Nitto NT05

[mav2777]

Hi- anyone tried these Nitto's ? I'm after some feedback before I choose these or the Toyo R888
225-40-18 NITTO NT05 SEMI SLICK TYRES *BRAND NEW* STREET LEGAL | eBay
225-40-18 TOYO PROXES R888 GG COMPOUND SEMI SLICK TYRES *BRAND NEW* | eBay

[Rayd]

Ye man, I'm rolling on them right now, amazing Tyres!
Only complaint, they don't last very long, I've had them on for about 8 months and there already showing signs of old age

[mav2777]

That sounds promising.
Would you say the Toyos are more of a track orientated tyre ? I don't mind paying the extra for the Toyos if they are much more grippy than the Nittos.

[KFuNk]

What about the Achilles 123. Haven't run them before but heard they are real sticky and good.

[mav2777]

They look like more of a high performance tyre than a semi slick. I can't find any specials on these tyres in my size. Planning to run semi slicks on the front & decent road tyres on the rear to promote over steer.

[Bakis]

r888 i believe are a R rated tyre so more suitable for track use then the NT05, i've got a few mates that use them and they have mixed opinions 1 loves them the other 2 don't well not for daily use anyway... Take to long to get up to a useable temp and noise is quiet bad.

How about the federal RSR? if your looking for a track tyre hard to look past a R888 but maybe a KU36 (Kumho)?

[Yeldarb]

What about Federal 595-RSR?

225-40-18 FEDERAL 595 RSR 88W RACING SLICK CAR TYRES | eBay

[mav2777]

The Federals are a good price. I will contact them to find out when it was manufactured.

[TWENTY B]

do you want drag radials or circuit semi slicks.
NT05 are for drag racing i think, NT01 are circuit.
what about advan AO48

[mav2777]

Im after semi slick for circuit racing.

[TWENTY B]

i have AO32 on another car of mine and they stick like shit to a blanket.
try and find a goot 2nd hand set of AO48's and you'll be blown away.

they use them for time attack for good reasons

[MATMPS]

Im running the Nitto NT05 tyres on my Gen 2 3 MPS. Awesome tyres for grip and not bad in wet conditions aswell plus they look awesome, I use my car for daily use, have done 10 000km's on them, just rotated them as well, think i will get another 10 000, and they are at a good price as well

[mav2777]

Twenty B is correct, NT05 is mainly a drag racing tyre not the type I'm after now.

[Jmac]

R888 for circuit is the go.

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[MUZZA]

Im running the Nitto NT05 tyres on my Gen 2 3 MPS. Awesome tyres for grip and not bad in wet conditions aswell plus they look awesome, I use my car for daily use, have done 10 000km's on them, just rotated them as well, think i will get another 10 000, and they are at a good price as well

How are they for noise on a daily driver?

[MATMPS]

They are a bit noisier than the OEM Dunlop tyres, but hey, Im willing to sacrifice tyre noise for better grip and looks, Nothing a bit of the volume control cant fix, all in all but not to bad.

[mav2777]

I bought 2 x Toyo Proxies R888. What an awesome tyre. Plenty of grip, time to have fun with some oversteer.

[projectrracing]

Just make sure you keep heat cycling them properly.

[bodyboardingbum]

Threadbump.

What are your thoughts on these, for those who were running? Looking for some new tread as my wheels will be here within ~1-2months.
They get good reviews online, comments generally being okay in the wet although don't wear as well.

[KFuNk]

I was just looking at a pair of NT01 100treadwear for track. They look alright from the reviews.