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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sneaky98gt" data-source="post: 700299" data-attributes="member: 11327">Re: Proposed Tire Sticky Thread. Everyone POST!!!Car: 1998 Mustang GTRear End: 3.27s5sp or Auto: AutoWheel Size: 17"Tire Size: 245/45-17Tire Make: Nankang NS-1This tire was only on my car for a short period of time, and only when the car was 100% bone stock. The car was/is a daily driver, with a small amount of drag strip duty. These tires SUCKED. Period. Wet traction was horrible; I could break the car loose at 45 mph on a wet road. Dry traction was bad as well; I could only cut a 2.20 60' at the track, and that wasn't a normal occurrence. It would smoke the tires if I just mashed it from a dead stop with no brake. Keep in mind that this is a stock, auto, NPI GT. I can't really say about cornering because I never did enough to test the limits of the tire. What was worst about them, though, was the tread wear. Less than 10,000 miles and 10 passes at the strip and about half of the tread was gone. Bottom line: These tires suck in all ways possible, and I will NEVER buy these tires again, nor will I ever recommend them to anyone, for any reason. Keep away from them. Wheel Size: 17"Tire Size: 255/40-17Tire Make: Nitto NT555This tire has been on my car since it was bone stock, up until now that I have the supercharger on making 325 rwhp and 335 rwtq. Once again, the car is a daily driver with some track duty. Dry traction is great. With full bolts, PI cams, and PI intake, I could very regularly cut 2.05 60' times. On a cool day at the track (60 degrees), I could build it up to 2000 rpm, drop the brake, smack the gas, and it would dead hook. Any higher RPM and the car would bog. In other words, the tire isn't the limit of that 2.05 60' time; the car's power is. Just smacking the gas from a stop with no brake results in a very small amount of wheel spin. Now, with the supercharger, I can still say that they do relatively good. I haven't gone to the strip yet, but I intend to soon. While they will go up in a cloud of smoke if I smack it from a stop, if I quickly roll into the throttle, they do perfectly fine. I can go WOT by 10 mph and they will keep traction. Keep in mind that at 10 mph, the car is making a good bit over 300 lb-ft of torque on the wheels. I can go WOT instantly at any speed over about 15 mph and keep traction. Wet traction is also great. It is driven in the rain quite a bit, and I have never once hyrdoplaned, even on the interstate at 70+ mph in the rain. Tread wear is also great. This set has about 20,000 miles and 150 passes at the strip (with small, 5 second first gear burnouts), and I'd say they still have over half tread left. They are relatively quiet tires as well; I don't even notice them at all. I don't know how to judge the comfort, but I have gotten compliments on how nicely they ride from people that know a lot about cars and Mustangs in particular.Bottom line: I love these tires, and I would highly recommend them to anyone with a car that is driven a lot, although not in the snow. One of the best tires in its price range.Car: 2004 Mach 1Rear End: 3.55s5sp or Auto: AutoWheel Size: 17"Tire Size: 275/40-17Tire Make: Nitto NT555This is my granddad's car. Driven mainly on weekends and sunny days. Normally driven hard (in a straight line) when it is driven, though. Wet traction, tread wear, comfort and noise are the same as Nittos mentioned above. Dry traction: even better than the ones on my car, because of the extra width. Without standing on the brake, this car will not spin. Even if you get the tires smoking at a high rpm, after you let off the brake, it will hook up within a couple of seconds and back down at about 4000 rpm. On a street road, in cool weather, I can build it up to about 2000 rpm, drop the brake, smack the gas, and it will not spin a lick. The car will actually shake when it hooks. Very impressive. Going WOT from a dead stop, it will not spin any at all.Bottom line: a great hooking tire with a plenty of grip for its tread life and price range. Certainly hard to beat. They will definitely be the next brand/size of tire that I buy for my car.</blockquote>