goofygrin

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My star specs are nearing the end of their life (I have maybe 2000 more soft miles on them) so it's time to start planning and budgeting for new tires.

Since I'm not limited to STU size any more, I'm thinking about going 275/35/18 for my daily driver tires which I also use on the road course (and autocrosses if my rcomps are corded like this weekend).

The NT-05 is about $25 cheaper per tire and has good BlackTrack reviews.

Has anyone autocrossed on them yet? Used them as a street tire? Hit any rain with them (it doesn't rain here a lot so I'm not terribly concerned with that).

goofygrin

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OK scratch that... CityTireOnline has the NT-05 in 275/35/18 for almost the SAME price at the star spec in 245/40/18 at TireRack ($5/more).

I think I'll be going with the NT-05's

DaWorstPlaya

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Cool, let us know how you like those tires and what differences you notice compared to the Star spec.

asdfasdf128

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try discounttiredirect.com They have a promo where you get 50$ rebate from dunlop, and if you use their cc, you get 50$ off from them.

JDMxCT9

NT-05 > Star Spec

SS RX7 r2

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The Nittos had a harder compound than the Dunlops when I felt them @ SEMA.

I would say the Star Specs would be better for autocross.

The Nittos may be suited for track use where there is time to get heat in the tires.

jackygor

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I heard NT-05 out performs the Star spec, however, * spec provides more feed back...

SS RX7 r2

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What type of racing have you tested the 2 tires?

Thanks

goofygrin

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The issue is that even with $100 off they are still $100 more expensive than the T-05s ($50/tire).

I think these tires will see 95% street 5% track .05% autocross if I had to guess (that's time, wear would likely be 5% street, 90% track, 5% autocross ).

286bhp

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Anyone have experience with the NT-05s or the Star Specs in the rain? Visually, the NT-05s look like they would be hellish in the rain.

sscottttt

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I'm very interested in hearing from someone who has actually tried both of these tires in an auto-x and/or on track. I'll probably be picking up a set of the nitto's myself, mainly because they're cheaper, and would like to know if I'll be giving up grip to someone on dunlops.

goofygrin

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There was an web posting/test that an S2000 driver made (KPerez posted it somewhere on here). It compared the nt05s to the star specs.

In their opinion, the nt05 rewarded smoother driving because it was more r-compish in it's traction release characteristics than the star spec (which could be more manhandled and be ok). Also, the NT-05 has a stiffer sidewall, so it seemed crisper to the poster than the star spec.

The NT-05 has less initial tread depth than the star spec as well in case that's an issue for anyone.

I personally think the NT-05's are going to suck in the rain. The Star Specs have huge rain channels.

8thWonder

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I've been looking at the NT-05s myself for dd usage. I've found them the cheapest on DiscountTire.com for $167 per. I had to go to some other boards to find some people with actual track reviews for them though. I think I found a post on one of the Bimmer forums where a guy put these tires through the motions. Not auto-x, but at least he provided some good details. I've decided to get the NT-05s based on his review and they're cheaper than the StarSpecs.

goofygrin

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check with citytireonline (a vendor on here, they have a post in the 1-9 Tire/wheel FS section). They were $20 cheaper/tire than Discount Tire on the NT-05's in my size.

abu

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city tire ftw!!ask for Brian