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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:18 AM
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I know that alot of people in here have nittos, how many miles do you get on thoes? Im looking for the happy medium between performance and longevity.
I was looking at these.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...55&rd=17&ar=40

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...84&rd=17&ar=40

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...67&rd=17&ar=40

out of these what would you guys recommend? or is there an other tire out there that is just as good?
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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for nittos, it depends on how you use them. i think its around 10-15,000 "normal" driving (depending on what you call normal). i like the nittos cause they work awesome on the street for racing, and also do very well on the track. they also drive good in the rain if you drive easy. i'd recommond them if you would like a good street tire but would also like to use them on the track once in a while
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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so these tires that I pointed out are crap? or are they just second choice for everyone
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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nittos are great tires, IMO. i was driving on bald nittos (NO tread visible) for a while, and even went from Va to Fl on them (very dumb on my part) and got caught in the rain too. and they still were fine. sure, i hydroplaned a little...but after the first few times, its just fun and exhilterating and they are great for street racing too
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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anyone else?
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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bump. . .
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 06:53 PM
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how long do the nittos last compart to the kumho Ecsta ASX? are thoes even good tires? any one here have them? also I heard some good thing about the falken Ziex ZE-512.
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Old Jun 20, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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I love the Eagle F1. It is just an awesome tire. Works very well on wet road surface, too!!

Love it! LOVE IT!!
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I saw these http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes in a local Tiresplus and can buy them for $120/pc plus the normal BS. Its a Bridgestone owned company.

Looks like a great tire and the reviews on Tirerack are very good.

Plan on putting 4 on next week.
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they are a very good tire especially for the price.
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If you're willing to spend $238 per tire I would recommend these http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....omCompare1=yes
They lasted me 14,500 miles and have incredible grip on dry pavement. I cut a 1.82 60' with 3/32" of tread left. They're expensive but worth the money IMO.
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i have fuzions, theyve treated me well since winter. im just waiting for them to go out, so i can get some more nittos
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