vvtisupra
09-18-2012, 04:24 PM
Didn't really know where to put this, but just thought i'd let you guys know about these tires.
Thanks to Nitto and Rhino Custom Detailing ( who I got the tires from) I was fortunate to try these new tires from Nitto called the Nitto Motivos. Don't really know about their availability or their cost, but I was told this would be a replacement to their NT450 and NT555 line. (hahah about time. NT450 & 555 are so out dated and I never found them to be good performers). Seeing as how fall/ winter is on its way and these were all season tires I said why not.
Car is an Evo 8 245/45/17 all around on factory wheels, megan coilovers with 9k front and 10 k rear springs, with a perrin rear sway bar and some cusco bracing. I was switching from 255/35/18 Federal 595 on 18X9.5 +22 RE30's.
Went to City Tires on an early morning to get these tires mounted and balanced and got the car re-aligned back to factory specs. I instantly noticed a change in cabin noise. These tires are QUIET. 595's are known to be noisy but compared to every other tire I've tried these would rival noise levels of the mxv4 from Michellin. Just the noise level alone gave me a great impression of the tires. As far as performance I didn't really get to let loose on these tires since all of the driving i have done since receiving these tires were all street driven. But from the spirited driving that I do, I've noticed good grip however, the sidewall does flex considerably. Maybe its because I am running a 45 series sidewall, but on turn it its a little lazy. Even on normal driving i feel like a lot of the rebound is not from the suspension compliance, but more so from the sidewall flex. This was set at factory pressures. Once you get through the sidewall flex the compound actually grips, so going into a turn you'll feel a slight delay and then the tire will grip. I'd compare the mechanical grip to be similar to the Dunlop FM901's, which I don't think is bad for an all season tires. I bet these tires would be good for the guys who like to hella stretch their tires.
Lets face it, this summer has been dry in so cal, so wet performance is very limited. I probably have only about 2 days worth of wet driving and that's where these tires shined the most. I wish I still had my 240. These would probably be great to slide int he rain. In fact, when i was driving in the rain I was instantly reminded of this past Just Drift Top Drift Balcony round when it was raining like crazy. I could name quite a few guys that could have benefited from this awesome wet performing tire especially Jason Kim.
Anyways, just a heads up to you guys who like to drift in the rain you might want to try a pair, you can always benefit from additional grip in the rain. Another genre that might benefit from these quiet tires would be the VIP guys who like to stretch tires and who like comfort.
Cliff Notes:
Pros:
Quiet tires
Comfort
Tire compound
Wet Performance
Cons:
Soft Sidewall
Thanks,
Steve C.
PS admins maybe we can get a tire tech section going. I know a lot of us performance oriented guys have tried multiple types of tires. It would be nice to get a data base and maybe a spread sheet going of the tires tested, because I don't really trust the reviews on places like tire rack, because those guys don't drive as hard as we do.
Thanks to Nitto and Rhino Custom Detailing ( who I got the tires from) I was fortunate to try these new tires from Nitto called the Nitto Motivos. Don't really know about their availability or their cost, but I was told this would be a replacement to their NT450 and NT555 line. (hahah about time. NT450 & 555 are so out dated and I never found them to be good performers). Seeing as how fall/ winter is on its way and these were all season tires I said why not.
Car is an Evo 8 245/45/17 all around on factory wheels, megan coilovers with 9k front and 10 k rear springs, with a perrin rear sway bar and some cusco bracing. I was switching from 255/35/18 Federal 595 on 18X9.5 +22 RE30's.
Went to City Tires on an early morning to get these tires mounted and balanced and got the car re-aligned back to factory specs. I instantly noticed a change in cabin noise. These tires are QUIET. 595's are known to be noisy but compared to every other tire I've tried these would rival noise levels of the mxv4 from Michellin. Just the noise level alone gave me a great impression of the tires. As far as performance I didn't really get to let loose on these tires since all of the driving i have done since receiving these tires were all street driven. But from the spirited driving that I do, I've noticed good grip however, the sidewall does flex considerably. Maybe its because I am running a 45 series sidewall, but on turn it its a little lazy. Even on normal driving i feel like a lot of the rebound is not from the suspension compliance, but more so from the sidewall flex. This was set at factory pressures. Once you get through the sidewall flex the compound actually grips, so going into a turn you'll feel a slight delay and then the tire will grip. I'd compare the mechanical grip to be similar to the Dunlop FM901's, which I don't think is bad for an all season tires. I bet these tires would be good for the guys who like to hella stretch their tires.
Lets face it, this summer has been dry in so cal, so wet performance is very limited. I probably have only about 2 days worth of wet driving and that's where these tires shined the most. I wish I still had my 240. These would probably be great to slide int he rain. In fact, when i was driving in the rain I was instantly reminded of this past Just Drift Top Drift Balcony round when it was raining like crazy. I could name quite a few guys that could have benefited from this awesome wet performing tire especially Jason Kim.
Anyways, just a heads up to you guys who like to drift in the rain you might want to try a pair, you can always benefit from additional grip in the rain. Another genre that might benefit from these quiet tires would be the VIP guys who like to stretch tires and who like comfort.
Cliff Notes:
Pros:
Quiet tires
Comfort
Tire compound
Wet Performance
Cons:
Soft Sidewall
Thanks,
Steve C.
PS admins maybe we can get a tire tech section going. I know a lot of us performance oriented guys have tried multiple types of tires. It would be nice to get a data base and maybe a spread sheet going of the tires tested, because I don't really trust the reviews on places like tire rack, because those guys don't drive as hard as we do.