The setup is 19x9.5 & 10.5

Problem is they don't have the classic 255/285 35 series tire in the NT05 which I was in love with before I saw the limited tire sizes. The INVO I believe is a small step down and I've read good reviews on here about them. So if you had to choose between these two tires which setup would you go with. Unfortunatetly I'm not much for stretched tires but I'd give up some width for compound. The only down side is the front tire is getting pretty thin with the 245/35.

http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Efeature%2Estreet

What would you guys do?
-NT05 245/35/19 275/35/19
-INVO 255/35/19 285/35/19

Thanks for the input.

 

I would go with the INVO

 

Just asking why? Not arguing. Better street tire?

I'm not a serious track guy by any means. But I have taken my stock Z down to Great Lakes quite a bit last season.

 

Before buying tires check these test results: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....ighlight=tires

 

Seems like a better over all Street tire. Quite and comfort. The Dry an wet traction are very similar to the NT05, but again the INVO has the whole Quite and comfort.

Just my

 

Was leaning towards the KDW2 but so many people compain to high hell about the road noise.

 

I would run the invo's, they are great for daily use. NT05's i'm trying out next for the track, i doubt they would be something you would want for normal driving.

 

I was also thinking about the KDW2's but just like you said, everyone talked me out of them because of the noise. I had the Nitto555's and hated them. They have absolutely no traction in the rain...you'll be sliding left and right. From what I hear, the Nitto Invos got some really good reviews. Even though I don't like the look on the tread on them too much, I think those will be my next tires

 

I can assure you that the Invos are WAAAAAAAAAAY better than the 555s in the rain. I had the 555s before and anyone that asked about them, I asked them if they valued their life

On the way to Zdayz, it was raining and I followed the crew doing about 80+ being somewhat scared for my life from being scarred by 555s. I realized that everything was okay and realized that I should be impressed by the wet traction instead of scared

Dry traction is impressive IMO. Better than the 555s.

 

What do you plan to do with the car? What type of weather do you plan to drive in and is this a daily driver?


There seems to be a lot of confusion in this thread already, I think most people are thinking he said NT555 instead of the NT05. The Nitto NT05 is Nitto's brand new (not being released to the public until next month) max performance summer tire which is meant for aggressive street/track use. I'm doing some testing with the NT05's right now and so far I'm very impressed with their dry grip, it's a lot better than the Invo's in terms of all out dry performance. This is a serious performance tire and so far from my first impressions I would group it with the Bridgestone RE-01R's, Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Specs, etc.. it's really that grippy

If you plan to use your car for all out performance and need a sticky tire to put your power down then I would say NT05 for sure. For a daily driven car that doesn't need to take every turn extremely fast then the Invo would be a much better choice as it offers a smoother ride, better wet traction, and a higher tread rating.

I'll be posting a full review of the NT05's in the coming week to compare both tires. I recently posted a review of the Invo's that we have on our shop Z which can be read here
https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...vo-review.html

The only downside is that I'm running the NT05's on my street/track WRX (built motor 600hp+, full coilover/all upgraded suspension pieces, etc..) so the comparison won't be on the same exact car

-Dan

 

Well, I plan to make this car everything my last cars weren't, which were turbo'd FWD platforms. I want to make it a real sports cars within reason. So turbo eventually. I'll probably go through a whole set of tires well before I need the traction.

Even with that said, I don't see myself going to the track that much. I just want them to be sticky enough to put the power to the pavement. Most summer tires will probably be adequate enough to run on my Z.

And yes, I was referring to the new NT05 which do not carry the sizes I want. 255/35 is as thin as I'd like to run on the 19's. Ideally, an 18" setup would be best when talking about a tire like the NT05....