I just wrote this review for Discount Tire Direct, so I'll just paste it here.

I drive a 2003 Infiniti G35 coupe with 18x8 fr/18x9 rear wheels, slightly lowered on stock 350z springs. The rest of the suspension & engine is stock. I ordered these tires and had them installed three days before I drove 550 miles to The Tail of the Dragon (318 turns in 11 miles, google it). All I can say is WOW!! I arrived at 3:30am on a Friday. It was humid, foggy, and the roads were wet from the rain. I was able to run at about a 70% pace on the wet roads and did not hear a peep out of the tires! The wet weather traction of these tires is excellent.

When I hit the Dragon the next day, the roads were dry. I kept up with a new Nismo 350Z without any problems, albeit he admittedly was not pushing it as hard as he could. These tires really impress me. I switched from the Nitto NT555s and I must say that they did not hold a candle to the Invos, especially in the wet. I spoke with two other people who recently switched from 555s to Invos and they feel the same as I do. Also, the 555s would start to squeal when my car would start to understeer, even though the traction control/vehicle dynamic control would engage. With the Invos, VDC came on several times on the Dragon (always due to a dip on the road around a downhill tight radius turn), but the tires NEVER made a sound! How's that for great traction?

For the price, these tires absolutely cannot be matched. Before the 555s, I had BFG KDW-2s. Their dry traction was great, but the tire noise they made was horrendous; I would almost have to yell at the passenger in my car to hold a conversation. Also, their wet traction was not spectacular.

The noise and comfort and very acceptable, but you cannot expect luxury tire comfort out of any performance-oriented tire. I am extremely happy with these tires and will recommend them to anybody who asks.

 

Good to hear that, a lot of people have been inquiring about these tires. I haven't ran them personally.

 

I think going from the 555's to ANYTHING else is an upgrade

 

The invo's are great. I've had mine for about 2 months now and would recommend them to anyone.

 

how do they compare on tire wear? assuming your car is lowered. do you see less premature wear? or about the same of any past tires?

I "heard" that they lessen the premature wear caused by high camber. no one can confirm this.

 

Curious about the wear as well. I usually rotate(swap tires from side to side) once a year to help with the life of my tires but INVOs are side specific so swapping sides would not work. It would be nice if they lasted longer it is a pain getting the tires pulled off the wheels and swapped side to side not to mention the stress of have your high $$$ wheels worked on.

 

Yup. This comparison doesn't really help me one bit. 555's are the worst so-called performance tire I've ever owned.

 

i thought the whole point of the Invo's is the fact that the are now directional and they can be rotated???

Please confirm???

 

the tail of the dragon is longer than 11 miles lol. It takes days to do the entire thing.