There is a lot of information in this thread that I disagree with. I've run Nitto DR's on my car for nearly 10 yrs now and I really like them. My best 60' has been a 1.67 on them. They will easily last for over 10K miles if you don't race on them every week. If you run them above 25lbs or so on the street the center will wear out before the outsides of the tires will, I experienced this with both a 245-50-16 size and a 315-35-17 size. They have GREAT traction on wet roads. Obviously with any tire with a tread design like that of all DR's caution must be given when driving on any roads with standing water. If the roads are just damp/wet the nittos are great. For an all-out hooking DR, the MT is the best. The secret to getting good 60's on nittos is to get them good and hot and not "shock" them on the launch with a quick clutch dump. If you can get them to bit before shocking them with a big and abrupt power hit, they'll hook extremely well. I slip the clutch to avoid the big hit on them. Also, I never go below 17lbs of air in them either as traction becomes non-consistent in my experience.
I really like the Nt05 and from what I've read/heard it is shaping up to be a great tire. One thing I don't like but it may help you with your rain issue is the size of the grooves in the center of the tire... they are HUGE!
