Nitto 555s

[etschell]

I was thinking of replacing my potenzas with nitto 555s. I have an 04 with 18s tmps. I can get the set of 4 (225 and 245) for $558 on discount tire. Anyone else using these tires? Thoughts? Also are they lower on the tire noise than the potenzas?

[Q45tech]

Almost all worn out 10k + directional tires are noisey unless they have been flipped on rim and rotated FREQUENTLY!

Not many tires compare with top end Michelin and Bridgestone for noise reduction.

New tires [of any brand] are always quieter than worn out tires.

Buy the best or constantly replace low cost tires at 8k are two choices.

[etschell]

thanks for your input. i will defer to the potenzas, i have the set priced out at 800$

[joe603]

I'm still loving my Toyo's...

[Hookm36]

Q45tech...I Disagree. Have you yourself ever had Nitto's555 ? or are you just posting from what you have heard?

I run nitto555 on my g35 245/35/19 and 275/35/19, and they are the best most long lasting tire I have ever used !! I used Nitto555 tires on my BMW 325i for 3 years and they worked perfectly fine. When I purchased my G, they had michelin Pilot Sports and the noise was unbareable, I got the wheels aligned and rotated which reduced road noise, but was still very loud. I replaced with nitto555 and will never use another tire. I have a freind who has a G35 as well and he has Yokahama;s on his, and my drive is smoother than his.

I Strongly recommend Nitto555

[Hookm36]

[joe603]

quanto costo Hook? I paid $900 installed for my Toyo's in the same size...

[Kenrik]

I got you all beat! Sumitomo HTRZ II The whole set shipped for under $400

Cheap as dirt, Grip like a mofo and will last you 30k under HARD driving.. I have 10k on my rears and they still look new!(65% Left)

To put that into perspective I had a set of Khumos that lasted me 8k miles... My Dunlop SportMax's lasted 15k

They are pretty noisy, but that's the price you pay for paying very little!



http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ace=0

[gwoods]

Yeah I've never heard of a NITTO 555 only lasting 10k miles. Was the person that told you that autocrossing/drifting every weekend?

I had Nitto 555 R drag radials on my truck. I bought them used ran them at the track for 3 years and sold them for what I paid LOL

They still had plenty of tread left. Its common knowledge that Nitto 555 drag radials can last 15,000 miles in normal street use so I highly doubt that the regular Nitto 555 last only 10 k miles.

Even the way I drive I get 20k miles out of directional tires.

Q45 Tech I'm going to have to dust off and pull out the good ole, for ya

[turbobrian]

I would say the 555 is one of the best tires I have used for the money. I have them on all my cars, not the G yet. Best for traction and last a long time if you use proper air pressure and rotation. A 9.5 out of 10

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

If you are looking for a 18" Rim size Go to tire rack and buy General Exclaim UHP tires... I will bet money on that you love them and will never buy another tire again. They are only like 117 each and they last 40k+ I got 26k out of them on my is300 and i sold the car.. It had more than 50% left on the tires...

General Exclaim you can't go wrong.. Very quite too!

Do some research on the Tire rack web site.... It is like the number 1 or 2 rated tire on the site in the UHP catagory. I think like a $300 + tire is in the number one spot now.. but the general was #1 when i bought them!

DJ

[Hookm36]

the 19's were 245.00 for the rear and 200.00 for the front so...890.00 installed.......the 18's I had on the Beemer were cheaper though. I put 35K miles on the 18's and sold the car, the wheels still had a good amount of tread left to them.....I was suprised,

in closing...Get The nitto 555 ! you will not be dissapointed