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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 12:33 PM
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Can u shoot me a quote for some 275/40/17 and 315/35/17 nt05r i had these and loved them.
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Old Oct 23, 2012 | 02:19 PM
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Can u shoot me a quote for some 275/40/17 and 315/35/17 nt05r i had these and loved them.
Absolutely.

Here are the links with our current mail order prices. As always we guarantee the lowest out the door price!

275/40-17: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance

315/35-17 NT05R: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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Can you please IM me the price for 2 NT05 285/35/18 and the price of 2 NT05 295/35/18 shipped to 91607. (seperate orders)

And who do I talk to about price matching? and shipping

If Nitto is still reading these, can they PLEASE produce a 285/35/18 NT05R? Pretty please?? lol.
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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Also, can you compare the NT05, NT05R and the 555R?

I know the R's are DR's, but i'm on my second set of 555R's and LOVE THEM!! Now, I want NT05R's, but they dont come in a size I want/need.

How close are the 555R's to the NT05's? I'm sure the NT05R's blow them both away, but I live in Los Angeles so I daily drive my car year round and in the rain too.

My 555R's are fine in the rain, but I want a stickier tire for the dry days I'm driving. Looks like the NT05's might be that tire..... slightly better grip than the 555R, but not quite the 05R. Am I right?
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Thats my understanding, and that the 05's have a stiffer sidewall then 05R's. I have a 295/45 and 4.11's and hook pretty well on the street
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by exodus_gs1
Thats my understanding, and that the 05's have a stiffer sidewall then 05R's. I have a 295/45 and 4.11's and hook pretty well on the street
Perfect! Thanks, exodus!
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Sommer86
Can you please IM me the price for 2 NT05 285/35/18 and the price of 2 NT05 295/35/18 shipped to 91607. (seperate orders)

And who do I talk to about price matching? and shipping

If Nitto is still reading these, can they PLEASE produce a 285/35/18 NT05R? Pretty please?? lol.
Originally Posted by Sommer86
Also, can you compare the NT05, NT05R and the 555R?

I know the R's are DR's, but i'm on my second set of 555R's and LOVE THEM!! Now, I want NT05R's, but they dont come in a size I want/need.

How close are the 555R's to the NT05's? I'm sure the NT05R's blow them both away, but I live in Los Angeles so I daily drive my car year round and in the rain too.

My 555R's are fine in the rain, but I want a stickier tire for the dry days I'm driving. Looks like the NT05's might be that tire..... slightly better grip than the 555R, but not quite the 05R. Am I right?
Below are the links with our current mail order prices on the NT05 in the two sizes you requested. Shipping and sales tax is FREE to CA. If you have found a competitor with a cheaper advertised out the door price give us a call at 1.888.459.4080 and anyone of our sales agents will beat it

285/35-18 NT05: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance

295/35-18 NT05: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance

The NT05 is geared for auto-x and aggressive driving of the like. The sidewalls are stiffer when compared to a drag radial for enhanced steering response. The NT05R D/R utilizes softer rubber compounding and an updated semi-radial internal construction to compete with the M/T ET Street Radial. The compounding is softer than the NT555R D/R so you can expect about half the life out of the NT05R when compared to the NT555R.
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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I see a lot of rain where I live, and have been using the
Cooper Zeon 2XS tires because they were cheaper than the
GS-D3s and my favorite tire store couldn't get BFG KDWs in
the size I want (285/40R17). They have tolerable dry traction,
corner well, good wet until the water gets too deep. I call
them roughly equal to the GS-D3s.

Any direct comparison to these Coopers?
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Old Oct 25, 2012 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Sommer86
Perfect! Thanks, exodus!
no problem, hope they work out for you
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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I'm on another set of fresh NT05's... 315's in the rear & 275 in the front.
Last week I drove from Milw, WI to Road Atlanta in for the Petit LeMans and both going and coming home I drove the Tail of the Dragon in TN/NC and wasn't easy on the car since I've done this before. The tires were OUTSTANDING once again. They even did surperb in a heavy rainstorm on the freeway. 1,950 miles on them in 7 days and looking forward to many more!








