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Hi,

I've just bought a set of Dunlop Sport Maxx RT's for my R33 GTST in 235/40X18 size. Absolutely excellent tyre, much better than the old Nexan's I bought when I got my wheels.

The Nexens lasted for about 65,000k's (treadwear rating of 340) and they handled sort of ok, but were very poor for getting traction in the wet (braked well though), the Dunlops are 240 treadwear rating so don't expect to get anywhere near as many kilometres out of them, but getting some decent traction in all weather was my main aim along with being relatively quiet.

I don't do any track days, so I consider these tyres to be perfect for my use and would thoroughly recommend them and at $239 each als quite affordable.

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Hi, they were Nexen N3000's, only a cheapish tyre and like I said they lasted a long time, braked well, conrnered well and were fairly quiet, but wet weather traction was poor, to the point that they throttle was like a hair trigger in the wet (had to be really careful). Now with the Dunlop Sport Maxx RTs, I can put a fair bit of boot into it wet or dry and it just grips.

The Nexens were purchased when I upgraded from the stock wheel to 18X8.5 5zigen GN+ Proracer wheels, so I spent a bit more on the wheels and a bit less on the first set of tyres.

The Dunlops are made in Germany so I don't mind paying $239 a piece, I also wouldnt mind spending $350 a tyre on for Bridgestone or Yokahamas, Hankooks or some other big brands, but what I object to is spending big $$$$ on a "hi-profile Brand name" and seeing it is made in China or the Phillipines; happy ot pay the $$$ if they are made in the EU (Germany,France, Italy), Japan or Korea, the other counties are just an excuse for cheap labour and to rip the customer off.

Hope this makes my review clearer.

I tried out the Nankang NS2-R recently, 225/45r17 on a 9" wheel.

Overall it's a great tyre for the price. My car is poorly setup and unbalanced at the moment, I was only running these tyres on the front.

They cope with heat very well and still offer good wet grip when driving on the road too.

I didn't think the sidewall was overly stiff, not like Advan AD07/AD08.

I'd recommend them for anyone looking for a sticky tyre, good for road/track day combo.

I didn't think the grip was quite as good as RS-R but it was close, although my car was poorly setup/not aligned.

I paid $135 fitted/balanced each.

To follow up on this a little while later

They seem to have lost grip quicker than other tyres I've used, RS-R seem to stay stickier for longer than my NS2-R have.

Still good grip when hot but it takes a while to get enough heat into them. If anyone has used Federal EVO they might know what I mean, good grip new but lose grip after being outside for a few months.

I'm going back to the track next month still using these so will see how they hold up.

Pirelli PZero Asimmetrico in 265-35/18 paid $350 back in 2012

Did about 20 000 km on them great grip in dry and wet, not heaps of road noise but certainly not a quiet tyre. They ride heaps better than the cheap crap I had before.

When pushed hard the loss of traction is very progressive. I'd say they are about 1/3 worn which I think is pretty good for a very high performance/luxury tyre.

Have now fitted the new Pirelli PZero's in 255-35/19, paid $375 after asking if they could do any better than the quoted RRP.

They are a quite a wide tyre, at least as wide as the 265's. Only done about 1000km on them so far but I'm very happy with them so far.

Crazy grip in the dry, not driven in the wet yet. Road noise depends alot on the road surface some times quiet others loud. The ride is so good that even the girlfriend who doesn't much like the Stagea has commented about how good they are.

ling long, triangle, rotalla tyres are mad alright :woot:

used by many people stretching tyres over massive rims that are tucked under their guards.. awesome :whistling:

I found my Ling Long 'Hi Fly' Tyres to be quite sticky when new, and less noisy than the Yokohama Advans they replaced - they just went hard as hell after 3 months lol.

Running some Hankook H457 rear, H452 front (due to H457 NLA). Not too bad so far, but only just got the Ling Longs changed off the rear, so time will tell for performance. Unfortunately car is a daily so can't really justify the 222s

  • 1 month later...

Thought I'd throw what I've been running into the mix. ~200rwkw R34 Sedan running Nismo S-Tune suspension.

Previous tyres I've run over the years include Bridgestone Potenza SO3, Bridgestone Potenza RE55S, Dunlop FM901, Dunlop LM702, Toyo Tranpath TA-SW, Bob Jane Xenon to name a few and see what I draw comparisons to.

The last few tyres purchases have come down to budget mainly, and the use that the tyres will experience - basically a daily driver that experiences some nice twisty roads to and from work

Been running Kinforest KF550 in 265/35/18 on the back for the last 6 months. Overall I've been pretty impressed with these tyres for the price, I think they were around $150 fitted.

Dry grip - Good to Excellent

Road Noise - Very Good

Wet grip - Good

Lateral grip - good

Squeal when breaking traction - Fair

Wear - Very good - around 75% left after around 9,000kms

Just picked up a set of these for the front the other week - Dayton DT30 - https://www.bridgestonetyres.com.au/dayton-dt30

Again, after a reasonably priced tyre with decent sidewall and grip for the front. Initially I was going to try the Achilles ATR sport for around the same price but thought I'd give these a go.

Size I fitted are 225/40/18, at $140ea. They've just scrubbed in nicely and I'm very happy with them, comments based on essentially a new tyre that's done a few weeks driving.

Dry grip - Excellent

Road Noise - Excellent

Wet grip - Very Good

Lateral grip - Very good, sidewalls are quite stiff for a cheaper tyre

Squeal when breaking traction - N/A being on the front

For those after a budget orientated tyre I can't complain with what I'm running at the moment. The cheaper end of the market is improving its offering from what I have seen

Has anyone had any experience with the Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5's?

I'm trying to find myself a decent street set of tyres of a rather stock R32 GTR, and just rating up my options.

At current I am looking at the following:

  • Yokohama Advan Sport v103
  • Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE002
  • Michelin PS3
  • Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5

Very open for suggestions but I only drive my GTR on the weekends really so wear or price isn't that important being my last pair lasted me almost 2 years.

Cheers

Paul

Unfortunately I have 225/50R16's and the SuperSports don't come in 16's. :(

2nd my GTR sticks out like clouds in the sky, and I live in Canberra so any form of traction loss will most probably be recorded by unhappy road users due to the 5 minute wait in peak hour traffic and then uploaded to the afp's facebook site.

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