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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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chosing tires??

I have the stock 16" on my 2.2 and wright now I love the stock pirellis but for the next tire change I want to mix it up a little

what tire should I put on?

Nitto NT 450
Nitto NT 555
Nitto NT 555 RII

http://www.nittotire.com/tires_555.asp

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PS. here in PR it rains a least 1 a week,, keep that in mind
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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bump ... Im open to any other suggestion also
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 09:37 PM
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I say go with the NT 555's. The NT 555 RII's seem out of the question for good wet road handling, and I like the 555's tread better than the 450's.
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Yokohamas every day of the week. Ever since I put a set on my old Cavalier you cant beat a Yokohama for the price
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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ok and I just found this one:

BF Goodrich g-force T/A KDW-2

www.bfgoodrich.com

thanx and montecarloman wich yokohamas??
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Belto
ok and I just found this one:

BF Goodrich g-force T/A KDW-2

www.bfgoodrich.com

thanx and montecarloman wich yokohamas??
BFG G-Force tires all the way. I have them on my rx-7, and when i get tires on my cobalt I'm gonna put the g-force tires on it.
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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i got them on my car, love them, grippy as ****, wont peal out at all that much but really nice tires
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSS-supercharged
i got them on my car, love them, grippy as ****, wont peal out at all that much but really nice tires
Go check out Falkons ziex or 615s'
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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oficial then im going with the g-force,, everyone I ask all I hear is good feedback ,, the best thing is they stick to the road and the look great doin it ...

thanx people
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Good choice. Take a look at the G-force Sports as well. They are a little cheaper but are worth every penny.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSS-supercharged
How do they handle in extreme wet conditions and are they quiet tires
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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very quiet man, and i commute to wisconsin from STL almost every other weekend and i just blasted through a big ass storm we had a few weeks ago with a breeze
id say there better in the water then the dry
but then again when you warm them up the just blast away on every take off. highly recommended.








come on BF give me a sponsorship im premoting the hell out of ya
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSS-supercharged
very quiet man, and i commute to wisconsin from STL almost every other weekend and i just blasted through a big ass storm we had a few weeks ago with a breeze
id say there better in the water then the dry
but then again when you warm them up the just blast away on every take off. highly recommended.








come on BF give me a sponsorship im premoting the hell out of ya
Do you have a pic of the sidewall? I just dont want to go to low pro again,Thanks
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:44 PM
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this is the best one i could come up with

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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSS-supercharged
this is the best one i could come up with

Thanks, it looks to have kept a half decent sisewall, even though its a performance tire, its just when I put the lowpro on my last car it left more of a wheel gap, plus I like a sidewall to shine up
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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then you should see this one when i use the tire rub, WOW AMAZING. but love the tire man
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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but ya its larger then the stock one, you can see my bros in the background and his is about an inch smaller then mine
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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Im amazed it has a taller side wall but is rated better, and my last question pertains to my drivin habits how does the sisdewall(flex) hold up to extreme cornering? sorry and thanks again
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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il admit it i like to run them a little low in air pressure, for performance driving, so you can feel a little roll in the tire. but they are really stong and hold up really well in any amount of extreme conditions
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueSS-supercharged
il admit it i like to run them a little low in air pressure, for performance driving, so you can feel a little roll in the tire. but they are really stong and hold up really well in any amount of extreme conditions
Thanks for answering all my questions
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