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Originally Posted by Discount Tire Direct
Below are the links with our current mail order prices on the NT05 in the two sizes you requested. Shipping and sales tax is FREE to CA. If you have found a competitor with a cheaper advertised out the door price give us a call at 1.888.459.4080 and anyone of our sales agents will beat it

285/35-18 NT05: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance

295/35-18 NT05: http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...%2FPerformance

The NT05 is geared for auto-x and aggressive driving of the like. The sidewalls are stiffer when compared to a drag radial for enhanced steering response. The NT05R D/R utilizes softer rubber compounding and an updated semi-radial internal construction to compete with the M/T ET Street Radial. The compounding is softer than the NT555R D/R so you can expect about half the life out of the NT05R when compared to the NT555R.
I checked with my other local tire shop with AMAZING prices and you blew them out of the water with price shipped!! (since it was free) Just ordered my 2 NT05 in 285-35-18's.

Now, can you compare the NT05's to a 555R in terms of softness and wear? I loved my 555R's and they've lasted about 17k with only one track day (3 runs). Basically I'm hoping for a great street tire that doesn't break loose on right turns with cops sitting on every corner in LA, lol.

Originally Posted by Heat Seeker WS6
I'm on another set of fresh NT05's... 315's in the rear & 275 in the front.
Last week I drove from Milw, WI to Road Atlanta in for the Petit LeMans and both going and coming home I drove the Tail of the Dragon in TN/NC and wasn't easy on the car since I've done this before. The tires were OUTSTANDING once again. They even did surperb in a heavy rainstorm on the freeway. 1,950 miles on them in 7 days and looking forward to many more!
Thanks man, this helped seal the deal for me.
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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[QUOTE=Sommer86;16845224



Thanks man, this helped seal the deal for me. [/QUOTE]


No problem. Ive had this car for 15 years/ 140k miles and have run many types of tires on it and honestly this is this best tire its seen. Like I said, this is my 2nd set and have recommended them to many others.
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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@heat seeker: i just want you to know im seriously jealous, i wanna drive the tail of the dragon so bad.
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Heat Seeker WS6
I'm on another set of fresh NT05's... 315's in the rear & 275 in the front.
Last week I drove from Milw, WI to Road Atlanta in for the Petit LeMans and both going and coming home I drove the Tail of the Dragon in TN/NC and wasn't easy on the car since I've done this before. The tires were OUTSTANDING once again. They even did surperb in a heavy rainstorm on the freeway. 1,950 miles on them in 7 days and looking forward to many more!








I see there was a camera mounted on the car... I'm gonna say we need to see the video of that or I'm going to believe it never happened . But seriously, I bet that was amazing.
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Old Oct 27, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Sommer86

Now, can you compare the NT05's to a 555R in terms of softness and wear? I loved my 555R's and they've lasted about 17k with only one track day (3 runs). Basically I'm hoping for a great street tire that doesn't break loose on right turns with cops sitting on every corner in LA, lol.
The NT05 has a little harder compound when compared to the NT555R and typically lasts anywhere from 20K to 25K miles when taken care of. From what you have described in your posts I think you'll be happy with the NT05.
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Old Oct 28, 2012 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Discount Tire Direct
The NT05 has a little harder compound when compared to the NT555R and typically lasts anywhere from 20K to 25K miles when taken care of. From what you have described in your posts I think you'll be happy with the NT05.
SO does the 555RII have more grip?
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 94Z28-MSTGKLR
I see there was a camera mounted on the car... I'm gonna say we need to see the video of that or I'm going to believe it never happened . But seriously, I bet that was amazing.
I wasn't doing this trip without a camera and have alot of footage to go through and edit. Ill post the link to the vids when they are done.

Vouching to the post before this one: My last set of NT05's lasted 20K.
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 09:57 AM
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Getting a spare set of rims and tires for autocross next season. they will be 315/35/17 on all 4 corners. I'm debating on NT01 and 05. Which would be more suitable?
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Originally Posted by STFU racing
Getting a spare set of rims and tires for autocross next season. they will be 315/35/17 on all 4 corners. I'm debating on NT01 and 05. Which would be more suitable?
If they are going to be deticated to auto-X in the dry do the NT01's
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any 335/30/18
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