Tire advice?
 

Looking to get new rear tires for the rear. Right now i have some eagle f1 295/45/18 on the car and it makes it looked jacked up in the back. Tryin to find the best street tire for daily driving and maybe i can also use at the track. Was looking at some nitto 555r and nt05 but im sure there are others. Thinkin tire size should be 305/35/18 or somethin like that.

any type of DR wont last as long on a daily but i personally loved mine for the street and track. The nittos seem to last the longest out of the bunch. It depends on what u plan on doing really if your gonna make it to the track alot id go with the DRs. I have the reg 555s on my car now since i got rid of the 555Rs and they still hook pretty good and are alot stickier than other street tires ive had so no complaints yet

the size that will work for you is a 295/35-18 that is a stock vet rear size so its not rediculase expensive not cheap by any means but not like a custom size. I like my BFG g-force sports they wear good and i can 60 foot with some of the best of them as far as street tires concern.

my nittos hooked good after i got my rear end straightened out. had good tread wear and were a BIT under sized so if you have an 11 wide rim? you can run a 315 tire out back and it will keep the sidewall straight, another point to look at. And nittos dont rub. even a BFG 305 youll have to roll your rear quarter lip or it will hit on some big bumps.

the nittos 315s will rub....305s he should be ok

negative ghost rider. nittos run small.

really cause all the people i know that run em had to roll their fenders lol

Nitto NT-05's are probably the best all around affordable tire out there. Definitely going to be my next set

I did look at the nt05 and id did like them. They are a little cheaper than the 555'sthough. Hopefully treadwear is not that bad.

From what I hear the nittos are better than any other DR for street driving. They dont wear as fast and are better in the rain.

Im really liking the nt05's the more i look at them. Now i just have to find the cheapest place to get them from.

damn links suck ass

choose your size...


or find something on onlinetires...

I got 25k out of my 555R's on the Vette. Maddie just does alot of burnout's...LOL

I thought the NT-05's are a block design tread? That would mean they suck ass in the rain.

Where did you find NT-05's for less then 555's?

I have the 555Rs on the back now and I love them. Great traction on the street, at the track, and in the rain. I was told to expect about 15K miles of life, which is fine with me. The NT05s look pretty appealing, they have a 200 treadwear rating which puts them halfway between 555s and 555Rs, sounds like a good compromise. I might try them when I need new rears. I'd like to hear about their wet traction though.

LIES! hahaha

NT-05's are actually really good in the rain

I meant they were cheaper than the 555r. The regular 555's are cheaper. Now just deciding what size to go with

I found the NT-05 in 295/35/18 and 295/45/18. Not sure if i want the same tire size in back unless if i read correctly nittos run a little small on the the sidewall.

Only could find the Nt-555 in 295/45/18 and they are about 25 bucks cheaper.

Also found some Bf Goodrich g-force T/A KDW NT that are only a few dollars cheaper than the NT-05's.

nittos run small on the tread width not sidewall.

ya the hight is true on them thats why allot of people can run a 315 with them with no bfh mod

where r u guys seeing 315s not rubbing? lol just cause they run smaller than others ur still putting a wide ass tire on and i dont know anyone personally that ran them that DIDNT have to either a. roll the fenders and/or b. hammer the shit out of the wheel wells. big reason y i didnt get em. Seems like if they dont rub its a hit or miss thing i guess. id stick with a 295. what kind of prices are u lookin at anyways?

prices dont matter too much since im gotta put them on a credit card anyway but even though i still dont wanna spend over 250 a tire.

I just got 315 Nitto 555R's for $169 apiece, so shop around

94 mike was running 315s on his car unrolled

and they werent even nittos....

ya they where summies

What website did you get them from if u dont mind my asking?

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...651#prodAnchor

I got them on sale with free shipping, but the 275/40/17's are still $160.00, and actually they have NT-05's for $145, that is crazy cheap!

well if u decide to go with a 315 heres a thread on how to fix it when and if they do rub...looks as tho alot of people had to do it with other brands as well..............but they dont ever rub :rolleyes:
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54618

yeah mine are hitting the bump stops but have lots of room everywhere else, haven't decided what I am going to do yet

Well i got 18 in back and i think im gonna stick with the 295 so i wont have to worry about rubbing. I looked on that performanceplustire and the nt-05's i looked at are still 234.00 a tire.

For dd, I'd say stay with the F1 GS-D3's. I'm on 18's @ 10.5 wide and running 285/35/18's. Keep it right at the stock height.

NT05's now at the same size and they stick AWESOME on the street!

When I first got them, still the same look tho.
http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...jpg?1175211412

http://www.fquick.com/images/vehicle...jpg?1215188963

Yea i might go with the 285's in back since they are about $20 cheaper per tire than the 295's. I'm runnin 265/40/17 up front so i wanna level it out a little.

Discount tire zone has 285/35/18 for 190.00 in Nt05's but no warranty unless i buy four.. Total would be around 425.00 shipped.

Discount tire direct has the same ones at 219.00 a tire. They offer a 3 year warranty for damaged or defected tires which is another $55. Total shipped will be $500 and they come with valve stems if u want to buy them. Free replacement and free shipping if they're damaged.

Not sure if i should even bother with a warranty and go the cheaper route?
I wanna change these tires soon since they rub around hard corners and dips in the road.

I wouldnt bother with a warrantee but thats just me.

315s rubbing all depends on a lot of different factors. For some people they put them right on and have no issues.. other people they rub. Depends on how you drive the car.. the car underneath is different on everyones car.. 315's are different widths depending on what tire it is. 315's I would consider doing a little modification for a piece of mind. I did some mod to make them fit and still got slight rubbing on the outer fender only when doing autox slaloms... it wasn't even happening around seekonk speedway.

The 555 street tires tread will last forever. I put those on my car like 6 years ago... they still have perfect tread on them, lol. They will rot out before the tread is gone. 555 best daily driver friendly option.. NT05 I'll probably go with if I do a street tire autox class with the Camaro next year. They are stickier. 555r's are sticker than the nt05 and nice on the street. I even used 555r's in the front for the speedway for the past 3 years... they have good sidewalls.

I just put 555's on mine, and I love them. I was amazed at how well they hooked at the track, but then again I have a stock A4 with 2.73's. If I was making any power I'd probably have more of a traction issue.

Now Mike didnt you just run you personal bests on those tires too. i bet 60 foot had something to do with it. 555R's out back are my next set of tires i buy for "street" tires!

Yup!

I don't remember what my 60' times were with my old tires, but I was running 2.1's pretty consistantly with the 555's.

I was thinking of going with the R's out back, but I drive alot, so I went with the regular ones. Good choice, the regular ones work fine for me.

Maybe if I ever get the 3.42's out back I'll need the R's.

yeah Thats what im saying!! Great tire all around! and if i didnt have so much low end id be getting them. the 16" 5+ year old 555R's HELDDDD i didnt realize it till i got the Avons from BrokenFeather.