Good autox/street tires?

[Corpo]

Well I know it's easy to search reviews but my question is a little specific, and involving a car that I don't know what fits. Someone elses car. It's a '96 Mustang 3.8 auto with 15" rims. Not sure the width. But he's looking for a good tire to use double duty. Any experienced autoxers wanna chime in with advice on a brand? I'm kinda thinking something a little better then nt555's like a 250 treadwear... Or maybe a grippy 300. Probably will see rain.

Thanks

 

[Cone Sweeper]

I run Dunlop Starspecs. Their pretty cheap for a street tire/autox tire. Thread wear is about 200. I run them daily as well as autox and road racing. Great sticky tire. Also Nitto nt05's, i forgot who makes them but RS-3's are great too.

 

[Grip]

I run Dunlop Starspecs. Their pretty cheap for a street tire/autox tire. Thread wear is about 200. I run them daily as well as autox and road racing. Great sticky tire. Also Nitto nt05's, i forgot who makes them but RS-3's are great too.

Hankook Ventus RS-3. Deadly good.

 

[darkstar november]

i have nt05's on my car, paid 130-140ish a tire, they hook awesome, used them for a few events and a few k miles on the street. the only downfall is tread like is sub 10k miles

 

[ct07gt]

I used to have Nitto INVO in 275/40/18 (got 20k miles on them) and replaced them with Dunlop Star Specs in 275/35/18 and I like the Dunlops better for autocross. The Invo had a more comfortable ride, I am sure the sidewall helped, but the Dunlop performs better. On the softer (and pricier side) the Bridgestone RE-11 is a nice tire. The Hankook Ventus V12 is supposed to perform well at a lower price.

 

[NastyStang113]

i have nt05's on my car, paid 130-140ish a tire, they hook awesome, used them for a few events and a few k miles on the street. the only downfall is tread like is sub 10k miles

What!? The NT05s will without a doubt get more than 10,000 miles. Most guys see around 20,000-22,000 miles on them. Shit, there are even guys with Jeep SRT8s and Trailblazer SSs getting 15,000 and 17,000 miles on them! Not thinking about the NT05R are you?

 

[darkstar november]

nope i have 05's

i daily/autox on them down here. i dont think ill even get 10k out of them and ive been driving easy on the street

 

[Cone Sweeper]

Well for the sake of argument... my Starspecs i'm on 3 track events at Sebring and daily driving them for about 8k ..and still have a good chunk of tire left.

 

[DusterRT]

Data point: I've got a set of 50-55% tread depth NT05's with ~6,000 street miles and 5-6 track days on them. I expected them to be toast by now..but I'm finding they're a nice blend of grip and longevity.

 

[darkstar november]

Data point: I've got a set of 50-55% tread depth NT05's with ~6,000 street miles and 5-6 track days on them. I expected them to be toast by now..but I'm finding they're a nice blend of grip and longevity.

hrm, maybe its in my head that they are looking more and more worn then. ill take the guage to them when i remember next time