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AtsZR1 · 10-30-2009

put on the Nitto - 05. love them. Bought them because I was looking for a sticky tire...Great tire at a great value.

GrayZ · 01-28-2010

What size Nitto did you purchase??

4CAM LT5 · 01-28-2010

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's

USAFPILOT · 01-29-2010

I went with Nitto NT-05 if I haven't said so already. Great tire! I wonder how long it will last...grips very well. Mods remove a vote from Goodyear and add it to Nitto!

vilant · 08-22-2012

GY Eagle F1 GS-D3. Was torn between Nitto, Kumho, and GY. Went w/ GY because 1-they're made in the US, or Canada 2-they look great 3- they were top-rated on Consumer Reports (only Michelin PS3 was higher, but they don't make an exact replacement for the rears). Would recommend using a Road Force machine to install tires to rims. My Z rides awesome now, paid a lot, but it was worth it.

WARP TEN · 08-22-2012

I have Sumitomos because they were on the 95 when I got it this summer. They seem fine. I also had Sumitomos on my 93 QB after Goodyears and BFG comp T/As. I put them on the 93 largely due to price -- about $640 for a set of four plus mounting and balancing--about $800 total in 2006. There were fine on that car although I have heard people say that they flat spot easily. I have not had a major problem with flatspotting. -- Bob

JThomas · 08-22-2012

I put a set of Nitto 555's on my '95. I think they look great as an OEM replacement tire and they seem to handle pretty well. To date I have 2,400 miles on them and no complaints. This is my second ZR-1 in four years and I have now gone through Sumitomo's, Kuhmos and Nittos. For me the Nitto is the best looking street tire or OEM replacement. I don't plan to race or autocross the '95. The Kuhmo was a very good autocross tire. The Sumitomo was simply a replacement tire that was inexpensive and came in ZR-1 sizes. It was on both cars when I bought them, but it was cheap and did not handle well at all. (JMHO)

MikeGolf · 08-22-2012

Nitto 555 all around now, next 555r on the rear, all around performance and $$. And I can get them when I want them.

CJ_ZR1 · 08-23-2012

I have Sumitomos because they were on car when I bought her 4 months ago. I am looking to get some new tires before next summer, probably Kumho...

SteelBlueZR1 · 08-24-2012

Seriously consider the Vredstein Ultrac Sessentras... After 5k miles, I can say these are the best tires all around I have ever had on a sports car... Quiet amazing traction off the line and in turns under power, easily controlled in power slide, super long tread life, and good steering feel --- Very inexpensive to boot.

View Poll Results: Which brand of street tires do you have
BF Goodrich	30	9.46%
Dunlop	3	0.95%
Goodyear	98	30.91%
Kumho	6	1.89%
Michelin	34	10.73%
Nitto	82	25.87%
Pirelli	4	1.26%
Sumitomo	36	11.36%
Vredestein	20	6.31%
Yokohama	4	1.26%
Voters: 317. You may not vote on this poll

10-30-2009	#61
AtsZR1 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Byron Center, MI Posts: 33	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on put on the Nitto - 05. love them. Bought them because I was looking for a sticky tire...Great tire at a great value. __________________ 2021 Stingray Z51 SGM 1991 ZR1 SCG Enhanced 1967 BB Roadster 1963 Split Window Coupe 1954 Roadster

01-28-2010	#62
GrayZ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Innsbrook, Missouri Posts: 1,728	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on What size Nitto did you purchase??

01-28-2010	#63
4CAM LT5 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Blue Bell, PA Posts: 89	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3's __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][B][SIZE=4][FONT=Arial Black][COLOR=DimGray][COLOR=Red]1991 ZR-1 #318 -- SOLD 3/28/2013[/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] White / Red Leather / Bone Stock / Two Tops / Goodyear Eagle GS-D3's [I][B]The "Past Collection"... [/B][/I] 2004 [COLOR=DimGray]MSG Coupe [/COLOR][I](Sold)[/I] [I]1996 [COLOR=SlateGray]Collector Edition Convertible / LT4 [/COLOR](Sold) 1989 Triple Black Coupe (Sold) 1991 [COLOR=Blue]Quasar Blue Convertible [/COLOR](Sold)[/I]

01-29-2010	#64
USAFPILOT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spring TX Posts: 1,348	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on I went with Nitto NT-05 if I haven't said so already. Great tire! I wonder how long it will last...grips very well. Mods remove a vote from Goodyear and add it to Nitto!

