Nitto NT05 reviews....

[Armen]

Anyone run them? How do you like?



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[hsousa88]

Curious as well..

These were my second choice after the 555's.. price + tread wear kept me away.

[ZR]

As an all around tire or just for track days / driving to the track?

[OldSchool]

I found they "shimmy" till the tires warm up. First block or two leaving the house, then the shimmy goes away. Weirdest thing. Have them on wife's car they aren't as sticky as NT01s at Mosport, but they are a kick butt street tire.

[Armen]

All around. I'm not a big 'swap over my tires' guy at the track.

[ZR]

I found them a lil on the harsh side as compared to my 555's but certainly well inside the liveable range. Lil more prone to following ruts but again liveable, never drove em in the rain so no idea on wet traction. Poor track choice for my car but get the impression they are an excellent tire for a car that has good turn in and is easy on tires.

[OldSchool]

they are still a 200 wear rating, so they are a hell of a good track tire. I wouldn't drive them daily, they will evaporate pretty quick IMHO

We pull over if it rains, and our car is a sunny day car only, I run a 300 wear rating tire for more daily use myself. Like ZR states 555 or a 453 falken. etc

[RedSN]

I use them as my track day tire. Swap them at home, drive to the track, run some laps, drive home again. For my car they work great! I honestly love these tires. When I got my Cobra R's from GforceJunkie, they were wrapped in well used NT05's. I used them for another 2 seasons. Liked them so much I got another set. This will be season 3 on these tires. I figured if they were good enough for Andy, they were good enough for me.

I find them real predictable on the track. They will squeal at you, but you've still got grip before they think about snapping out from under you. Once warmed up they are pretty sticky for a 'street' tire.
However, if I were using them strictly as a street tire, I would go with the 555's.

My next set of track tires might be the NT01's.

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[Armen]

No, I'll be using them as both. My car generally doesn't see to much rain, but I do get caught out in it from time to time.

The NT555 doesn't have the sizes I'm looking for - 305/30-20. Falken has a 295/30-20 in their Azenis FK510 tho and that's close.

[Grebnitty]

Damn, you run 305's in the back? That's sick. Once I burn off my factory P zeros I might have to look into that. Probably won't take long , I've read the P zeros have a horrible wear rating.

[Armen]

I'm not on stock wheels tho. I have a set of 10.5" Niche GT5's.

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[Grebnitty]

Man that thing looks sweet. Nice decklid panel, I've never seen that one.

[Armen]

I got a blank panel and then sanded it down and did a matte finish (I should have just wrapped it). Then had the Ford Racing decal made. Thx man.

[OldSchool]

I thought it was a daily driver. If not, NT05 will make you happy

[G-ForceJunkie]

As Don mentioned above, I ran them as my 'track-tire' on my '01 GT - swapped them on a day or two before the event, and usually back to my BFG's a few days after, unless I was at the track back to back weekends, when I'd just leave them on. When I switched over to the Corvette I bought a set for it as well, because I knew I liked them, they were $600 cheaper than Kumho XS's, and I had for the most part stopped competing in Time Attack (there are several other faster 'street' tires out there now). I've gotten lazier in my 'old' age, and now run the NT05s about half the year. I only switch to my regular tires when I know it'll be a while before I'm back at the track. I've been on that set for 2 years now...likely around 6,000 street km and maybe the equivalent of 5 track days. I'd say they are about 2/3rds worn out, so I'm hoping to get this year out of them. Corvette gets driven rain or shine...never had an issue with the NT05s in the wet, but I definitely take it easy. I wouldn't worry about running them all summer. Unless you're used to a real track tire, then these will feel pretty grippy at the track, once they warm up, and as long as you don't overheat them (which is possible if you're sliding around a lot, but otherwise pretty difficult)

[Armen]

Awesome feedback. Thanks everyone.

[fast Ed]

The PO of my 07 used them for a few years after starting on Nitto 555, size 275/40R18 all around. I ran them a bit as lapping day tires. As mentioned they would wear quick for a DD, but for an occasional use car that sees a few track days they are a decent choice at that price point. Wet traction is not so great, especially once worn down and on colder days.


cheers
Ed

[Not4you]

I only used a set once at a track day - thanks Horseplayer!! They were decent as a track tire but for the more enthused enthusiast there are 'faster' tires out there. But if you are just looking for some extra grip to have fun with and won't be putting on a lot of street miles they are a good compromise that avoids swapping at the track.

[Quicksilver]

Damn, you run 305's in the back? That's sick. Once I burn off my factory P zeros I might have to look into that. Probably won't take long , I've read the P zeros have a horrible wear rating.
I have 49000 KM on my Factory P zeros. They are down to the wear bars and will have to be replaced by 60,000. Not happy. One replacement tire last summer was $560.00

[OldSchool]

Actually, that is pretty good range for a performance car .....

[RedSN]

Was thinking that's good for ANY tire.

[fast Ed]

I have 49000 KM on my Factory P zeros. They are down to the wear bars and will have to be replaced by 60,000. Not happy. One replacement tire last summer was $560.00

For a summer performance tire on a heavy car, that's pretty good wear. You might get a bit more life out of a set of Michelin PSS if you spend the bucks for those, and they are better performers than your factory tires.


cheers
Ed

[OldSchool]

cough cough..... how do you guyz fair at tire pricing ED, any deals?

[fast Ed]

Depends on how / where we source it from. Sometimes some great deals, other times tough to be competitive on certain brands & models. If you have a specific request certainly shoot me a message or call, and I will see what's available to us.


cheers
Ed