nitto Neo-Gen tire review
12-29-2007, 05:54 PM
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nitto Neo-Gen tire review
Well i just got a set of Nitto neo-gen tires (stock size), and I must say they are amazing tires, it poured rain all day yesterday when i got them and i couldnt even tell the road was wet. And their dry performance is also awesome, with the stockers i spun like mad on a hard shift into second and barked 3rd, now i get a little squeak into second and thats it. For 82 bucks a piece these are an awesome tires. If anyone wants pics of them on the car i'll get them.
12-30-2007, 05:44 AM
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Glad im not the only one who picked these tires, took forever to convince my dad they were a good tire though with the odd thread he thought they were a novelty tire lol.
12-30-2007, 05:47 PM
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stock size. I also ordered them from discount tire here in houston. after he gave me the quote, I put my game face on and he gave me $50 discount. Made me feel a lil better then, don't feel so special now :-(
12-30-2007, 05:55 PM
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thats ridiculous. if u went to a store you get rotation for life for free, mounting and balancing shouldn't be more than 60, i guess your paying alot for road hazard, but i got all that you did and mine came out to 356
12-31-2007, 12:16 AM
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which tires are better the, neo gens or the 555 extreme performance? i've read a lot of reviews on both tires and they both sound like really good tires. i'm gonna be getting new tires so i just wanted to know what your guys' opinions are.
12-31-2007, 01:06 AM
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neo-gens would be better for a daily driven street car, the 555's are a drag radial meant for a car that sees a lot of track time they will give a lot in the turns since their sidewall is almost non-existent and they are real slick in the rain
12-31-2007, 01:13 AM
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i think you got your nt 555's mixed up...
anyways i just ordered nt 555's, i have driven on them b4 and they are a great tire in both wet and dry handle, also very quiet.
in fact when i was oredring my new wheel package the salesman was trying to get me to order the neo gens, but i said no cause the 555's have a longer tread wear rating and imo perform better.
anyways i just ordered nt 555's, i have driven on them b4 and they are a great tire in both wet and dry handle, also very quiet.
in fact when i was oredring my new wheel package the salesman was trying to get me to order the neo gens, but i said no cause the 555's have a longer tread wear rating and imo perform better.
12-31-2007, 01:18 AM
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i had 555s on my mustang they were awesome track and street tire, dont get me wrong but they were real slick in the rain IMO and the sidewall was way to soft for me on the street.
