gsd3 better than nittos?
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gsd3 better than nittos? hey guys, i noticed lately the gsd3 has been getting lots of praises. i also heard that nittos were better tire for daily driving and gets more miles than mt's and bfg's!! so between the 2 which actually would hook up better for daily driving street and never any track time? cuz i hear with an stalled auto, that u need atleast some nittos to hook. so im curious if the gsd3 can hook just as good and be better driving especially in the rain.
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well the nittos are a drag radial and the gs3's are street tires.
i had a hard time hooking at all even with my rear suspention being all redone for the strip.i had falken street tires[275-40-17 on chrome zr1's] and had not traction at all and i put a set of nitto 555r drag radials and it is a night and day diff. they are realy sticky on the street but i havent gone to the track yet. so i would say nittos if you need traction and mine have 30psi in them right now and they hook great
i had a hard time hooking at all even with my rear suspention being all redone for the strip.i had falken street tires[275-40-17 on chrome zr1's] and had not traction at all and i put a set of nitto 555r drag radials and it is a night and day diff. they are realy sticky on the street but i havent gone to the track yet. so i would say nittos if you need traction and mine have 30psi in them right now and they hook great
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so will the gsd3 hook up lets say from a dead stop as good as the nitto 555r? i know lots of people said go with the gsd3 cuz they atleast drive better in the rain than some dr. im just curious how well they matchup from a dead stop?
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well the nittos have a softer compund of rubber and the gsd3's are still a street tire that is made to last a wile[20-30k mi] i realy like my 555r's so far and there better than any street tire iv had[iv had a lot of diferent typs of cars like supercharged and spray]
before the nittos i wouldent even try to get on it from a dead stop it was useless then i went on a old coutry road with no cars and lit um up just a bit to clean them of then stalled to about 1300rpm and stomped it and it barked the nittos once and dead hooked.
till that time i dident even know how my car felt from a stop even at the track i had to slowly give gas at the line.
before the nittos i wouldent even try to get on it from a dead stop it was useless then i went on a old coutry road with no cars and lit um up just a bit to clean them of then stalled to about 1300rpm and stomped it and it barked the nittos once and dead hooked.
till that time i dident even know how my car felt from a stop even at the track i had to slowly give gas at the line.
I've been to the track MANY times for years with my 285 GS-D3's, and they suck *** for traction. I spin through the entire first 60ft. I can't get my 60ft time below 2.4. However on the street, I can't get 'em to break loose at all. They are one of the ultimate street tires. It just depends on whats important to you, or finding a happy medium.
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so will the gsd3 hook up lets say from a dead stop as good as the nitto 555r?
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