Nitto NT01 OR Toyo R888
06-12-2009, 11:17 PM
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Nitto NT01 OR Toyo R888 I'm picking up a new set of tires for the car and am split between these two. I will be tracking the car every once in a while and driving it on the streets as well. Treadware I don't care about as I only drive the car maybe 1000 miles a year. Nitto's seem to run a little cheaper and are more easily accessible. I can't really find too many vendors that sell the Toyo's...
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06-13-2009, 05:54 PM
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R888s are awesome. they aren't the cheapest, but after trying a few different tires (riken raptors, falken azenis rt-615, kumho victoracer v700) i think i've found my tire for this car.
i was having traction issues after putting in a 3600 stall torque converter and now i can finally get on the gas pedal without sending the tires up into smoke. the victoracer v700 gripped pretty decent, but would still spin if i got on it under 30mph. i had to heat the victoracers up to get any decent launch traction out of them - and even then, they quickly reminded me that they were road race tires and NOT drag radials.
the r888's make me think maybe i don't need drag radials (i don't plan on launching on spray as i'm on my stock 10bolt). i was reading a few things on the net here and there (mostly corvette guys) where everyone was saying the grip was phenomenal. one guy even said the r888 was better than a 555r drag radial. i thought that was an exaggeration, but after driving on the r888, i think thats pretty true if the 555r isn't heated up. i grip so good on these things, im in disbelief - i keep thinking somethings wrong with my car.
the NT01 was on my list of tires to try, so let us know what you think about them.
i was having traction issues after putting in a 3600 stall torque converter and now i can finally get on the gas pedal without sending the tires up into smoke. the victoracer v700 gripped pretty decent, but would still spin if i got on it under 30mph. i had to heat the victoracers up to get any decent launch traction out of them - and even then, they quickly reminded me that they were road race tires and NOT drag radials.
the r888's make me think maybe i don't need drag radials (i don't plan on launching on spray as i'm on my stock 10bolt). i was reading a few things on the net here and there (mostly corvette guys) where everyone was saying the grip was phenomenal. one guy even said the r888 was better than a 555r drag radial. i thought that was an exaggeration, but after driving on the r888, i think thats pretty true if the 555r isn't heated up. i grip so good on these things, im in disbelief - i keep thinking somethings wrong with my car.
the NT01 was on my list of tires to try, so let us know what you think about them.
06-14-2009, 12:59 PM
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Yeah, I did a lot of reading over on the import forums about the RA1's, R888's and the NT01's. They all are a very good tire but the guys who were turning in the faster lap times were on an NT01. Most of the guys had had the RA1's in the past and then switched to the NT01's because of the increased grip... But the cost of the added grip was a harsh ride on the Nitto's, which everyone noted. Oh well, I don't mind that as I won't be daily driving this thing.
06-14-2009, 05:53 PM
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within reason, what works best on an import doesnt always work best on an f-body. for example, the gold standard, the bar against which all other street tires are measured (as per rags like grassroots and the like say) are the falken 615s. i use them as track tires on my TA. while they work great for light little jap cars like miatas, under a real car with real power and weight, they simply get greasy and loose. theyre not bad, and im sure better then any other street tire, but comparing apples to apples on 2 cars that are apples and oranges, you see the differance.
if youre talking true r-comps, or a hybrid like the NT01, results can be more level across muscle cars and imports.
if youre talking true r-comps, or a hybrid like the NT01, results can be more level across muscle cars and imports.
06-14-2009, 07:06 PM
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within reason, what works best on an import doesnt always work best on an f-body. for example, the gold standard, the bar against which all other street tires are measured (as per rags like grassroots and the like say) are the falken 615s. i use them as track tires on my TA. while they work great for light little jap cars like miatas, under a real car with real power and weight, they simply get greasy and loose. theyre not bad, and im sure better then any other street tire, but comparing apples to apples on 2 cars that are apples and oranges, you see the differance.
if youre talking true r-comps, or a hybrid like the NT01, results can be more level across muscle cars and imports.
if youre talking true r-comps, or a hybrid like the NT01, results can be more level across muscle cars and imports.
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06-15-2009, 07:35 AM
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well take a look at what you just said. all those cars were AWD. thats a HUGE differance between just having RWD. lets say the AWD has 400 whp. thats sort of like saying each tire only has to handle 100hp each (of course im not considering torque, which is the true measure of power). conversly, if you have 400 rwhp, each tire has to handle 200 hp. thats alot to handle at just the rear of the car. and im not even taking in the variable of the AWD being able to transfer grip from tire-to-tire, or at least front-to-back, with thier center diff.
06-16-2009, 02:23 AM
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well take a look at what you just said. all those cars were AWD. thats a HUGE differance between just having RWD. lets say the AWD has 400 whp. thats sort of like saying each tire only has to handle 100hp each (of course im not considering torque, which is the true measure of power). conversly, if you have 400 rwhp, each tire has to handle 200 hp. thats alot to handle at just the rear of the car. and im not even taking in the variable of the AWD being able to transfer grip from tire-to-tire, or at least front-to-back, with thier center diff.
