Tire selection..

[Cpotts13]

I am stuck between 3 tires and was wondering of anyone could give some insight on them..

I have a 03 mach 1 5 speed and want good traction.. I had sumitomo htrz3 on my previous mustang and they couldn't hook for shit.

So my choices are:
Nitto nt555, hankook ventus rs3, or sumi htrz2. they would be rears 285/35/18..

Thanks!

 

[DeepList]

Nitto

 

[Cpotts13]

I figured that would be the popular opinion. The only reason I ask about the rs3 is tire rack has them on sale at 167 a tire.

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[DeepList]

As for the other two options... Skip on the Sumitomo. I hate them all. Junk. I can't really speak on the hankook because I've never ran them before.

 

[DropTopPony]

I don't think any of them are all that great for traction. Decent summer tires but not great.

I'm guessing price is an issue or at least important.

 

[mattmathis]

I just got the nitto 555s and love them so far! Can't comment on wear yet of course, but they ride and handle great!

 

[g36 monkey]

I love my 555s

 

[Milehigh JDF]

I really like my RS3s.

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[the5.ohh]

Sumitomos suck. theres a reason they're so cheap...

 

[Michael Plummer]

Hankook tires are under-rated by Mustang enthusiast and that's a shame because they are a very good tire.

 

[DropTopPony]

Most of my Nittos wore fast and traction got shitty pretty quickly.

I have the Invo's on now because I just wanted to try them out and they looked different. They are amazing in the rain and surprisingly good in dry cornering.
Not as good as my Goodyear GSD3's that I had prior but not much is on the street.

 

[Cpotts13]

Yeah price is a factor. I'm not looking to spend 300+ on a tire mostly because it would be an overkill for a mostly stock mach. The rs3's that I am talking about are on tire rack and are the ones with the 160 tire wear.. I don't know if that means they won't last long.



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[CC'S95GT]

tire rack shows a version 1 and version 2 for the Hankooks.
Version 2 has a 200 UTQG rating.

 

[OnyxCobra]

the 555s seem to dry rot quickly, between those three I'd give the Hankook a try.

 

[D3VST8R96GT]

Hanook

The D3V

 

[Cpotts13]

tire rack shows a version 1 and version 2 for the Hankooks.
Version 2 has a 200 UTQG rating.

I'm looking at the 160 rating because they are on sale..

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