beat it.
Details: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...lr=*&x=32&y=12
Below is the link with our current mail order prices on the two models you requested in the 295/35-18 size. Shipping and sales tax is FREE to NM. and as always we guarantee the lowest out the door price on all the products we carry. If a competitor ever has a cheaper advertised out the door price, we'll beat it.
Details: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...lr=*&x=32&y=12
Just out of curiosity, why did the 295/30/18 NT-05 go up in price? How much were they a year ago?
The 275/40/17 went up like 6 bux a tire.
EDIT
After looking they also went up a good bit sup with that.
The 275/40/17 went up like 6 bux a tire.
EDIT
After looking they also went up a good bit sup with that.
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Feb 18, 2012 at 04:20 PM.
Fun stuff! Thanks for the link.
