tiffer

Hi,
I have a procharged G8 putting out aroung 520rwhp. What are your opinions on the hardest wearing street tire? Price and wear are my main criteria and I would sacrifice performance for this as I only get around 5000 miles on a set. I do the occasional donut and it spins off the line a lot.
Currently I have 245/40/19 Falken FK 452's on it and these have been the toughest so far.
Others I have tried:

- Toyo Proxes T1-R - squishy feel, didn't handle or last
- Continental Sport Contact 3 - de-laminated, down to the metal in 2000 miles

I guess I could also look at widening the rear wheels to accept 275 tires (8 to 9").
Appreciated,
Chris

LS1TA_956

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Nittos

DietCoke

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You're better off getting sticky tires if you want them to last longer in your case. Spinning tires kills treadwear.

wysemunky

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My old nexen N3000 275/40/17's lasted well over 10k miles and still had life left in em when I replaced em with 555R's. I did many smokey burnouts, donuts and drifts and they took it like champs.

tiffer

Hi Wysemunky,
How would these compare to the nitto invos's or 555's? I can get the nittos at a decent price.

thunderstruck507

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If you are going to beat the snot out of them, not much of anything will last.

I can barely get a year out of 420 treadwear junk tires even if I'm not doing donuts and acting a fool all the time. I am heavy off the line a lot...tires are the price you pay for showing off all the time.

wysemunky

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I would recommend the nexen as a cheap street tire that does everything ok. The 555r's are in a whole different class. They are grippier, ride better and do just as good in the rain, but they prolly won't last nearly as long and cost twice as much.

2fresh

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nexens are awesome unless you are trying to get traction from a dead stop, but they last forever and you can do all kinds of crazy burnouts and such with them.