Tire recommendation needed

[Rootbeer Roadster]

My tires are ten years old and although they still have tread I would like to replace them. I’m currently running Kumho Ecsta. What is comparable?

[Gordon Levy]

Nitto 555g2, nitto nt05

[ggunter]

What would be a good sticky tire for the street. Not really looking for long tread life, just want something that sticks well on the street.

[Gordon Levy]

Nitto NT01 Toyo R888

[BEAR-AvHistory]

In Fla NITTO NT01 is something you might want to look at. Run them in NC as street tires. Would not use them up north due to poor cold weather performance.

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[ggunter]

Beautiful colors by the way.

[Hoooper]

R888R, NT01, and RivalS are probably the best options in the category, and you may only have the choice of 1 of those depending on your wheel and tire size.

[Rdone585]

The NT01s work fine up here. The car gets parked for the winter about the time it might pose a problem. Then after the salt is off the road in the spring, there back on the road. It was a beautiful day today for a nice 2 hr ride in the 40s.

[Avalanche325]

Nitto NT05 is the equivalent tire to Khumo Ecsta XS. Good all around street, autocross, tack day tire.

NT01 is the next level sticky. I keep thinking about going to these, but it puts in a different autocross class then I currently run.

Nitto 555g2 is less sticky. More of a street-only tire.

[BEAR-AvHistory]

The NT01s work fine up here. The car gets parked for the winter about the time it might pose a problem. Then after the salt is off the road in the spring, there back on the road. It was a beautiful day today for a nice 2 hr ride in the 40s.

Understand. Was thinking of our states NC/FLA where you can drive the car all year round. Have found that under 40 or so they start to get slippery. Also they are not all that happy when wet.

That said the traction on dry warm surfaces is about as good as you can get on a DOT street legal tire. Only real issue I have is they push my car into the XP group for local autocross. At 78 am not really quick enough anymore to be in a top class, but it sure is fun.

[Hoooper]

Understand. Was thinking of our states NC/FLA where you can drive the car all year round. Have found that under 40 or so they start to get slippery. Also they are not all that happy when wet.

That said the traction on dry warm surfaces is about as good as you can get on a DOT street legal tire. Only real issue I have is they push my car into the XP group for local autocross. At 78 am not really quick enough anymore to be in a top class, but it sure is fun.

Tire manufacturers for that type of tire strongly recommend that you dont drive them below 40F typically, not just because of the traction issues but also that it can permanently damage the tire. They typically also recommend that the tires not be stored below 15F at all, and generally if exposed to temps below 32F should be aired to half pressure and shouldnt have weight on them. If you have a roadster up north with good summer tires, the tires should probably be stored in the living room :D

[Avalanche325]

If you have a roadster up north with good summer tires, the tires should probably be stored in the living room :D

Is there anyone out there who's wife would think a couple stacks of tires and a piece of glass would make a great coffee table?

[Rdone585]

Or better yet, heat the garage. That's what I did so I can work on cars through the winter. Tools below 10* are not fun.