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      08-01-2009, 10:36 PM   #1
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Bad Luck with Nitto Invo's

Tried them for ~500 miles. Driven "normally", below 7/10ths, they were more than adequate.

Driven above 7/10s, which I strive to do for at least 30 min every day, they were disappointing. Grip was good, price was good, BUT They have weird and VERY ANNOYING tire squeal thanks to the triangular grooves on the shoulders of the tire. When you corner hard enough to roll the edges a bit, you get a jitter mixed into the squeal, as in "bree-bree-bree-bree-bree-bree-bree" that made me want to burn them when I heard it.

Altering tire pressure helped a little, but at 42 hot they still jitter-squealed far too much for my taste.

If you don't drive your Z4 hard, maybe they'd suit you, but it you corner near the limits, stay away from the Invo's.

I replaced them with a set of Falken 452s, much much better.

This represents only my own opinions & experience, YMMV.

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rob
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