Alright im thinking about getting new tires

my stock pirellis dont seem to grip like i would like them to

can i get any recommendation for a tire???

i mainly need one for little street use and mostly racing use

 

Nitto. Period, end of discussion. The Nitto NT555 series tire is pretty much the best tire out on the market. It has the best tred pattern, is good in all weather, comes in pretty much any size you can imagine, its a softer tire (than say Toyo or BFG) so it grips a hell of a lot better, and they're very reasonable priced. If you want to do racing, there's the NT555-R tire which is a bad ass drag radial. It won't last as long as a normal tire, but it gets great traction on the strip or the street. Look at www.tires.com (Discount Tire's website) to get a good selection of sizes, prices, and other brands too if Nitto's don't float your boat. I will warn you that because they are a softer tire, you won't get like 75,000 miles out of them (with the way we drive our cars...lol), but I've put them on 3 cars of mine (a '96 Grand Prix that I turned into the ultimate sleeper car, my '71 Chevelle SS w/ a 468 c.i. big block, and my '06 Cobalt SS/SC). So I hope this helps out you and everyone else some. Any other questions, just drop me a line.

 

wow that is convincing any contenders?

 

For street tires the Nitto's can't be beat.

 

I like those nittos, but they only make one tire for my rim size which is

205/45/R16

Would it be safe to downsize from

205/55/R16

I know i would need to get my speedo reclaibrated, but is the extra grip worth the change in more torque and less top speed?

 

your ride will be a bit rougher and the speedo will be off, but less than 2mph @60mph so that's not a big deal.

 

general exclaim 225/40/18 less than $90~ per tire and it uses the same tread pattern as the toyo proxies

 

I could have the speedo easily reclaibrated, but from 55 to 45 sounded like a big difference in final wheel diameter

 

Try Bf g-force or Falkons

 

I looked it up with a wheel calc,

Stock - 24.87"
Nitto - 23.26"

Difference is ~7% in diameter

 

good catch... i should've done that to begin with. a 45 series will throw your speedo way off, give you alot of wheel gap and make the ride rougher.

 

That is 4.2 MPH at 60 MPH..so it would read 56.

Plus you lose top end. 120 MPH down to 111 MPH.

Food for thought.

 

anyone have experience with TOYO proxes?

 

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3's, had thesse for 3 months and i love em. Great on dry amazing in wet conditions and theres a reason why they win almost every tire comp.

But my second choice would also be the Nitto's N555's

 

What size and how much $$$ ?

 

With stock rim used 225/40/18's $180/tire US. For you I'd say contact wheelswest, they are the best source for wheels in tires in Canada and located in BC. See what prices they can get ya. But for me i found buying from the US paying taxes and duty I still saved around $100

 

You lowered? Not rubbing I would expect.

 

sportlines no rubbing, stayed away from the 235's for that very reason.

 

Lotsa room. Wild tread pattern. These are at the top of my -when the stockers are shot- list. Thanks

 

np, sorry for hijackin kinda.......

 

i'm running 225/45/18's with no rubbing so his 40's more than likely wouldn't

 

well i looked at the nittos and i want them really bad but they done have the size i was looking for

any suggestions on the size i should use for the nittos on my cobalt???

 

nitto 555

225/45/18

 

Any wheel hop? I suspect no but I had to ask. And you are on sportlines? Correct?

 

Hey if you couldn't find the NT555's in the correct size, you may try the NT450. They're a little cheaper, but still have a bad ass tred pattern.