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Old 07-10-03, 04:44 PM
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Default How good of a tire is the NITTO NT-555???

Has anyone had experience with this tire or does anyone own this tire now? I would like to take in as much info on this tire as possible. I would like to know about the quality,performance and tread life. Thanks in advance.
Old 07-10-03, 04:59 PM
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I just had those put on about 3 days ago and I really like the tire, I had Pirelli before and prefer the Nitto 555.
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Originally posted by phluid
I just had those put on about 3 days ago and I really like the tire, I had Pirelli before and prefer the Nitto 555.
What pirelli did you have? I was gonna buy pirelli but they only offer rubber bands for my front rims so im staying away and i know they are great. Are your nittos noisy like everyone says?
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Arrow wow!!

i was going to post this exact question. they are much chaeper then michelins...i heard the same people make toyo? so they got a rep for being loud? anyone know about the toyos t1? thanx to all!
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I forget the model of the Pirellis.. I will check it when I get off my lazy @$$ and make it out to the garage, I don't think the Nittos are any louder than the Pirellis were, jmo..
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Thanks for the replies, hey phluid when you get a chance let me know what kind of pirellis they were.
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Pirelli Rosso
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Nitto NT-555 is the best for the buck......cuz they last about 40000 miles(245-35-20)
But not so good in wet and they are very loud........I mean VERY LOUD.....
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Default so the perilli rosso..

they are considered loud? what about tread life??? performance? wet , etc...let me know what you thought are about them. thanx to all!
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Nitto's are only good for tire wear from what IO understand, they can't compare to top names like Toyo T1-s, Potenza S0-3, Dunlop SP9000, etc.
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Reply I just replace my Nittos after 15000 miles. They still had pleanty of tread left but the sidewalls were cracked all over from potholes. Also when I would turn my VSC off at nite any thing under 80 degrees or when it was raining they would spin like I had 500hp under the hood. I put Sumitomo's on the car and they grip so much better.
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