Continentals or Michelin

[70T/A400]

Stay away from Nitto, Toyo, Mickey Thompson, Generals if you want a good performance tire.

You will get what you pay for.

[King Nothing]

Originally Posted by ZL1togo

The Contis do seem to last real well up front. I also like how the feel in the turns. I’d stay with Contis but I can get a good deal on the Michelins so I just wanted to make sure they weren’t junk. I just want a summer only tire and never even knew Michelin had then. I’ve looked at the Nittos too but I have never owned them for any vehicle so it’s hard to pull the trigger on those. I think I’ll get the Michelins all
Around.

Northern Commiefornia here also and for a good summer tire that you can have fun with and grab traction, my suggestion is the Nitto’s. On my supercharged SS I’m running 555 G2 275/40/20 up front and 555 Drag Radial 305/35/20 in rear and for 3 years they’ve been great. My car only gets 2500 miles a year and it’s only on dry days and hardly ever under 50 outside so these grip very nicely with the power I’m making.

Originally Posted by 70T/A400

Stay away from Nitto, Toyo, Mickey Thompson, Generals if you want a good performance tire.

You will get what you pay for.

My Nitto’s have been good on my car and it’s no slouch

[ZL1togo]

I think this round will be the Michelins. Want to see how they perform compared to the continentals which I think are very good tires for our cars.

[1JEWLDSSRS]

Originally Posted by ZL1togo

I think this round will be the Michelins. Want to see how they perform compared to the continentals which I think are very good tires for our cars.

Either way you go, you can't go wrong.

[SummitWhite11]

Originally Posted by 70T/A400

Stay away from Nitto, Toyo, Mickey Thompson, Generals if you want a good performance tire.

You will get what you pay for.

No issues here for two years now and counting....

[SummitWhite11]

Originally Posted by King Nothing

My Nitto’s have been good on my car and it’s no slouch

Same here. My Nitto's have been to good to me as well...

[King Nothing]

Originally Posted by SummitWhite11

Same here. My Nitto's have been to good to me as well...

The grip these drag radials have is great!

[Risingson05]

Originally Posted by 70T/A400

Stay away from Nitto, Toyo, Mickey Thompson, Generals if you want a good performance tire.

You will get what you pay for.

Umm- what? I’m running Mickeys ET street R’s 17’s hooks up way better than nitto ever could , especially on the launch

[Joe.G]

It would be nice if we could get a good looking tire that performs, The Nittos are the best looking of the bunch to me but have not tried them. I don't like the way the Contis or the Michelin's look. The Nittos remind me of the Good year Gatorbacks that I used to run on my 3rd Gen.
The Goodyear G2's were a good looking tire which is what I am still running as I got a set right before they stopped producing them. I am probably going to run the Michelins net just because of how highly rated they are and seem to be okay for track days and the street.

[Dega Man]

Originally Posted by Risingson05

Umm- what? I’m running Mickeys ET street R’s 17’s hooks up way better than nitto ever could , especially on the launch

I totally 100% agree with you about the Mickey ET's, if your car is making any amount of horsepower Mickeys hook from the dig so much better, the Nitto is not close if you are putting down some real HP numbers.

[CamaroCracka]

Most guys running DRs at OSW are running Mickeys. They have a very good reputation at the track and are not cheap. If he is referring to road course tire, lots of track guys love Toyo Proxies too and those certainly aren't cheap.