Nitto Neo Gen....any opinions?

[gt-s speed]

I am seriously considering getting these tires, does anyone in here have any experience with these specific tires or Nitto's in general? Thanks

[vvtlikick]

Never used 'em, but they strike me as similar to the Yokohama Paradas, i.e. tires for ricers.

[hwy_star]

Ive got a set. They are nice. Good traction in all weather and they can take a corner pretty good too.

[TaeMachine]

Not the best tire for the money, but at least the ricers will be impressed.

[DopeCelicaGT]

Ok u guys are hilarious as far as I knew the parada's used to be among the fav. tire among you guys, now u say its a ricer tire, what the hell is up with that?

Justin

[vvtlikick]

I'm pretty sure I've never said anything positive about the Yokohama Parada or the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712. They're both very popular tires that I wouldn't want to have on my car. :thumbdown

[clarkky]

just becasue yuo dont /wont have them on yor car doesnt mean their for "ricers."

[marc]

The NeoGen is made by Toyo's low end line, Nitto.

Nitto makes a good drag radial, the rest of the stuff is designed to LOOK like the real thing, but it doesn't actually perform like the real thing. They just ride the wave of their successful drag tires.

The tread was specifically designed to be attractive, so yes, they fit the definition of rice, they look like they're from the races, but they perform like a civic with a fart can exhaust from Pep Boys.

For cheap, I can recommend the Kumho MX or the Falken Azenzis (Or FK451).

One of the best tires I can recommend is the Bridgestone Potenza or Toyo Proxes. Michelin also makes a good tire but I'm not a big fan of them (even though Michelin seems to be the winning tire in F1 these days). The Proxes are what the Speed Channel touring series uses, and they rock. On an RX7 that I drove the proxes made a world of difference.

SO
In summary, for Nitto, go with the drag radial, the rest is crap.

[vvtlikick]

I believe that both the Parada and Neo Gen are specifically marketed to ricers, just like the BFG Scorchers.

But I'll concede that buying them doesn't make you a ricer.

[DopeCelicaGT]

Ok so why wouldnt you want them on your car?? What is a tire that you would recommend?

[vvtlikick]

Some of the summer tires I'd consider: Yokohama AVS ES100 Bridgestone Potenza RE750 Falken Azenis Sport Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 Kumho Ecsta KU19 (?)

If someone else was paying, I'd also add to the list: Bridgestone Potenza S-03 PP Other Exotic Bridgestone Potenzas Michelin Pilot Sport BFGoodrich g-Force KD :headbang:

[DopeCelicaGT]

Yes I have the Gforce KDW's man you are talking about an awesome ass tire. I have them on my 67 Firebird and man what a huge diference they make.

[0eurocelika2]

Hey man I bought a set of the Neo Gen's from discount tire direct, they had them for $118 on sale compared to the parada's for $146. Good luck!