FredR

Mark,

Thanks for that input- cannot think of anyone better to know that. My current target rubber will have something like 25.3 inches up front and 25.9 [now corrected] at the rear so well within your experience criteria. Know for sure 25.4 [front] and 25.0 [rear] works.


Rgds

Fred

FredR

Did some checking on the Nitto website and for the ind of sizes we are talking about loading is just not problem. They all take 600kg plus. Our 928's are about 400kg per corner or say 450kg with a couple of fatties [should I say well matured adults?] on board thus I am bit puzzled as to what you were having difficulty with- possibly some chump who did not know what he was doing?

Rgds

Fred

scottw383

I have had Nitto NT05 tires (275/40-18) on the rear of my '72 Camaro for several months now and I'm very happy with them. Keep in mind that this is mostly a fair-weather "straight line" car, so handling, treadwear and wet-weather performance are not a priority. I do drive the car in rain occasionally (I'm in the pacific northwest, it's hard to avoid rain in the winter months) and the NT05s seem to handle rain fine as long as you don't do anything stupid.


I have to say that they stick better in a straight line than anything I have run before. I haven't had a tire on this car that didn't go up in smoke at anything under about 30mph -- until the NT05s. They hook nicely and I get a solid chip going into 2nd and that's it (the car has a TH350 auto that shifts very firmly).


Unfortunately I can't say how they will tolerate heat cycling, whether they would work well as a track tire, etc. YMMV.


Hope that helps.

FredR

Scott,

Camaro's of that vintage do not go round bends but with no diff lock they do spin their rears uber easy so another positive input if they tamed that behaviour.

What folks often do not realise is that when a new product line is trying to break into a market the only way a company can build market share is by price advantage. Bargain basement tyres by and large are crap- tried such a pair once for my fronts and whereas they got me by until I could get hold of some proper tyres, by and large they were a complete waste of money performance wise.

At the moment I am struggling to find anything 18 inch to suit my needs so just maybe these things can solve my dilemma. Friends who have used them have very positive feedback about them and at less than half the price of established marques they have to be worth consideration given over here tyres are pretty much shot performance wise after 3 years if not sooner due to the heat so tread depth is less of an issue as well.

Regards

Fred

scottw383

Fred, agreed that the Camaro in question is definitely not a handling machine -- it's still on the stock suspension and brakes (upgrading them is on the "to do" list...). It does have an Auburn limited slip though. It originally had an open diff, which became completely pointless after swapping the 383 (OK, 6.3L) in place of the original 350.


I got stuck driving in the rain today and the Nittos did fine. They stick great when dry and seem to be at least reasonable in the wet too. Time will tell how well they hold up.


I'd love to hear what you think if you end up putting them on your 928.


Cheers
Scott

928 at last

Only heard good things on the Nitto tires.
I'm looking to go with Pirelli when I dig the car out in the spring. Was a passenger with a pro and had the chance myself to abuse a set over the summer and I'm totally impressed.
I may have a fitment problem at that time though too. I'm running 17's.

FredR

Scott,

After the various feed back I received it would seem foolish not to at least try these tyres given they are over half the price the established players are charging not mention they are available albeit not in the rear profile of choice.

I hope to have secured such within about a week once I have finished off my project work and had the alignment done once more. Maybe it is better to do this with the new tyres on board as the wear pattern will not factor on the new rubber. For sure I would be more than happy to give some feedback. The chaps in Dubai are very happy with this make so I am informed.

It would not be so bad if the big names could make the damm things survive the heat but to date they simply cannot- 3 years and they are pretty much done for.

I wonder if the chaps who live in hot places like New Mexico have similar problems with the heat degradation we do?

Rgds

Fred