Deep dish cobras are on
05-11-2010, 06:02 PM
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Deep dish cobras are on
17x10.5's out back
17x9 up front
315 Nitto NT05's
Garbage tires up front that will soon be replaced with 275 NT05's
Sorry for the crappy pics, weather hasnt been too cooperative the past few days and they were taken with my cell phone. Hopefully better pics this weekend.
NT05's have some serious grip, straight line and in the corners they are more than enough for the power my car makes. I purchased them for their handling qualities since my favorite pastime over the summer is cruising the local mountain roads.
17x9 up front
315 Nitto NT05's
Garbage tires up front that will soon be replaced with 275 NT05's
Sorry for the crappy pics, weather hasnt been too cooperative the past few days and they were taken with my cell phone. Hopefully better pics this weekend.
NT05's have some serious grip, straight line and in the corners they are more than enough for the power my car makes. I purchased them for their handling qualities since my favorite pastime over the summer is cruising the local mountain roads.
05-11-2010, 06:19 PM
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Yea I like them, its nice to have some grip in the corners again. I didnt really care about the straight line grip but they provide plenty of that as well
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05-11-2010, 08:20 PM
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It was a function over form choice, 18's are pretty but 17's are where its at when it comes to performance for money spent. A set of 305 NT05's for 18x10's would cost an arm and a leg. Plus I like the simple look of the cobras, the FR500's were a bit too over the top for my taste.
05-11-2010, 08:21 PM
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What did you do with the FR500's??? And they dont even make a 305 width NT05. Only 295 35 18 and they were $215/tire plus tax and $20 install/tire. So less than $500 for both rear tires mounted and balances with tax included.
05-11-2010, 08:33 PM
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I sold them back in the fall, I actually tried selling the car. Had it listed for 6k firm and still had people telling me my price was way too high and offering me 4k and all this other typical cheapskate BS so I said **** it and kept her. But thats the real reason the FR's are gone, went with the 17's this time around and got my NT05's for $325 installed. 275's for 18's are the same price as 315's for 17's and the cobras only came in 17's so it was an easy choice for me. I actually prefer the fitment with the 17's, I think the 18's were too big. Just my opinion because I know most will disagree but on my car the stance is far better with my current setup compared to the 18's, with the 18's it was pretty level now with the 17's it has a bit of a rake to it.