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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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Nitto is my new favorite brand. I just got the Invos and love them. These could be my next set after the Invo wear out
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by warmmilk
what sizes did you get front and rear?

thanks for the review


Sorry, 255/35/20 and 275/35/20 were the sizes.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by CityTireOnline
Great write up!
If anyone is interested, here is our pricing on the NT05:

http://citytireonline.com/NittoNTO5.htm

We go to Nitto once a week, usually the tires get here on a Wed, if ordered by the same Monday.


Can you also get the sizes I have 255/35/20 and 275/35/20. The treadwear on these is 200 so I know I will need new rears soon.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by gsingh350Z
how much did you get paid to write all that

They gave me a set of tires to try out. I'm honestly very happy with them and will purchase them again for my next set of tires this summer.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by thom000001
Look like the Khumo ECSTA MX (more aggressive though) and sound like they have TONS more grip.....

happen to know your alignment specs TTRANK?

tom

Yes I do.

Front left
Camber -2.2
Toe 0

Front Right
Camber -1.8
Toe 0

Rears are the same
Camber -1.5
Toe 0
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 06:39 AM
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I'm going to need new rears before the fronts so when you have time, could you send me a price for two 275/35/20 shipped to 85085 please?
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Do you guys think this tire will last longer than the oem 140AA treadwear re050a?
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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 02:50 PM
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I just hit 22,000 on the odo and I'm still on my factory Potenza's..

I'm estimating another 3,000 miles out of these and then I may need to slap on my RE-01R's..
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by itsjiggajames
Do you guys think this tire will last longer than the oem 140AA treadwear re050a?
I doubt it, treadwear ratings are not the same between manufacturers and given how much more grip these have over the 050's and that they are purpose built, doubt it.
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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Man when my Star Spec Z1's wear out I'm bumping up to 295/35's w/ these....love to try them out. Can anybody that has an abundance of tires around stack them next to some other brands of the same size so we can see how wide they run? Thanks.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Well i just put these on my rears today, i was going to get the last 1/2 of a 32nd out of my pirelli pzero's but one decided to get a cut in the sidewall, good thing i had these waiting to put on at work. Please with the initial test drive when i got them heated up took a bit to get them to break loose, very please, I am running 2754018's on stock rims with 2454018 pirelli rosso's on the front and no conflicts with this setup. Loved my Pirelli's but i only get about 8k miles out of my back tires, When i hear people getting 20k plus on their tires i simply can't believe it. I do like to drive my car but I'm not doing burnouts or anything, I usually stick my burnouts to the last 1/32nd of tread since i know their gone.

Anyways, i bought these based on the review and am pleased so far, tires look amazing in person, and they look like they are a mix between a street and drag tire, looks like they have nothing for tread the way they angle the edge of the sipes but the grip is great, and for 1/2 the price of the pirelli's at 201 a piece if i can get 10k out of these i'll be happy, fingers crossed. later.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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hmm....i'm pretty interested in these tires. But I'm curious about a few things:

1) How's the wet performance
2) How they fare as an autox tire (quick to heat up etc.)
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 07:13 AM
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1) It has not rained here in Phoenix so I can't comment on the wet performance yet.

2) From what I found thus far they heat up very quickly and keep the heat in well so I think they would do well as an autox/street tire.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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Man, I need to move to Arizona. It never stops raining here in PA.




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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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Should have mine in 2 weeks, waiting on the Volks.... 265 and 295
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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That's going to be sick!
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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From my post on another site...
At 200, they are prolly better than INVO. And, about the same as Kumho MX.
But, no where near as sticky as Michelin Pilot Sport Cup.
Those are 80. And, tires run nice and hot around these parts.

If you wanna go REALLY sticky, I got a set of ADVAN to sell you. They are 50. Like glue...

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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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Took these out yesterday for a ride on some back roads.
I have 265/35/18 and 295/35/18

The 295 has the same width footprint as an r888 in 295/30/18 (compared the 2 today). Ie the tire is wide.

The one thing that throws me off on this tire is noise. It makes no howling to let you know you are at the edge of traction or that you are even pushing the tire at all. Over all the tire sticks very well and hooks up well. I get pretty good traction in 2nd on 15 psi which makes me happy.

Tires are also priced nicely. I paid $242 for my rears.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:42 AM
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FWIW, A couple of mustang reviews mention that it's much better than the NT555 in the rain. I purchased a set of the nt05s, but haven't yet had a chance to try them out myself yet (long story).

http://www.corral.net/new/index.php/...05-tire-review

http://www.musclemustangfastfords.co...est/index.html
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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Nice...might give the 245/19's a try for the fronts as long as they run wide...

Originally Posted by Jason333
Took these out yesterday for a ride on some back roads.
I have 265/35/18 and 295/35/18

The 295 has the same width footprint as an r888 in 295/30/18 (compared the 2 today). Ie the tire is wide.

The one thing that throws me off on this tire is noise. It makes no howling to let you know you are at the edge of traction or that you are even pushing the tire at all. Over all the tire sticks very well and hooks up well. I get pretty good traction in 2nd on 15 psi which makes me happy.

Tires are also priced nicely. I paid $242 for my rears.
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