I would like to hear if any members are using this tire and what their opinion is on it. I have 18" Sedan OEM Sport wheels that I need to purchase tires for. I am thinking of going with a 245/45/18 size. I do not plan to lower the car.

These tires seem like a good deal.

 

I have driven on these tires and I'll share my experience and opinion with you. I have an '04 Coupe 6 speed, Sport package, 18's, etc. My first replacement of the stock Michelin's left me in a bit of sticker shock at > $700.00 installed for the two rears. I loved everything about how the Michelin's performed except for the wear and the replacement cost. With that in mind, I opted to go for the Nitto NT 555's to save some scratch. They weren't bad for city driving, however, at highway speeds of 70 mph, they felt very spongy. I always felt like the rear end of the car would "walk" a little bit and the sponginess did not instill a whole lot of confidence in the car's newfound poorer handling. Strangely enough, I didn't feel safe riding on them. I took the car back to discount tire after less than a week and paid the cost to upgrade back to the stock Michelin Pilots. It was about a $200 upgrade but in my opinion, it was WELL worth it. With the Michelin's, my Coupe just feels solid, like it's glued to the pavement. I'm not sure if you have the sport package on your Sedan or not so your experience may or may not vary as the suspension setup is a little bit different.

I hope that helps in your decision.

Best,
Matt

 

There's plenty of people here that use the 555's, there a good tire for a bargain price.
-GP-

 

I have this set up on my 20's. They are awesome tires. I had them on for about 5 months before I took them off for the Winter.

 

im using 18/40/245f and 18/40/275r. i have no complaints about mine... and for the price there great.

 

Same here I have 20's with them. The right is quite good best bang for a great tire. Cant go wrong.

 

Matt,

My 03.5 sedan does not have the sports suspension. I will primarily be driving the car on a long highway commute of 100 miles a day. Thanks for your feedback

 

I've had them a couple times, and can tell you they're no good. No traction in the wet, but ok in the dry. Soft sidewall sucks too.

If you must try cheap tires, try stuff like Falken FK452, Fuzion ZRi, Toyo Proxes 4, Kumho MX...

 

I used to have Nitto 555 with my 20" rims - they only lasted about 10K miles for me, replaced twice, very soft and worn out quickly. They were very loud when the threads as the thread wearing down quickly. The sidewall was very soft, I backed up and hit a brick on a low planter, took a chunk out of the sidewall - only had the tire for one day and had to replace it - expensive.

I did a 360 on the I-5 during the rain because I didn't realized the tires were totally bald at only 10K miles. Too soft and only on dry surface, horrible on wet roads. Now I'm using Falken 452, the best in handlish, strong sidewall, wears, excellent dry and wet surface.