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VTODD
09-01-2005, 02:31 PM
i searched already, but couldnt find anything.

i wore my nittos out already. iam gonna need some new tires. what brand of toyo is the really good tire? i remember reading about some people praising a toyo tire, but i cant remember what type of toyo it was. *edit....i just searched again, i found proxies something or other??? are these the ones?

basically iam just looking for a good tire that will launch decent, ride smooth, and deal with a heavy winter decently.

thanks guys!

todd



TrakDay
09-01-2005, 04:38 PM
umm...how the hell did you wear the Nittos down already, you just got them?
VTODD
09-01-2005, 04:43 PM
thats what i want to know. i honesty, without exageration, have only done 5-6 very short burnouts, and one trip to the track.

i think it may be one of 3 things.

somebody is regularly stealing my car at night and doing burnouts

i am sleepdriving or have severe memory loss

i somehow recieved a weaker set (if thats possible)

oh well
Rockos GTO
09-01-2005, 04:48 PM
If you are getting Toyos, I prefer the Proxes 4's they are gereat in the rain.....and at the strip.... and on the track.... My first set lasted 17k miles with 3 trips to the track (w/ about 20 runs).
01ws6m6conv
09-03-2005, 07:06 AM
Hey! My nittos are bald already too!!! Maybe there is something wrong with them. Maybe its those awesome smokey burnouts I`ve been doing,or the 160 feet of rubber I have been laying in second gear. Hope to get to the track at least once more before I put the stock tires back on for winter.
Jbss71
09-04-2005, 10:28 AM
tread wear of 100 :hmm: i wounder lol
Scotts05GTO
09-04-2005, 10:36 AM
It's not bad tires, same thing happened to me with my stock tires, woke up one morning went outside and the cords were hanging out, the rubber fell off over night. I don't get it.
turbota
09-04-2005, 10:47 AM
It's not bad tires, same thing happened to me with my stock tires, woke up one morning went outside and the cords were hanging out, the rubber fell off over night. I don't get it.

They didn't tell you. A bunch of guys borrowed your car for the GTO ABUSE Video. ;)
Tiresmoker
09-07-2005, 04:54 AM
umm...how the hell did you wear the Nittos down already, you just got them?

he he he :burnout: :burnout: :burnout: :burnout: :burnout:
mistermike
09-07-2005, 05:26 AM
Are those Nittos DR's or 555 street? Forget about snow and decent launches on the same tire. DR's are technically street legal, but not really a great thing for daily driving. Padre had a hair raising experience with Mickey Thompsons and wet pavement.
DeepBlueZ
09-07-2005, 06:48 AM
Are those Nittos DR's or 555 street? Forget about snow and decent launches on the same tire. DR's are technically street legal, but not really a great thing for daily driving. Padre had a hair raising experience with Mickey Thompsons and wet pavement.


Nittos and M/Ts are TOTALLY different animals....i drove around with NT555R drag radials for 2 years on my Z28. i got around 15,000 miles out of each set with a total of about 50 track passes and an occasional automotive escapade on the street. They were perfectly fine in the rain. snow was another story however... :eek: