Better Tire for E55, Nitto 555 or PS2?
07-19-2005, 12:11 PM
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Better Tire for E55, Nitto 555 or PS2?
Nitto are very popular with the import cars and they appear to work very well has anyone used Nitto's?
07-19-2005, 12:13 PM
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2003 E55 & 2014 GL550
Have read that the 555 has a more 90 degree angle look at the tread/sidewall connection. Supposed to look sweet with our lower profile tires.
07-19-2005, 01:07 PM
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had em on my c32 and if the dont make the perfect size fit tire these for example looked stretched on mine. actually the look of our stock tires looks perfect on the wheel.
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07-19-2005, 03:13 PM
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2008 E63
Originally Posted by MBAMGPWR
Not one of your choices...but S03's have been great for me on every Benz I've owned.
07-19-2005, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AMGcrazy
I agree. S03's are a great tire. The only knock I have on them is they don't last long. I got 8K miles each on two consecutive sets. I drive hard though.
07-19-2005, 04:14 PM
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E55, GLS450, GL63, GLE350
I had the Nitto Nt555's on my car and they rode like a brick and had worse traction than the Continental's. No way would I ever use them again. I've heard the NT555 drag radials are good track tires though.
07-20-2005, 08:02 AM
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2017 S63 Coupe Iridium Silver
Originally Posted by chem0
however, whats the difference between the
Pirelli P Zero Nero and Pirelli P Zero Rosso
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Pirelli P Zero Nero and Pirelli P Zero Rosso
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Both Pirelli tires are pretty low down the ladder in terms of all performance indicators. Rosso, OE on some cars like CLS55 is much worse than Nero, which is reserved for missinformed "tuners" and aftermarket upgrades
PS2 is second from the top but in my books its the best.
07-20-2005, 12:50 PM
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'03 G500, '13 G63, '17 GLS63,
Originally Posted by BlownV8
I had the Nitto Nt555's on my car and they rode like a brick and had worse traction than the Continental's. No way would I ever use them again. I've heard the NT555 drag radials are good track tires though.
I am going to try a set of Nittos once I decide on which 19s I'm gonna roll. I have a set sitting in my garage that I used on my MKIV Supra with lots of tread left. I'll report back my findings.
