Where did you get the idea that Nitto NT860 is a drifting tire? It's a UHP, but mostly highway intended application, not drifting... try INVO or NT555, which should deliver better results for sideways action.
The majority of Australian drifters are scraping the bottom of the barrel and using the cheapest Chinese tyres for drifting, with the Nitto NT860 sitting above that as a high-quality entry-level tyre. My selection is quite limited in 15-inch sizing and as I like to use the same rubber all round, I used the 195/55R15 NT860 as my tyre of choice for some time, offering good turn-in on the front and strongly resisting delamination on the rear. I then stepped up to a 195/55R15 Proxes R1R and as you'd expect, it was much better in terms of grip and tread life, so I wanted to put together this comparison for friends weighing up their options. I do have plans to try the 205/50R15 NT05 in the future but will have to give the guards a massage and possibly add some camber to fit that size.
Where did you get the idea that Nitto NT860 is a drifting tire?
It's a UHP, but mostly highway intended application, not drifting... try INVO or NT555, which should deliver better results for sideways action.
The majority of Australian drifters are scraping the bottom of the barrel and using the cheapest Chinese tyres for drifting, with the Nitto NT860 sitting above that as a high-quality entry-level tyre. My selection is quite limited in 15-inch sizing and as I like to use the same rubber all round, I used the 195/55R15 NT860 as my tyre of choice for some time, offering good turn-in on the front and strongly resisting delamination on the rear. I then stepped up to a 195/55R15 Proxes R1R and as you'd expect, it was much better in terms of grip and tread life, so I wanted to put together this comparison for friends weighing up their options. I do have plans to try the 205/50R15 NT05 in the future but will have to give the guards a massage and possibly add some camber to fit that size.