Nitto NT-05

[USAFPILOT]

Nitto NT-05's... anyone have them yet?

[scholtmj]

ATSZR1 has them, likes them a lot. Very sticky.

[White Bullet]

Got them last week and had pictures to post. Checked the camera and the wife had deleted them. That said I am very happy with them. They replaced tires that were 10 years old and comparing them to the old set would not be fair as the old set was in bad shape. Finding a matching set of tires is very limited at this time not many tire makers support the rear tires. Fronts you can find all day from many sources. However with all of that said the Nitto's are an outstanding value. I paided $920.00 mounted, balanced with four wheel alinement. I chose them due to the price and for the tread design. I think they look very aggressive.

[tomtom72]

I was thinking about these also. It's been a bit tough to find any "customer" feedback. I looked over at Discount Tire's site and read the reviews on the 05's, but there were not many that used them on C4's.

That said, I was going to take the chance and buy a set for my car, as they're about $400.00 less a set than the D3's. My guess would be that the wet grip could be close to the D3's judging by the almost exclusive side drainage of the pattern. Nitto certainly didn't skimp on the contact patch, it is even a bit larger than the D3's.

Let us know if you get caught in the wet with these & what your impressions of the grip level is.


Tom

[USAFPILOT]

pics when you get the chance too!

[tomtom72]

Originally Posted by USAFPILOT

pics when you get the chance too!

I will do that, but this is going to be a mid winter transaction. I have my oem salad shooters and I want the NT05's to use on those wheels. I don't use the car much during the snowy season, too much salt on the roads up here!

I actually don't even really need tires from a tread depth aspect. My rear D'3 are two yrs old but my front D3's are from 1/05 and have almost 32,000 miles on them and are about 1/2 gone. Not bad for a tire that has a 280 wear rating I thought. I just think that they are getting a bit hard, and not quite sure if I'm over the age limit for having safety in mind?


Tom