If I had a ms6 then I wouldn't worry about DR, but since us ms3ers are fail wheel drive with good power, we need more then a street tire to put the power to the ground.

NT-05s are the fucking shit. fix your tune if you want to help wheel spin. reverse boost taper FTW.

Yeah true but I'd rather use the tire to get traction tho.

reviving old thread FWIW...

I have run Z1 Stars and they are have fairly good grip but quickly turn into a hockey puck.

I then went to Advan A048 [current tire] which are killer in the grip department since they are DOT R compound tires but I wore them out in 6 months and they are over 300 each. ouch!

I wanted to try the Hancook R-s3 but they are on national back order for 30-90 days in my size 235-40-18...and I am currently running slicks with the A048s..

sooooooo

I am gonna give the NT05s a try and see how they stand up...then try the Nt01 if that doesn't work...tired of buying expensive tires to only have them last 6 months lol

I have even adjusted my tune for reverse taper and hoping the combination of NT05 and that will give me a little more fun in 3rd gear :)

BTW.

anyone tried using performance snow tires? Like Mich pilot Pa3s I know a guy that's trying to talk me into those but I just don't think I can do it...haha

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the nt-05s really are an awesome cheap tire. They are def not a drag radial, but in the turns, they do not disappoint.

yup...we'll see...if I don't like them I'll get 2 nt01s for the front or go the driver311 route and get some mich pa3s and see what they are like...lol

Yeah thats the thing, my friend had the 555r's for 6 months and they looked like they had about 60% tread life left. And he went to the local track a couple of times and did a few burnouts. Which is hard for me not to go with these.

unless I am blind in one and can't see out of the other the 555r's don't come in my size

235-40-18

I'm going to be running the 245/45r17

yeah...seems they come in a ton of 17" sizes...Maybe I need my 2nd pair of rims to be 17s lol

and 17inch tires are cheaper :P

lol...right but I am an old man and don't want to lower my car and don't like huge gaps or sidewalls....what do ya do!

:)

Well if you have coils thats not a problem. :)

Ok so I've had the 555R's on for about a week now. I'm very impressed with the grip. spins a little in 1st and thats it. At 35psi in the tires. In the rain they seem good but well find out more this weekend. Haven't gone on any twisties yet tho.

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ive never tried them besides sitting bitch in a 500hp cobra at WOT on a highway on ramp. they did grip.

i wouldnt necessarily take them through turns though.

As soon as the weather clears up I'm going to try them out in the turns and report back. The V12s handled good but with the soft sidewall I didn't like them. Well see how these do.

the nt05's should be a vast improvement over the v12's.

True. But I have nt555rs. They feel pretty solid but we'll see.

ah sorry reading fail. the nt555r will be a huge better in a straight line, i would try to air them up a little higher, drag radials typically have a softer compound to go straight faster. In the turns it will roll over more.

Its all good man. Yeah currently they are at 35psi and spin 1st and 2nd a little.

The NT555r's are drag radials?

the 555 is not, the 555r is

NT555R vs nitto 555http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt555

cheap street/autocross tire is nt05
http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt05

another drag radial is the nt05r (hint the r)
http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt05r

road course tire is nt01
http://www.nittotire.com/Tire/nt01

which also confuses me because i told him about the bfg ta drag radials, and he said he would be daily driving them and didnt want a drag radial, he wanted a street tire, (wonder if he has them on the back too?)

So NT555's not good with this car?

For a street tire it's fine, depends really on what your planning on doing. (drag, autocross, road course etc).

You talking about me? If so I never said I wanted a street tire. And I'm winning the handkooks v12s in the rear.

My fault you didn't say no drag radial, just no to the bfg's.

Oh yeah. No worries man.

Well these tires are great in the rain. They hook up in 3rd gear and i'm at 370wtq. :)

I want a street tire with grip, how about Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sport?

Do they make the nt555s for the speed6? I have a set of the rims and am trying to find them for the rims lol

Wow really?

No they only make them for lambos

But if he puts Lamborghini doors on the ms6 they will custom make them

I went on nitto's site and the only had the invos and one other one

I have NT-555 on my speed6 and love them

sent from the Death Star as it rebuilds....

cuz i think your actually serious about not finding them
2006 MAZDA 6 tires - Nitto

they do not make a 215/45/18 in the 555, however they do make a
225/40
225/45
235/40

the closest to stock size is the 235/40 but is a tad wide for the factory 7 inch width rim. (can be done)
the next closest is the 225/45 which is a sminge taller then factory and bout half inch wider, if you have the clearance and are set on this specific tire then this is a viable option and lastly if you are worried about clearance the 225/40 will fit just fine and be a little wider yet shorter then the oem equipment. the only one of the 3 that are suggested on a 7 inch wheel is the 225/45 though.

there are fewer tires in the 215/45/18 range, a popular cheaper tire is the toyo proxes 4, somewhat sporty, and are all season tires. other popular one is the hankook ventus v12 summer tires.

like i stated earlier in this thread it really depends on what you are planning on using the tires for ie autocross, drag racing, daily driving, grocery getting, nascar