Slim pickings for new tires nowadays!!

[lbszr]

Originally Posted by scholtmj

I have heard good reviews of the Nitto NT-05 in 315/35-17.

I've heard the same thing about NT-05. They will be my next street tire.

I've had good luck with 2 sets of NT-01 and ready for the 3rd.
They seem to keep them in stock also......guess they're wantin to sell tires

[John Boothby]

I bought a pair of Goodyear GS D3 275's for the front of my car a couple of weeks ago from Discount Tire for $241 ea. My rears still have some tread life, so I held out on those. Now, reading this, I thought I would try to find a couple of rears. Well, the same Discount Tire guy found 5 of the 315's and I ordered 2 for $348 ea plus $20 ea shipping. I told him I did not want anything over 1 year old and he said they do not sell if over 12 months old. So, there are 3 left if anyone wants them I will give you the number to contact.

[rhipsher]

Just go to ebay and enter 315/35 17 and it will come up with quit a few mfg's in that size. http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-CategoriesHell even though their prices are on the rise now you can get a set Vredisteins ultrac sassenta's all four tires for $795 and their Y rated for 186mph. Had em! Loved em! Wore em out! Also the Nitto NT05 are a nice tire to.

[FU]

Originally Posted by scholtmj

I have heard good reviews of the Nitto NT-05 in 315/35-17.

Heavy rain and the Nitto NT-05's makes for a heck of a ride.

[TFENT]

I have the Nitto 555's in stock size on my Z. No complaints except they vibrate for about 5 mins till they warm up but I dont drive it much, so it's expected.

[Alberta_ZR1]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

I decided on C6 Z06 wheels recently. Tire choice was a significant contributing factor to making the change. Looks was clearly the primary reason.

Would you happen to have a few pictures of your wheel and tire combo? I'm eager to see what it looks like on the C4.

[MikeG]

I've had 335's(Michelin Pilot Sports PS2) on the back since I purchased my ZR-1 3 years ago. Good wear, good traction and low noise level. I have 275's up front - tires are mounted on Fikse Profil5 (10X17 front and 11.5X17 rear) - no problems with clearance, espically the back.

I have experminted on track days and found that starting with 25lbs works best - brings tires up to normal pressure (32-35) - this gives me the best handling. I tried lower pressure, but felt like driving on butter!

Source for me has been the Tire Rack - 275's = $285
the 335's = $457.

Just looked at the rear tires and for some strange reason they have have the tread left, compared to the fronts (mounted 3/09). My dod's 64 Sports Fury (383) had the same problem when I was 17

[USAFPILOT]

I have the Nitto NT-05 in the 315 size and it is fantastic. I recently switched to 18" wheels though and am running Michelin 335's on those. However, the NT-05 is a tire that will not disappoint. They are a crossover between a street and track tire, so they might not have a long life like the GSD3 or be as good in the wet. But, on a dry day anywhere they HOOK! They also look great and are less expensive. I personally had them out in the rain a few times and if you drive normally they are just fine. I think taking any wide tire up to above 65 in heavy rain is dumb anyway. Hell 65 might be too fast.

Check out the Nitto NT-05 and their street tire version the NT555. If you have deep pockets and want a street tire get the GSD3. I had them on my long lost LT4 car and they were great too.

[Alberta_ZR1]

Originally Posted by USAFPILOT

I have the Nitto NT-05 in the 315 size and it is fantastic. I recently switched to 18" wheels though and am running Michelin 335's on those. However, the NT-05 is a tire that will not disappoint. They are a crossover between a street and track tire, so they might not have a long life like the GSD3 or be as good in the wet. But, on a dry day anywhere they HOOK! They also look great and are less expensive. I personally had them out in the rain a few times and if you drive normally they are just fine. I think taking any wide tire up to above 65 in heavy rain is dumb anyway. Hell 65 might be too fast.

Check out the Nitto NT-05 and their street tire version the NT555. If you have deep pockets and want a street tire get the GSD3. I had them on my long lost LT4 car and they were great too.

I've got a quote right now for the NT555 as they're in stock and could be here the next day. I'm looking at $1257.00 installed/balanced for all 4 corners, which isn't too bad I guess. The NT05 isn't in stock, so they would have to contact Nitto and see if there is some available at the factory.

I looked into the 335 Pilots and the best "at cost dealer" price they could do was $667.00 each or Pirelli has a 335 for $1028.00 each.

I would have loved the Good Year's but they looked across Canada and nobody has any and they're not sure when they'll be available.

So I'm thinking Nitto's it might be...

Thanks for the input everyone

[Duff]

Originally Posted by Alberta_ZR1

I've got a quote right now for the NT555 as they're in stock and could be here the next day. I'm looking at $1257.00 installed/balanced for all 4 corners, which isn't too bad I guess.

I think that might be too much for a set of NT-555's. I bought them in May 2010 from Discount Tire Direct and they were $708 delivered.

They have recommended installers (I went to Mr. Tire) and the mount and (road force) balance was $29 each. Total was around $825.

I like the tires. They are the same width as the originals and ride great. I haven't experienced any vibration. Don't know about rain traction because it would only be required if I got completely suprised.

The only thing I noticed is they are dirty at least when new. They're pretty soft so they dust up the wheel wells and lower body panels pretty good. Wipes right off though.