which ones?

[mach1child]

im getting new tires soon and im looking at either the contential dws tires or good year eagle f1's? i live in the pacific northwest and we dont get that much snow..mostly rain. which tire would be better for grip?

[PeteEpple]

i live in Florida and we get a ton of rain in the summer... i have the NT05s and they are awesome in the rain! the only downside is they only last about 15000 miles... but i love them!

[mach1child]

do they get good grip in the dry and under like 50 degrees?

[PeteEpple]

i dont know about under 50... the little bit of under 50 we had this winter it was fine! i autocross on the tires and use it as a rain tire when i road race...

[mach1child]

hmm i cant find the nt05's in the stock tire size, 245/40/17.

[mach1child]

i found 255/40/17 ill probably get these.

[PeteEpple]

that would work... i love that tire! its probably the best street tire ive ever had

[mach1child]

yea right now i have hankook ventus rs2's and the rears are about 75-80% done and i can take a corner in rain normally and have the back end drift out.

[03BumbleBee]

Originally Posted by mach1child

hmm i cant find the nt05's in the stock tire size, 245/40/17.

Original stock size is 245/45/17. Just a little bit taller sidewall profile.

[mach1child]

hmmm would the 40 sidewall on stock wheels and height look stupid? because 45s already are kinda a big wheel gap.

[mach1child]

I'm also looking at the nitto invo's because the nt05's tread rating is 200 and the invo's are 260. I'm using them on the street for daily driving and i don't want to change tires every year that's all.

[mach1 03]

i have the invo's. they are great but when the temps get into the mid 40's and under you loose alot of grip.as for rain grip they are great as long as you don't give it to much gas.

[2k4mach]

Originally Posted by mach1child

hmmm would the 40 sidewall on stock wheels and height look stupid? because 45s already are kinda a big wheel gap.

well if you think the gap is big then why would you want to get a shorter tire?

[mach1child]

i thought the stock tire size had a 40 sidewall not 45.

[PeteEpple]

Originally Posted by mach1child

I'm also looking at the nitto invo's because the nt05's tread rating is 200 and the invo's are 260. I'm using them on the street for daily driving and i don't want to change tires every year that's all.

thats the only downside to the NT05... BUT! i have had mine almost a year, have about 12,000 miles on them and I've raced on them about a dozed times...

my boss has them on his 97 Cobra... hes had them over a year and they are in GREAT shape! i think it depends on how you drive. Im on track to get about 20-25,000 miles out of mine... it is such a good tire I'll deal with having to change them every 16-18 months...

[PeteEpple]

Originally Posted by mach1 03

i have the invo's. they are great but when the temps get into the mid 40's and under you loose alot of grip.as for rain grip they are great as long as you don't give it to much gas.

I use the NT05 as my rain-tire when i road race... i've never had a problem going 90ish in the rain on the highway... i love them!

[mach1child]

alright i was going to get the bf goodrich kdw2's but their pretty pricey. so i would like some opinions on these two tires that im looking at right now. i want a grippy tire for wet and dry but i also want these tires to last more than a year.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Mustang+Mach+1

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1&autoModClar=

[falcongtho3]

The Cooper Zeon 2XS tire I just replaced had about 21k miles on them, about the same as the previous set I had of the same tires. I replaced these with Hankook Ventus Evo V12 tires. Good treadwear, and a surprisingly good ride and very quiet. They have good steering response and seem to handle well in the dry. I haven't really pushed them in the wet but they haven't given me any nasty surprises, either. C&D did a tire test with them and they rated right wiht the base-line Michelins they tested againt.