I'm specifically looking for your expriences using these as street tires - what kind of mileage can you expect - typically, road hazard issues, etc.

I don't put a lot of miles on my car, and am looking for a really nice sticky tire.

Thanks.

 

I have a set, but I don't street drive on them. I have heard that they do very well for staying soft even with a ton of heat cycles on them.

 

Back when my Evo was my DD i got 9k miles and 3 track days out of them

pretty good I think

obviously there no good in the rain...especially when all the thread is gone (and their dry grip is best)


For a street Driven car I would probably go for Hankook RS3's right now...similar grip to nt01's should last longer....only (big) down side is a super soft sidewall but the tire lets you run insane psi to make up for it

 

They are a nice tire, but I prefer the Advan AD08 and would recommend that over the NT01. The Advan has a much firmer sidewall and gives the evo a much better/firmer steering response that I favor.

With both of these tires, you're not going to see much over 10k miles, probably a lot less depending on your suspension setup. As far as road hazards go, no issues what so ever minus the obvious, which is if you run your tire over a curb at 20mph or hit a foot deep pothole, you may be up the creek.

For reference, I run the Advan AD08's on my "DD" wheels and I have another set of "DD" wheels that I run BFG R1's. I have driven on the NT01's as well but not currently.


*Disclaimer*
Before the people come in saying that this level of tire is not needed on the street, I refuse to run a tire with treadwear over 200 and have no issue replacing tires at 5k intervals on any of my cars.

 

My Nt01's lasted around 10k miles (4 oil changes) on my car for street driving only. They are very good at keeping the car planted when it is dry but when the roads are wet these tires suck.

I now run Bridgestones RE-11, I am coming up to 7k miles and I do not have any complaints.

 

Make sure to run the tires down to the cords by the way....they keep griping until theres no rubber left!

 

Thanks much for the replys. I'm trying to get a handle on what I put on next. I am currently running the BFG gforce TA KDW2. It's been a pretty good tire, and I've gotten a heck of a lot of mileage out of them.... almost 30k, but the shoulders are pretty well gone. I'd like to get to the next level with a set of tires, so that's why I'm asking. I'll probably be mostly street with a few track days coming up.

 

i've run through 2 sets of NT01s that doubled as street tires. i agree with the guys that they will stay soft no matter the number of heat cycles and stay sticky till they cord. IMO these tires last longer than the 100 treadwear rating suggests because they stay good for a long time, something that can't be said about many other max performance summer tires.

personally i find the sidewalls to be sufficiently stiff, to a point where impact harshness over railroad tracks and expansion joints can be disconcerting with pillowball mounts (even with my Ohlins DFVs) when compared to other max performance summer tires i've had in the past. turn in response is definitely above average.

i don't know how much these tires go for now but i wouldn't hesitate to buy another set because of their ability to take abuse at the track. i definitely prefer them to the A048s i ran in the past, which didnt have much advantage in terms of overall grip, yet lasted much shorter under the same conditions.

the only real downside to these is that they're terrible in colder weather. but then again, you shouldn't really be running summer tires in colder months anyway.

hth

 

p.s i'm interested in trying the new Hankook RS3s and Federal RS-R and see how they stack up. i wouldn't mind trading a little bit of track worthiness for more mileage seeing that my car is mainly a street car anyway

 

I picked up a set of the RS-Rs from onlinetires. They're a huge pita to get, but from the reviews it should be worth it. Still waiting on my coils to come in so I can run them. But for $127/tire I don't see why not. I'll be DDing my car mostly but will have some track time mixed in. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

Just remember that R-comps catch-n-release everything they touch..... right into your car.

You'll be sand blasting your paint 24/7. You'll pick up everything your driver over so avoid man hole covers (kidding) but nails, glass, and rocks will be bouncing off your car and smashing windshields of those behind you.

They are also louder than most tires and terrible in the wet OR cold. I would recommend a street tire for the street.

 

Agreed.

To me, there is no point running an R-comp on the street. It is his money though.

 

I had them on my 06sti and they stick like glue.

 

theyre good tires, just horrible when wet...