Ordered stock sized NT05. At least I'll be able to compare the two and report back that info too.

Whoops, should have read the whole post...

Anyway, Grassroots Motorsports did a great test and comparo on what the best street tire is. If you include wet traction, the Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec won, hands down.

Pity, its not made in 19" :(

Yeah that wouldve been my first choice, wonder why they limit themselves to making smaller tires...

Had the KDW2's on previous 350Z, they wre ok until they hit 17k and then the rumble set in. Prolly would not buy again. Replaced with Nitto INVO, very sticky..mucho liked. Still on stockers with 370Z and really like the 050 vs the 040 stockers that were on the 350Z. Without much research done on the other tires avail for the 370Z I would tend to be leaning towards the Nitto N05 or RE-11. Good thread though. subscribing

toyo proxes arent an option...

so i didnt vote

Mission accomplished if this thread helped anyone.

Which proxes?

The R1R's are there...those are proxes. Proxes isnt a model, its just a product line.

I found wet traction of the Star Specs and the RE-11's to be about equal, traction was good enough to win a couple of wet event auto-x's outright. They did aqua plane a little if there were large puddles of standing water though.

Which proxes?

The R1R's are there...those are proxes. Proxes isnt a model, its just a product line.[/QUOTE]


ahh i see i see, i dont know which model i just recently read my eurotuner magazine, i have a subscription there because of my previous car and they did a tire review, they rated them as best for grip but i didnt pay enough attention i guess thats apparent by my not knowing which model

i have now voted for the r1r's

cool ^

after all the research I did and from asking very reputable sources, I picked the NT05 on the poll. Cool to see a tie between the RE11 and the PS2's. I need to try ps2's someday.

I picked the NT05's, burned through the stock ones in 10,000 miles and it was time for an upgrade. I only wish they made the Nt05 in 255/35 and 285/30 for the one size wider on the stock wheels.

I had NT05's (275/35/19) on the rear for a track day yesterday. They did very well.

IMO The fact that PS2 and RE-11s are tied is an epic fail for the PS2. I've driven 7k miles on PS2 in a C6 Z06, it's a superb tire in all conditions and very communicative. IMO the only shortcoming that I can feel in the RE-11 is a little squirm compared to the PS2. However, that is likely do to the tread being deeper and nothing more. So why is it a fail for the PS2? Because the RE-11 is close to half the price!

Great thread.

RCZ, I remember reading an article a bout a 350Z with 265s or 285s all around. I can't remember exactly. I do remember something about needing to tune in the suspension all over again (esp. the sway bars) to get the balance right. But it killed when they got it dialed in. Good luck.

JoeyD, I ended up doing the sensible thing and getting stock sized NT05's. So far I really like them!

Yeah man, price is a huge factor...if they weren't so much I would have gone with the PS2.

NT05's are an awesome bargain for the price, but although it may not be the stickiest, it has the best balance of price, longevity and grip.

-Mike

I'd be happy with any of the top three vote getters, but I voted for the Advans.