Nitto 450s or Yoko S306's

[Charged R]

Which is better? Cornering? Launches? I'm more concerned about dry behaviour than wet. Thx.

[HondaCivicEx98]

One word
nitto 450 suck.

[Charged R]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by HondaCivicEx98:
One word
nitto 450 suck.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

...EX98 - what don't you like about the 450's?

[reddelsol]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Charged R:
...EX98 - what don't you like about the 450's?

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Well, they wear well, but for performance...

well, they are just not a performance tire --

[JRCivic]

I have Nitto NT-450's on my car right now... they are just about worn out, and I WILL NOT be putting another set of 450's on !!! The dry traction SUCKS... the wet seems to be about average. People say the 555's are much better... I think that I am going to try the Yokohama A-520's next. I have them on my Del Sol and I like the wet performance. I hear that they are pretty grippy too.


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'93 Civic Si H/B with B18C1, JRSC @ 8psi
Best 1320: 12.68 at 110 mph

[reddelsol]

Oh yeah, now if you're talking the nitto 555 drag radials, that's a world of difference from the 450s.

The only problem is they probably won't last most people much more than a year on tread wear if you daily drive with them.

[HondaCivicEx98]

cuase they squeek more then my mom saccord stock tires and they make a bunch of noise even at 30 mph, they are bouncy(50 15 205), my friends 17 rode much better.
so they suck, i will pay more for other if i could change my mind.

[Drives an LS]

Nitto 555's are godlike compared to the 450s I've got now.

The S305's came with my LS. I still have them, and Ive had the car two years. They work well in the snow.

The 450 is just a tad better than the S305. But you were asking about the s306...

[BlownSOL]

TOYO T1-S, forget the rest.

[Max Psi GSR]

Well, i am far from any TIRE "guru" but i know what has worked for me.....

On my 17"s i ran 205/40s from BFGoodrich that were EURO T/A's!!! Now you talk about a tire that SUCKED in every aspect of performance, hell it even SUCKED at SUCKING!

I have been on my 205/40 Yoko A520's for bout 10,000 miles now....All i can say is for 108 bux for the Z Rated's, THIS TIRE IS JUS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!!!!

The tread wear on those EURO's i had was 300 so they kinda spoiled me for LONGEVITY, and the A520's are 180, so, yes i am seeing MORE wear NOW than im used to, ive probably got another 6, to 8 thousand miles left on them....

I used the A520 for 4 AutoCross sessions and they were hangin in with SOME of the KUMHO equipped cars....they were gettin THRASHED MORE, but they were doin their job!!

I will get A520s once again, as i am VERY pleased with them, HELL!, i can 60ft times on the drag strip with 34lbs in them and STILL get a 2.156!!!!!! When i drop the pressure to 18-20, ill get 2 flat!

I really love this tire, quiet, wet traction rules, treadwear "ok"......GOOD TIRE!

Thanx,
Tony

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