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Was driving in some good rain yesterday on the highway with some fairly worn "normal" street tires (285 Kumho Ecsta) and felt fine, I get some new Nitto NT05R drag radials installed today (305/35-19) and they sure aren't confidence inspiring and a little scary.
I had read that MT were terrible but someone said they drove in some rain with the Nittos and they were fine, well I don't know what to say other than it must have been sprinkling?
I had a good rain going (not torrential down pour) but a good normal rain and when I tried to accelerate pretty light on the throttle I could feel the rear swaying around getting loose. I got on to a highway and was running about 60 and felt it shimmy a little again so slowed it down to 50 and was very easy on the throttle just cruising.
Fortunately I had passed a local duck pond, so I stopped real quick and plucked a few feathers and was controlling the throttle with those because even when not using a lead food and just one made of mahogany I was a little nervous. After it quit raining hard and started sprinkling with the road wet still it wasn't quite as bad but when it was actually raining fat drops of rain I really didn't want to be driving down the road or highway with those tires on the rear.
Just figured I would give my experience. And if it means anything, the tires have 30psi in them.
I had read that MT were terrible but someone said they drove in some rain with the Nittos and they were fine, well I don't know what to say other than it must have been sprinkling?
I had a good rain going (not torrential down pour) but a good normal rain and when I tried to accelerate pretty light on the throttle I could feel the rear swaying around getting loose. I got on to a highway and was running about 60 and felt it shimmy a little again so slowed it down to 50 and was very easy on the throttle just cruising.
Fortunately I had passed a local duck pond, so I stopped real quick and plucked a few feathers and was controlling the throttle with those because even when not using a lead food and just one made of mahogany I was a little nervous. After it quit raining hard and started sprinkling with the road wet still it wasn't quite as bad but when it was actually raining fat drops of rain I really didn't want to be driving down the road or highway with those tires on the rear.
Just figured I would give my experience. And if it means anything, the tires have 30psi in them.