biting the bag

[midnight]

So as i found out today one of the tires on the stock wheels has a "faster than slow" leak, so what this does in my mind is force me to get new tires for the 18s lol This however does cause some problems...as I will be dropping $700+ on tires (car also needs an oil change), I wont be able to make this coming track day that I was looking forward to, instead ill be beefing it up for the next track day (if someone wants to let me tag along for the ride ill still come and shoot video/photos though)

the real reason for this thread:

im trying to decide what tires to go with...I know Joe was looking at some tires and asking for opinions but I personally didnt want to go with any of those. Here are the contenders:

NT05 295/35/18s in the rear (10.5" wheel) , with 275/40/18s up front (9.5" wheel) (they didnt have 35s in the 275)

or....

while searching it appears i can no longer find ANY 305s that arnt 555Rs


basically the reason for the NT05s is the combination between a drag radial and a street tire, they have a 200 tread wear (555Rs have 100, 555s have 300) so at the track they should hook with what power i do make and daily driving during the summer (car will be off the road for the winter) and wont kill my wallet having to replace them. the way i see it if i can get atleast 2-3 seasons out of the NT05s (keep in mind ill see the track twice a year at best) i can justify it.

if you guys have any ideas on who makes a 305/18 tire let me know. otherwise ill be ordering the NT05s tomorrow.