 opinion of Nitto NT450, Yokohama S.Drive, 205/55 street |
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| mskala |
 Jul 20 2014, 09:12 AM
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Basically, a tire guy talked me into Nitto NT450 'extreme performance' tire.
I put these on yesterday and the car feels like an old Caddy. It seems to me the sidewalls are wimpy and with good stiff suspension, when you turn the wheel first you wait, then the front end moves, then the back end moves, and reverse the process coming out of the turn. I don't want much from a street tire, I actually like having the high treadwear rating (~300) because otherwise the camber I have (for the hoosiers) would give a short life. Don't care about noise or ultimate wet traction. Just should be responsive. I never had this problem with a couple older Bridgestone types I've had. Other choice in 205/55/15 is Yokohama S.Drive. Anybody run these? Thanks |
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| michael7810 |
Jul 20 2014, 02:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,081 Joined: 6-June 11 From: Scottsdale, AZ Member No.: 13,164 Region Association: Southwest Region
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I have 205-55-15 Yoko S Drives and have not had any issues with them. I only drive on the street other than a 1 day of DE last November. I'm not an expert on tires but for what I do they work great.
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| JFJ914 |
Jul 20 2014, 03:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 813 Joined: 13-June 03 From: Alpharetta, GA Member No.: 814 Region Association: South East States 
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QUOTE(mskala @ Jul 20 2014, 11:12 AM)  Basically, a tire guy talked me into Nitto NT450 'extreme performance' tire. I put these on yesterday and the car feels like an old Caddy. It seems to me the sidewalls are wimpy and with good stiff suspension, when you turn the wheel first you wait, then the front end moves, then the back end moves, and reverse the process coming out of the turn. I don't want much from a street tire, I actually like having the high treadwear rating (~300) because otherwise the camber I have (for the hoosiers) would give a short life. Don't care about noise or ultimate wet traction. Just should be responsive. I never had this problem with a couple older Bridgestone types I've had. Other choice in 205/55/15 is Yokohama S.Drive. Anybody run these? Thanks |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Jul 20 2014, 04:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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S-drives. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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| mskala |
Jul 20 2014, 05:26 PM
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Thanks for the info, all.
I'm sure this is too subjective a thing to really hash out in words. Complicated by the fact that the tire sellers are always going to say that such a big tire on a 5.5" rim is going to be sloppy. But I never had problems with the old Bridgestone RE730. Little did I know how good we had it back when significant numbers of good 15" tires were around. Also possibly availale: Dunlop Direzza DZ102. Opinions on this one? |
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| Andyrew |
Jul 20 2014, 06:01 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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S drives are a decent street tire. Used on my CRX and liked them. Not crazy grip, enough for sporty riding and they did well in the rain. Good budget street tire.
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| struckn |
Jul 20 2014, 07:07 PM
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I'm running Yokahama S-Drive 205/50/14's on Mahle's and love them. My 914 narrow body havs no problems with the fit and grip is stiff. I think they are not recommended for Winter Tires however.
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