The tires did not rub in the front either and fit the stock car easily. Currently, the car has some in-process work being done on it so we haven’t had time to do a thorough evaluation of the tires but we can definitely say that they have more grip than the Toyo R888 tires we had on the car before which were not exactly slouches! This is probably due to a softer compound on the NT01’s.
A more fair comparison to the NT01 would be the R888R but the NT01 does have a lot of grip and when combined with our suspension mods that we have done with Project GT-R, the sticky rubber, and wide footprint makes the level of grip so high it is very scary to explore it on the street.
Look for future additions of Project GT-R for a more thorough assessment of the tires capability and wear resistance. Knowing how the NT01 has worn and heat cycled on our other project cars, we expect no less here. We also feel that the NT01 is a great street tire for other supercars and can probably last just as long as their OEM rubber.
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have you guys done track days on the previous R888’s? will we get a laptime comparison between the 2 tires?
How loud is it compared to the r888? I know the r888 was known as a very loud tire for a street car.
I don’t think the R888 was that loud for these sizes and the NT01 is about the same. I sort of think if you are that worried about tire noise then this sort of car and a mild DOT race tire probably isn’t for you! If noise is a priority you can go to tire rack and look at their tire matrix, they have proving grounds and test a lot of things there. You can pick a low noise UHP tire there.
Mike, once the GTR is done and you guys tweak the suspensions to your liking, do you foresee problems related to the oil pick, starvation and what not due to the higher grip?
As mentioned above, it would be nice to test the old Toyo R888, the NT-01 and the new R888R…..
I don’t think so as many racing GT-R’s on slicks with big aero don’t seem to have an issue with this. The engine is a semi-dry sump, sort of like a Porsche 9A1 engine.
Thanks!
I totally agree, and I currently am on the r888 in my DD gtr 🙂 I have friends who use the MPSS as the “lower” noise option.
How is the long term wear going? They seem to wear really well on our project V8 RX7.
They seem to be wearing very well and performed much better in heavy rain than expected when I was caught in a heavy storm.
This was in reply to my other post about tire noise, sorry for any confusion, this commenting system forced my back to the main page to enter my email/name….
Hey just wanted to check if running the staggered NT01 285/35R20 front and 315/30R20 rear is suitable in stock 2009 gtr rims and stock suspension?
No, the stock wheels are too narrow for tires of this size.