• JiXer
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Topic: Nexen SUR4G v. Rival S v. NT05 v. Ecsta v720 v. Federal 595 RS-R v R1R

Due to RS4's not being available until spring... AND Falken and Dunlop not making 225/45-15s... we are forced to chose a tire we are totally unfamiliar with. Hoping some peeps have real-world experience with these tire in an endurance application. FWIW, I'm leaning toward the Nexen based simply off of what I have read on the Google machine.
These are our choices:

Nexen SUR4G
Rival
Rival S
Rival S 1.5
NT05
Ecsta v720
Federal 595 RS-R
Toyo R1R

J. Farina
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Re: Nexen SUR4G v. Rival S v. NT05 v. Ecsta v720 v. Federal 595 RS-R v R1R

We love the V720, wears well, good in the rain, takes heat well.

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  • JiXer
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Re: Nexen SUR4G v. Rival S v. NT05 v. Ecsta v720 v. Federal 595 RS-R v R1R

Can you put an hour number on "wears well"? I've read they won't last through a race weekend, but I don't know how reliable those accounts are.

rmcdaniels wrote:

We love the V720, wears well, good in the rain, takes heat well.

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Re: Nexen SUR4G v. Rival S v. NT05 v. Ecsta v720 v. Federal 595 RS-R v R1R

Aside from the track itself, there are too many other variables to quantify "wears well."

It would help to have a car description that includes weight, braking ability, basic suspension description, drive axle, and drivers' ability.
Same car with a driver that lights up the tires on corner exit will kill tires faster than one who rolls into the throttle.

We run NT-05's on 2800lb RWD turbo 4, with good brakes & suspension. One driver will get three days of racing from a set. One will want a fresh set every day. I'm somewhere between them.

JiXer wrote:

Can you put an hour number on "wears well"? I've read they won't last through a race weekend, but I don't know how reliable those accounts are.

rmcdaniels wrote:

We love the V720, wears well, good in the rain, takes heat well.

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