purchased 4 nitto nt05's 235-40-18 for my cobalt ss in the spring and 4 rims to go with, finally installed them on the ss.

 

have about 200 miles on them.

 

quieter and smoother running over the conti sport contact 2

 

no wheel spin in 2nd or 3rd gear.

 

excellent cornering.

 

not as much wheel pull on acceleration.

 

caught in the rain today on the way home 70+ no hydroplaning..

 

seems this will be the tire of choice for me..

I have the my 555r's on the rear of my stang and they don't hook worth a $hit. I'm switching back to mickey thompson et streets

No wheel spin in 2nd and 3rd gear? That's what the Cobalt SS is all about! Haha

No wheel spin in 2nd and 3rd gear? That's what the Cobalt SS is all about! Haha

 

yep, front wheel drive with 300hp sucks.. when that turbo spools up and starts putting the power down wheel spin is inevidible without good rubber, once it starts pulling the car squats back and lifts the front loosing bite, the softer rubber and large corner ribs of the nitto nto5 is the trick..

 

Yep i knew the 555's were not a good tire for traction.. did quite a bit of research.. mickey thompsons are drag tires wont be good for road racing lousy cornering..

Nitto has a good reputation. I'm a fan of BF Goodrich myself.

My mt's did fine cornering. Granted I didn't road race but I did crank the the speedometer up a few times and I did fly down some back roads

But the 555r's I have 315/35r17 and taking off at 35 mph I could rip em. Shifting gears was like driving on wet ground at times. But they last longer then the mt's

 

 

 

Older pic but there they are