08-22-2012	#65
vilant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: PA Posts: 772	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on GY Eagle F1 GS-D3. Was torn between Nitto, Kumho, and GY. Went w/ GY because 1-they're made in the US, or Canada 2-they look great 3- they were top-rated on Consumer Reports (only Michelin PS3 was higher, but they don't make an exact replacement for the rears). Would recommend using a Road Force machine to install tires to rims. My Z rides awesome now, paid a lot, but it was worth it. __________________ Joe 1990 Bright Red ZR-1 #2599

08-22-2012	#66
WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,045	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on I have Sumitomos because they were on the 95 when I got it this summer. They seem fine. I also had Sumitomos on my 93 QB after Goodyears and BFG comp T/As. I put them on the 93 largely due to price -- about $640 for a set of four plus mounting and balancing--about $800 total in 2006. There were fine on that car although I have heard people say that they flat spot easily. I have not had a major problem with flatspotting. -- Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"

08-22-2012	#67
JThomas Join Date: May 2008 Location: Okemos, MI. Posts: 1,186	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on I put a set of Nitto 555's on my '95. I think they look great as an OEM replacement tire and they seem to handle pretty well. To date I have 2,400 miles on them and no complaints. This is my second ZR-1 in four years and I have now gone through Sumitomo's, Kuhmos and Nittos. For me the Nitto is the best looking street tire or OEM replacement. I don't plan to race or autocross the '95. The Kuhmo was a very good autocross tire. The Sumitomo was simply a replacement tire that was inexpensive and came in ZR-1 sizes. It was on both cars when I bought them, but it was cheap and did not handle well at all. (JMHO) __________________ Joe Thomas Corvette Club of Michigan NCRS-Michigan Chapter Member NCM Master Ambassador NCM Lifetime Member Former NCM Board Member 1991 ZR-1 Melon Copper Metallic/Black 1992 ZR-1 Bright Red/Black (Sold) 1995 ZR-1 Bright Aqua/Gray (Sold) 2012 ZR1 Super Sonic Blue / Dark Titanium

08-22-2012	#68
MikeGolf Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 160	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on Nitto 555 all around now, next 555r on the rear, all around performance and $$. And I can get them when I want them. __________________ '93 #166 Black Rose “Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” Heraclitus

08-23-2012	#69
CJ_ZR1 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Pineville, Louisiana Posts: 57	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on I have Sumitomos because they were on car when I bought her 4 months ago. I am looking to get some new tires before next summer, probably Kumho... __________________ CJ Daniel [B]1991[/B] ZR-1 #834 [COLOR=royalblue][B]Steel Blue Metallic/Steel Blue[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Frank Approved ZR-1[/COLOR] [SIZE=1]- Ported air horn, throttle body, plenum and injector housings (Tommy Morrison)[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- FIC SS Injectors / Nology hot wires / Screemin Deamin coils[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- Fluidyne aluminum radiator and 9 row aluminum oil cooler[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- 4.10 gears / Fidanza light weight flywheel / Hurst short throw shifter[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- Stainless Works long tube headers / Borla exhaust with x-pipe[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- DRM Coilovers / 32mm front 26mm rear sway bars[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- ASM bolt in 4 point roll bar[/SIZE] [SIZE=1]- 93 ZR-1 Sawblades[/SIZE]

08-24-2012	#70
SteelBlueZR1 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Evergreen, Co. Posts: 346	Re: Which brand of street tires are you running on Seriously consider the Vredstein Ultrac Sessentras... After 5k miles, I can say these are the best tires all around I have ever had on a sports car... Quiet amazing traction off the line and in turns under power, easily controlled in power slide, super long tread life, and good steering feel --- Very inexpensive to boot.