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[dallas_]

Does Nitto have any in your size?
The NT01's are like 100 tread wear if I remember right and they have good reviews.

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by dallas_

Does Nitto have any in your size?
The NT01's are like 100 tread wear if I remember right and they have good reviews.

The NT01s are sticky with Treadwear of 100, but they only come in low profiles (45 and 50) in 15" diameter, plus they only have 6/32" tread depth. I want something sticky that can still handle wet roads if necessary--it looks like those things would hydroplane like crazy.

[dallas_]

Ah... sticky and good in the wet is a hard combo to find.

[SPF1061]

Originally Posted by dallas_

Ah... sticky and good in the wet is a hard combo to find.

I have been caught in the rain numerous times with Avons. I would not recommend driving aggressively with them in the rain, but they are generally pretty reassuring. Certainly not the "on ice" feeling of Micky Thompson Drag Radials.

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by SPF1061

I have been caught in the rain numerous times with Avons. I would not recommend driving aggressively with them in the rain, but they are generally pretty reassuring. Certainly not the "on ice" feeling of Micky Thompson Drag Radials.

That's good to know. My scary experience with the BFGs was on a curvy mountain road with several springs that ran across corners. I was driving gingerly--not creeping along, but not barreling either--and the back end broke loose coming out of a turn with very little (but obviously too much) throttle application. I'm looking for tires I can trust (like the Michelin Super Sports on my daily driver)--so I may be coming back to Avons, although maybe the Pirellis are a decent compromise.

[hinoonaz]

Lets be realistic to a point. Summer tires stick pretty good, Avon, billboards, Nitto and Mt's. In the rain who is going to push it hard anyway. In 15 inch tires we are stuck for the right combo that satisfies a lot of parameters. SR's are not bad for sticky and rain combo. ST's and Cobra not as sticky but right tread pattern and can handle the rain. In AZ when it rains we take pictures of the rainbow and smile and forget about traction.

[ACHiPo]

Originally Posted by hinoonaz

In AZ when it rains we take pictures of the rainbow and smile and forget about traction.

Love it! Not planning to drive in the rain, but in the CA mountains you can come across wet pavement even when it's sunny and beautiful.

[MKS427]

Originally Posted by ACHiPo

The NT01s are sticky with Treadwear of 100, but they only come in low profiles (45 and 50) in 15" diameter, plus they only have 6/32" tread depth. I want something sticky that can still handle wet roads if necessary--it looks like those things would hydroplane like crazy.

Follow up: I started with the 300s, NT 555, for the rain. The 100s, NT 01, are useless wet, so I just don't drive when it's wet.