Nitto Invos or Yokohama S Drives?

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Old 01-27-2009, 10:45 PM
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Nitto Invos or Yokohama S Drives?

I'm getting a new set of Volk 20's and I have narrowed my tire choices down to the Nitto Invos and the Yokohama S Drives, which brand do u guys think is better and why? Thanks for all the help . . .
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Both are great, can't go wrong with either..... Get whatever is cheaper.
Old 01-27-2009, 10:48 PM
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Thanks bro, which tire do u think I would get more tread life from?
Old 01-27-2009, 10:52 PM
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That... I do not know, you gotta ask the vendor/shop your buying from.
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check into the treadwear ratings and compare them.

Wezbian chewed thru a set of Invos (rears) in 4300 miles! (3.5 months!)

he ran a good bit of neg camber for about 1200 miles or so, but the rest was on proper alignment after camber kit install. he's now switching to some 305/25/20 Nitto Neo Gens.

when my Falken FK-452s finally wear out, i was intending on getting the Invos, but after his incident, i may just get some more 452s... they're GREAT on treadwear and the grip is fairly decent.
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I got the Yokohamas on my G with 20s I like them alot, they are quiet on the highway, smooth and priced very reasonably, the only complaint I got is that its a summer tire and I need to heat it up pretty good for it to be sticky cause its winter time now and its icy cold in Philly here. lol but its not their fault, but I like the yokohamas more cause of the smoother looking tread design. the nitto are too weird of a design in my opinion, plus I have bad experiences with nitto being very slippery in the rain.
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+1 for weird design, the invo design is ****ing sweet
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Cool thanks for all the info I live in Las Vegas so warming them up won't be a problem, lol, I think I'll probally end up going with the S Drives? They cost a little less too.
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Black Betty and Gamedoggy have the S drives hit them up for reviews.
Old 01-27-2009, 11:39 PM
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I tried the Nitto Invo and I think they suck.
The S.Drives have good ratings on Tirerack so I'll give them a try next. I've always liked Yoko's.
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Ya I've been doing more research and it looks like the S Drives are the better tire, I'm sure the Invo's are very good as well, but I'll probally pick up a set of yoko's. Thanks for all of your help guys!!!
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I am getting a set of Invos once my tires wear out, love the crazy design. Heard good things about S drives, let me know how they ride!
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I got Invos on my factory 19"s now and they warm up pretty fast,my friend has the S.Drives on his 350z supercharged tread wear is pretty good and its his DD,if that helps any,im getting them when i get my Volks aswell.
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S drive tread wear 300, invo is at 240. S drives will last longer, invo's will grip better. Hope that helps
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Thanks for all the feedback guys, I'm going with the yoko S drives, I'll give you an update after the install


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