KeepLeft Member 240 Member For: 17y 2m 22d Gender: Male Posted 28/05/11 05:09 AM Posted 28/05/11 05:09 AM So I replaced the stock Dunlops on the rear only with Nitto Invos. After the first couple of hundred kilometres the Nitto Invo is superior in every way. If my fronts didn't look so new I'd be replacing them right now as well.Noise: definitely not louderCold grip: betterWarm grip: betterI will keep adding updates as I get through more kilometres
KeepLeft Member 240 Member For: 17y 2m 22d Gender: Male Posted 28/05/11 04:48 PM Author Posted 28/05/11 04:48 PM Just a note that all driving so far has been in the dry.After lots of driving tonight, I can confirm that the tyres are more comfortable than the stockies and wayyy gripper in a straight line and around corners. Bloody good for $220 each!Can't wait for some wet weather to give these tyres a go in the wet!
KeepLeft Member 240 Member For: 17y 2m 22d Gender: Male Posted 30/05/11 12:40 AM Author Posted 30/05/11 12:40 AM Ok wet weather.. still better. I can definitely use more accelerator off the line and around corners at speeds where the ESP and traction control kicked in with the Dunlops, they feel stuck to the road.
TotallyHaggard Member 26 Member For: 15y 5m 20d Gender: Male Posted 30/05/11 06:41 AM Posted 30/05/11 06:41 AM Thanks for the info. Unfortunatly I still have the standard dunlops but I am getting new wheels soon and have been trying to decide between these and the KU31's for them.
KeepLeft Member 240 Member For: 17y 2m 22d Gender: Male Posted 30/05/11 07:28 AM Author Posted 30/05/11 07:28 AM Well I have no idea about the KU31's, but I'm liking these tyres more every day!
Vevapower Waiting for the 1st N/A 12! Legacy Donating Member 2,533 Member For: 18y 7m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/05/11 09:13 AM Posted 30/05/11 09:13 AM Glad your liking them Lefty! I've had them on for over a month and loving them!
xpl0sive Member 421 Member For: 17y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 30/05/11 12:35 PM Posted 30/05/11 12:35 PM (edited) Anyone try the NT05? I'm curious to know how they compare to the Invo. Seem to be getting good reviews from people in the US. Edited 30/05/11 12:36 PM by xpl0sive
Rockatansky Member 591 Member For: 16y 5m 12d Gender: Male Posted 31/05/11 11:47 AM Posted 31/05/11 11:47 AM (edited) Mate,Thanks for the tip. Could you please show us some shots of them on your car and tell us where you picked them up? A quick search revealed 170 + 20 freight via eBayCertainly a most radical tread pattern! Edited 31/05/11 11:54 AM by Rockatansky
JGP Legacy Donating Member 309 Member For: 16y 26d Gender: Male Posted 18/11/11 05:42 AM Posted 18/11/11 05:42 AM I have brand new KU31s on my car and it will spin in 2nd at around 50kays...not much but enough to get a slight drift..also hard chirps 2nd from 1st308rwkw
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Legacy Donating Member 13,798 Member For: 18y 9m 30d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 18/11/11 05:59 AM Posted 18/11/11 05:59 AM I went from KU31's to Invos, same sizes 235/45/17. Car is 317rwkw/ 11.9 / 120mph (on the KU31s)With the invos - from a standing start I can light up second once the car gets up into the higher RPM. The KU31's might have started slipping earlier in the revs, maybe a grand earlier. Overall the grip is better but not noticeably stomping all over the KU31's I have to say.Really need to do a back to back test to comment in detail, it's hard to remember how the KU31's performed new and it's not fair to compare shagged ones. Haven't tried the invos on the front yet so can't comment on cornering really.I'm wondering if my fatiguing suspension might be doing me in a bit...just shy of 150,000km!
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