Nitto NT-01 Tires

[ELO168]

I tired RA1, R6, A032, R888 and NT01
The best bang for the buck is NT01

[arpenn]

ELO168,
You said you have run all those different tires and the Nitto is the best bang for the buck. Can you give me any lap time comparisons, the feel of the tires, and a comparison of the longevity.

[TroyM857]

I believe the NT-01's share the same compound as the RA-1 and R-888. I ran my friend's ITS 240SX on new set of NT-01's yesterday and really liked them. They're definitely not as quick as the V-710's he normally runs, but they were consistent and very durable. The car ran practice/qual/race in 2 classes plus a 65 min. mini enduro yesterday and they still have a decent amount of wear left. We have several guys who swear by them for use in our local race series.

[RedMisted]

I've run RA1s and NT01s. In my mind, the NT01s give up very little, if anything, to the RA1s when run at shallow tread in the dry.

No matter what anyone says, you STILL have to shave the Nittos if you want maximum dry performance. Case in point: At MidOhio last year, I ran the NT01s unshaved in dry and cool conditions and had absolute fits with overheating. At Nelson Ledges I was twice forced to run my RA1 rain tires at full tread in dry and warm conditions, and despite the narrower tread blocks, the tires never went off.

Plus, don't even think about running Nittos in wet conditions, even at full tread. Just look at the fat tread blocks with their relative lack of rain grooves.

Bottom line: NT01 is a great budget tire only if run shaved in dry conditions.

[cjb25hs]

Bringing this thread back to the surface. Does anyone have experience running the Nitto's unshaved on a 2300lb car in warmer temperatures?

[splitime]

Bringing this thread back to the surface. Does anyone have experience running the Nitto's unshaved on a 2300lb car in warmer temperatures?

Just ran 2 days on brand new 225/45/15s in my 2350 (with me in car) turbo miata on Autobahn South track and loved it. Kept tire pressures between 34-36, 2psi higher front to rear and wear was very very nice. I haven't checked them after my last couple sessions, but the 1.5day mark they were even and looked very healthy.

Temps first day were ~70. It hit almost 80 on the 2nd day. The car stuck like glue and they squealed nicely at the limit.

So far I'm very happy that I picked them for my new HPDE tire.

[ericblois]

ive run the nto1 and ra1s on my 2600 lbs ITA race car. didnt feel a big difference between the 2 but my car is really softly sprung. also my friends race car same as mine ran a set on NT01s the whole season last year 8-9 race weekends plus one this year and 3 full track days before they started chording temp range from 45-105 on the race weekends. got to love the northwest we had snow again for the first race this year.