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fEPst3r
05-20-2008, 04:56 PM
Wheels : 15x7 +40 Offset Konig Networks
Tires : 225/45/15 Nitto NT-01

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b361/fEPst3r/PICT0081.jpg

Just picked it up for the track event this weekend. How do these tires feel for those who have tried them out? pretty price but i hear they are really worth it. My first time trying them out.

Blackexcoupe
05-20-2008, 04:58 PM
damn...thats a lot of tires you got there.

fEPst3r
05-20-2008, 05:09 PM
1 Falken Azenis 215/45/16
2 Nitto NT-01 225/45/15
4 Nitto NT-01 225/45/15 (Mounted on Rims)
2 Nitto NT-01 205/50/15 (Dead)

zzfinaldropzz
05-20-2008, 05:23 PM
they grip like Krazyglue i heard, but u can burn through a set in one day of trackin.

PHISHY
05-20-2008, 05:41 PM
1 Falken Azenis 215/45/16
2 Nitto NT-01 225/45/15
4 Nitto NT-01 225/45/15 (Mounted on Rims)
2 Nitto NT-01 205/50/15 (Dead)



phil is a tire whore:mtongue:

oldskoofame
05-20-2008, 05:46 PM
expensive but excellent tires.
can't say much about the psi and settings since ur gonna have to test those numbers yourself as you drive.

it will sadden you as those tires slowly melt away and away :mbiggrin:

Blackexcoupe
05-20-2008, 05:58 PM
it will sadden you as those tires slowly melt away and away :mbiggrin:My friend drove over a brick on the freeway and made 1 nice hole in each nt-01 on the passenger side. I think that is worse then watching them melt away.

MugsyTheGr8
05-20-2008, 06:00 PM
interested in hearing your feed back on the tires.

Windchaser
05-20-2008, 08:13 PM
did you get them shaved?

fEPst3r
05-21-2008, 10:25 AM
did you get them shaved?

no didnt get them shaved, im gonna heat cycle them tonight. these tires last my friend 5-6 track events so thats not to bad.

MugsyTheGr8
05-21-2008, 12:31 PM
no didnt get them shaved, im gonna heat cycle them tonight. these tires last my friend 5-6 track events so thats not to bad.

thats pretty impressive. how much was the whole set?

Windchaser
05-21-2008, 01:24 PM
no didnt get them shaved, im gonna heat cycle them tonight. these tires last my friend 5-6 track events so thats not to bad.

Really?! I went through them in only 4. I had my Advans shaved and they cycled pretty well.

civictype_r04
05-21-2008, 01:24 PM
Wheels look good man.

ghettotech
05-21-2008, 06:59 PM
nice man!

clizoman
05-21-2008, 08:04 PM
nt-01 tires ftw..you baller!

thrty8street
05-23-2008, 11:03 PM
what does shaved and cycled mean?

MugsyTheGr8
05-23-2008, 11:07 PM
what does shaved and cycled mean?

shaved - to remove material from the tire to gain the desired tread depth

cycled - to heat the tire up to operating temp and then allowing it to cool. the idea is to break the tire in and make sure the the tire compound remains uniform around the entire contact surface of the tire.

fEPst3r
05-23-2008, 11:08 PM
you can buy them preshaved, they shave off a lil bit to turn it into a slick pretty much, more grip but less life of course. Heat cycling does magic, makes the tire last longer.

MugsyTheGr8
05-23-2008, 11:19 PM
you can buy them preshaved, they shave off a lil bit to turn it into a slick pretty much, more grip but less life of course. Heat cycling does magic, makes the tire last longer.

i was on tire rack and it seems they will heat cycle for you upon request. i guess you would have to get a set of r compounds, cause ive never seen where you would specify heat cycling when placing an order.

fEPst3r
05-23-2008, 11:36 PM
i was on tire rack and it seems they will heat cycle for you upon request. i guess you would have to get a set of r compounds, cause ive never seen where you would specify heat cycling when placing an order.

yea only on r compound tires, its optional but its like 15 each i think, so 60 for a set, i rather just do it on the street, drive it hard for a couple miles, take em off and (i hear some ppl saran wrap them) let em sit for at lest 2 days.

ton
05-24-2008, 12:30 AM
those tires are meaty!