I have been searching around, tire rack for one, looking for the Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec, and they only are available in the 245/45ZR18, they don't offer the tire
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01-23-2010, 07:00 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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The better tires going to be hard to get?
I have been searching around, tire rack for one, looking for the Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec, and they only are available in the 245/45ZR18, they don't offer the tire in the 225/50R18. I have found this to be the case with all of the "better" tires. Does anyone have info that is to the contrary? Hope we can get the better tires for our 370Z's.
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01-27-2010, 09:08 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Have you checked out the Bridgestone RE-11's.
You could go 265 on the front and 285 (or 305 ) in the rear.
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You might want to consider some Nitto Invo's.
I had them on my last vehicle (heavily modified rx8) They are very good. I replaced them with the Star Specs so I can compare them For my size the difference in price was about $5. The star specs where louder as a tire. they even made a noise at 47mph, something i had not encountered before. The invo's had great wet weather and dry weather traction. They did not grip as much as the star specs in the dry, but the difference is very marginal. The invo's were still a great auto-x tire. The tread pattern looks baller too |
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how was the tread life on the Nittos?
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I noticed this about the Nitto NTO5. The many dealers of that tire don't have it in 265-285 but have 295 and 305 which is good but I know what you mean.
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well the rear's only lasted my like 6k, and i flipped them inside out half way thru. but i drifted on them often.
the fronts lasted morel like 15k. however, I drive on the track very very very often, so I was pleased with them |
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I did yes.
Now Like I said, They dont quite grip as well as re-11 or star specs, but they are close. And i was happy to get that many miles considering how hard I was on them
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