Tire Opinions

[Silverbullet08]

Well im looking to get new tires here pretty soon since these damn coopers are already worn down... anyways i want to go to 305/50 size. I was looking at the nitto 420s. anybody run them? are there any other good brands for that size. kinda need a sticky tire and one thats good in the rain or wet conditions. thanks

nitto

 

[glass3222]

Nitto makes good tires. I really like my Hankook Ventus ST's. Mine are 285/50R20 and have excellent wet and dry handling

 

[Silverbullet08]

how much are the hankooks? nitto is around 170 a tire...

 

[shadow11]

Im getting those nittos when I need new tires. My boss has them on his tundra and they rock.

 

[glass3222]

how much are the hankooks? nitto is around 170 a tire...

I bought them from a buddy for cheap, but discount tire direct has them for 146 each in 285/50R20

285/50-20 Hankook Ventus ST RHO6 Tires

 

[Silverbullet08]

I bought them from a buddy for cheap, but discount tire direct has them for 146 each in 285/50R20

285/50-20 Hankook Ventus ST RHO6 Tires

nice wish they came in 305 though. kinda need wider tires for this power :********:

 

[truckin151]

I like the nittos but I also like my yokohama parada spec-x's. I have them in a 305/50/20 and they hold my truck fairly good in wet and dry conditions, cant stomp on the gas but you wont be able to do that and stay straight unless you get some dr's that you can run on the road safely.



Again I know how I drive mine and they hold out nicely and last pretty long too. I can get around 40k-50k out of them, got 38k out of my last set but they wouldn't hold the truck anymore so I traded them in with around 12k left on them.

 

[shadow11]

You need to get some wide 22"s Nick

 

[Silverbullet08]

i want those gunmetal srts but cant afford them...

 

[Trupiano]

My dad's truck has nittos on it, tires seem pretty badass. He loves them!

 

[truckin151]

I use to have the nitto 404's on my truck and LOVED those but they discontinued them and the 420''s didnt have the same ratings and was a bit more $$$ than I wanted to pay at the time. I will try them one of these days

 

[Silverbullet08]

ill prob get the nittos pretty soon. just did a wot from a stop lol no traction at all

 

[02Steve15]

i still need to get mine LOL

 

[truckin151]

ill prob get the nittos pretty soon. just did a wot from a stop lol no traction at all

Thats where you gotta learn to feather the launch.... If I go WOT from a stand still I'll roast the tires still. You will probably be able to go about half to 3/4 throttle with the new ones.

 

[Silverbullet08]

i did wot on purpose... wanted to see what it would do...

 

[Boo Radley]

A lot of guys come into the dealership where I work with those Zeons. Seems like they are the only affordable 20" tire. Everybody with them ******* that the tread wears down really quick.
Nittos are good tires. Never owned a set, but you never hear complaints about them from guys who come in with them on their trucks.
Last car I had was a '93 Corvette, had a set of Yokohama tires on it, you could smoke the hell out of them and they'd come back begging for more.

 

[Redtruck-VA]

When I put my 20's on I was trying to figure what tire size to fit best and my local tire shop offered Cooper Discovery HT 285/50-20 for $550 mounted. Another friend who sells tires told me to jump on them as he couldn't buy them for that price. So I think shopping around is worth the effort considering the various prices.

 

[KGBIGCOUNTRY]

Nittos are good tires but you MUST ROTATE every oil change or they will start to cup.

 

[RubberFrog]

Throw on a set of Super Swampers!

 

[smykowski]

hey ryan, do you notice a little bit bumpier ride with lower profile tires?