Fusionworks

I'm torn between a 265/35/18 Toyo R888, R1R, or Falken RT615 and the Nitto. The nicest thing about the NT01 is the price point vs the Toyos.

smgevo

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I am running the NT01 275's now. Very consistant and good wear. Should get 10-15 hours of road course wear out of them.

You don't mention if you want these for street or track. Don't get the 615's for track work. No where near the traction and they fall off quickly when overheated in my experience on another car. If you want a street tire, look into the NT05 as well.

awddyno

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I used the nt01 for one track event and they were awesome.
I little loud for street use thou. I actually have my set for sale. Let me know if you wanna pics

smgevo

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what size?

WheelDude.com

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We need more information about your car and intended use. You listed two track tires and one max performance summer tire that is not intended for serious track use.

Let us know your wheel size, suspension setup, and intended use (street, if track how competitive are you, etc..)

-Dan

vboy425

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by the way toyo r888 265 actual size measurement is 275.

Fusionworks

These will be for a track only tire, and maybe endure the drive to the track.

18X9.5" is the intended wheel

JIC FLT-TAR suspension with the "soft" rate of 10fr/ 8rear

BlackTrack

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I ran them for part of the year. They are fast on track and last pretty well.

On a 9.5 they will be pretty bulgy and the sidewalls will be soft (ran the 275/35 on a 9.5 on my IX). The 275/35 will feel much more crisp on a 10.5" wheel in my experience.

Pics for reference (hard to tell from pics, but on the 9.5" they ran a little "bulgy"):

10.5"


9.5"

Hiboost

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I guess it all depends on taste, the 9.5" wheels seem perfectly fine to me on the 275/35-18 tires, maybe 1/2" outward bulge from the rim which is 1/4" each side of the wheel.

Most tires in that size are around 11.1" section width keeping in mind that a 9.5" wheel actually measures 10.5" outer lip to lip. The wheel size ranges usualy are 9.0" to 10.5" for that tire size so 10.5" is the most aggressive you would want to go with. From what I can tell a 10" wide wheel would be 11" wide lip to lip and match the 11.1" section width of the tire tread the closest.

BlackTrack

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I agree that it looks fine on a 9.5" wheel....but it felt very loose and squishy. I hated NT01's because of it, but then tried them again, but this time with a tiny bit of stretch and they were much better. Just sayin from my experience, no need to listen.

smgevo

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I have 9.5's and the 275 fits flush with my wheels. Remember that each wheel has a different wheel lip profile inside and outside and the same tire may appear to be more in or out in relationship to the lip. 275 is about the widest you want to run at the track. I wish looking back that I purchased at least a 10" width wheel, but was concerned with rubbing and fender rolling so I went with the 9.5".

I am running about -2 camber in front and -1.5 in rear and have pretty even wear front and rear, however there is quite a bit of sidewall rollover with the 9.5". I have worn beyond the sidewall continuous line and into the lettering on all four tires. This is with the stock suspension that allows the car to lean a great deal. I have not corded the outside edges in two days and about 6 hours of track time. I just flipped the outside and insides to get another two plus days out of them.

I would seriously consider the R888 in 265's for your 9.5". Maybe even 255's. Also if you are not a frontrunner and casual track day user, the width will really not matter that much. good luck.

Fusionworks

I like the idea of a 10 or 10.5" wheel, but the selection just drops drastically above 9.5" BlackTrack what are the specs on your 10.5" wheels and what was required to make them fit?

BlackTrack

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Mine are 18x10.5 +18 (CE's) and 18x10.5 +15 (TE's). I had to roll the rear fenders and do a minor flare with my jack handle. With -2˚+ camber in the rear, you won't have to flare the fenders.

There are plenty of 10 and 10.5's out there...CE28, RE30, TE37, Enkei RPF1 and NT03, Advan RS, WedsSport SA67R and TC105N (both badass), etc, etc.

joowick

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Blacktrack, what kind of tire pressures do you run on track days?

BlackTrack

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I shoot for 38-39psi HOT.