# Tires
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [March 24, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439 "2007-03-24T19:11:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/1 "2007-03-24T19:11:52Z")
okay the 30th had Nitto 555R-II extremes on it last summer. When i bought the car there wa sonly a tad bit of life left on the tires, yet they still performed amazingly. Herein lies the problem: 4 new R-II’s will cost me about $800 shipped to me. I was wondering if anybody had any experience with the Falken rt615. Sounds to be a decent performing tire from what i have read up on. Mileage you can pull out of the rt615’s? Anybody ever track (road course) them? Any input is greatly appreciated. The Eagle GS-C’s on the car right now suck.
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### Author:  [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/2 "2007-03-24T19:35:47Z")
I’d say check out Hankook Z212s @ edgeracing they are cheaper than RT-615s and the performance is about on the same par…
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26449&highlight=rt-615](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26449&highlight=rt-615)
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21304&highlight=rt-615](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21304&highlight=rt-615)
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7641&highlight=rt-615](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7641&highlight=rt-615)
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### Author:  [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/3 "2007-03-24T20:06:36Z")
should have mentioned these are 275/40/17’s. That was another limiting factor. Any info in the nt-01’s? i figure you road course manh handling guys are the best people to ask. I plan on going to the track days this year with the beast.
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### Author:  [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/4 "2007-03-24T20:39:04Z")
If you want my opinion leave the Eagle’s on the 17s.
Buy these…
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27619](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27619) (is that 2 or a set of 4) Anyways, buy some cheap 16" stockers.
And then mount 255/50 16s (are a very popular size)…
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20656&highlight=motherload](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20656&highlight=motherload)
I have never seen anyone seriously run Nittos. On paper they seem o.k., just no one runs them and there must be a reason for it. But for less money than buying new Nittos you can have a better performing set-up.
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### Author:  [@JDMR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMR2)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2007, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/5 "2007-03-24T22:09:19Z")
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19978&highlight=goodyear+tires](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19978&highlight=goodyear+tires)
buy those like you wanted last year :tup:
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### Author:  [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/6 "2007-03-25T16:59:47Z")
well cords came through on the eagles so i went ahead and ordered the r2’s. they treated me well.
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### Author:  [@13005TEDGP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/13005TEDGP)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/7 "2007-03-26T10:57:43Z")
I was gonna go with Nitto 555R’s for the drive end then Nitto 450s for the roller end…But, prolly need to have same compound on all 4 corners when autoXing huh?
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2007, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tires/26439/8 "2007-03-26T11:09:54Z")
[quote=“fairgentleman Z,post:4,topic:26439"”]
If you want my opinion leave the Eagle’s on the 17s.
Buy these…
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27619](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27619) (is that 2 or a set of 4) Anyways, buy some cheap 16" stockers.
And then mount 255/50 16s (are a very popular size)…
[http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20656&highlight=motherload](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20656&highlight=motherload)
I have never seen anyone seriously run Nittos. On paper they seem o.k., just no one runs them and there must be a reason for it. But for less money than buying new Nittos you can have a better performing set-up.
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^seems like a good idea…