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    Anyone try the Nitto NT-01 tire?

    I just ordered a set for my S50 car to use at Road Atlanta just curious if anyone has tried them out.
    Gary Gray

    88 M3 M5x turbo track/race car
    89 M3 alpine/blk
    91 M tech vert
    91 GTi 16V
    01 325it aka: Wagonator...

    If you can take it apart you can make it faster....

    #2
    I've run them. Pretty comprarable to the R888, I still prefer the RA1s.

    I'm still fighting with trying to find the right pressures for them.

    -Charlie
    Swing wild, brake later, don't apologize.
    '89 324d, '76 02, '98 318ti, '03 Z4, '07 MCS, '07 F800s - Bonafide BMW elitist prick.
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      #3
      From what I've heard, they use a very similar compound to the RA-1, but have bigger blocks so you get less tread block squirm which = less heat, better wear, more grip etc. Also, the sidewalls are stiffer then the RA-1's.

      A friend of mine uses them on a built SN95 Cobra. I've driven the car... the tires are great.
      85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
      e30 restoration and V8 swap
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        #4
        I have dried out RA1s on my 2002 racecar and will switch to Nittos as the R888 is wider than the Ra1s and won't fit anymore under my fenders...
        Brake harder. Go faster. No shit.

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          #5
          I run them. And really like them.

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            #6
            I love these tires. My next set of race wheels will come with these attached.
            1990 Mazda Miata
            2002 WRX 3.0T
            1987 325 24v

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              #7
              I run them in 225/45 on 15x8s. Love em. Tons of grip, very predictable breakaway (my first r-compounds). And they're actually very sticky on wet roads, though I would not want to hit a deep puddle at speed.
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                #8
                Really? I have not had a chance to see how they do in the damp, that is good knowledge.
                1990 Mazda Miata
                2002 WRX 3.0T
                1987 325 24v

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                  #9
                  i've have used 235/40/17 nt-01s, and they are awesome tires. Much better than the kook rss z211 tires I tried before them. The Nt-01s last a good while too.

                  I've run 3 sprint races and 100+ track miles on this set of nt01's, flipping them from inside-in to inside-out to wear them good...I've been using them on the SM car i'm using for licensing. They are pretty wasted by the, but they still got rubber which is what i needed, and decent grip.

                  Ill be using a set of r888s tommorow on that car.

                  wonder how those are gonna be

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Brew View Post
                    I run them in 225/45 on 15x8s. Love em. Tons of grip, very predictable breakaway (my first r-compounds). And they're actually very sticky on wet roads, though I would not want to hit a deep puddle at speed.
                    At full tread they're fine in damp & light rain conditions. They're not fine in standing water situations.

                    -Charlie
                    Swing wild, brake later, don't apologize.
                    '89 324d, '76 02, '98 318ti, '03 Z4, '07 MCS, '07 F800s - Bonafide BMW elitist prick.
                    FYYFF

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