Bridgestone Potenza 225/45/17.
I cant remeber how much.
Handles really well in both wet and dry. Good grip.
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Bridgestone Potenza 225/45/17.
I cant remeber how much.
Handles really well in both wet and dry. Good grip.
Which Potenza? Almost all of them are Potenzas. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by dicke592
Sorry RE040 225/45/17
Ahh, then you shouldn't know the price since they come stock on your Euro if you have an 05-08 Luxury model.
replaced them with the re040 18 months ago. my euro (Sport Limited ED) had a firestone tyre on it from new. I thought they were a tad noise and traded them in.
Firestone!?!?!? Haven't seen a new Euro come with Firestone before.
hankook australia advertising a new ultra high poerformance tyre "V12 EVO K110", i think the grade is above the S1 EVO, looking forward for this tyre.
Friends bought 235/40/17 Advan AD07 in boxhill for $310 fitted and balanced, not too bad IMO.
:eek: this is the info related to the topic. might shall with ppl as not many tyre shops stock AD07.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bludger
thats fine, just don't ask for rep pointsQuote:
Originally Posted by kongfu
Quote:
Originally Posted by gbang007
mind telling me where u can get those re001 for that price?
bridgestone sandgate, yet to get mine though as i have a major service due too which both at the same time are ripping a hole in my wallet!
Hi ppl, im buying tyres this weekend for my 15's. What is a better tyre?
Bridgestone Adrenalin OR Toyo Proxies??
hey guys
I saw these Yokohama AC-01 C Drive tyres in Ebay..
Used Michelin (Sports) and Bridgestone (RE 01, RE040, Potenza III) but was wondering how good are these?
thanks!
Bridgestone Adrenalin, best value for money street tyres on the market :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by jaz3
Agreed :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by barefootbonzai
i am going to buy a new set of rims... http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86154 ..... the first pic and i also need new tyres. its for a 96 ej8 so my current setup is 185/60r14 and i need new tyres that will keep the rolling diameter as close to stock so my speedo isn't off too much. it is for daily driving but would also like some decent grip on the road...any suggestions
I've just used the bridgestone Adrenaline RE001 on the track and am quite impressed by it. Albeit running high pressure approximately 40psi hot a tyre, after several laps and alot of abuse, the tyres held up really well.
Ultimately, even clocked a string of 1:11s at Wakefield with a best of 1:11.6
Might have even got into the 10s had I been driving smoother.
silverstone?
anyone heard of?
any good?
for everyday driving
no racing nor hooning.
What price and what size?Quote:
Originally Posted by dc2dc2dc2
$85 195/60/14
That's cheap I guess. What's the price for an equivalent in Yokohama or Bridgestone?Quote:
Originally Posted by dc2dc2dc2
$105 ...
Do u know much about them Aaron?
remove one of the quotes in ur sig
3 quotes is too many
We used them back when I was still living in Malaysia. Didn't think that they were any special. In the end, we switched to Goodyear LM702 which were safer in the wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by dc2dc2dc2
so...
bob jane all rounders or these ones.
Both are similar in my opinion.
bought a pair of Roadstone 185/60R14 for an EH sedan I had last year for $88 fitted, didnt expect much from these cheapies but I was very impressed, they were quiet, gripped well and comfy.
i just bought a set of toyo t1r last weekend. the grip is awesome... compared to what im used to which is regal rd3100 lol.
they seem to be quite quiet too.
hey anyone tried toyo r1r? rough estimate on price? they seem interesting and only came to australia last month?
i just bought a set of Yokohama Advan AD-043 215/45/16. What i noticed they are crap if they are cold. But once they are warmed up they are pretty good. Not as good as re010 though
Long time reader, first time poster.
My brother is after a set of tyres (preferably Yokohamas).
Specs are: 215-40-R17 (What is the RRP of Yokohama tyres for these specs (per corner)? And how much can you shave off the RRP ;) )
Can anyone point him in the right direction to a tyre dealer in the Sydney Metro area where he can get them cheap?
^^ C.Drive or S. Drive. But I prefer Bridgestone RE001 Adrenalins. Ask him to call up Bob Jane in EACH suburb in Sydney Metro.
anyone tried federal 595 or 595 evo. are these good for value? just haven't really heard anything about them and according to their website they are good. well i know they are of course gonna say they are good so just wanna hear what other people have to say about them. also are they cheaper than the more expensive brands?
All Bob Janes? :oQuote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
I thought they would have the same pricing across all stores! :(
BTW, dropped by a Bridgestone Tyre shop. Got quoted $255 on the Adrenalins per corner.
Got quoted on the Turanza's (I think) at $200 per corner.
Are those prices reasonable?
^size?
No, each store has a different price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skreamer
What size? I paid $165 for my 205/55 R16 from Bob Jane Hornsby.
215/40 r17Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronng
Haven't been keeping too up to date with this thread, but thought I would share track experience on the RE001. Make sure you have plenty of camber on these as the loaded shoulder does not like the heat and will have chunks ripped out. Fairly common for hi performance road tyres to suffer from. My experience with Yoko C.Drive leads me to believe that they are designed for camber settings that maybe less than ideal. Yokohama does advertise they design to reduce heat build up in the shoulders, I assume they carry this through to the others in the Drive series.
But I want to see what the other companies are going to do about the RE001, as by the looks of things they currently have the market wrapped up. I am very pleased with them.
cant agree with you more there Superdave...
Done 3 track ( AHG test track at the Perth airport )tuning days now on my set of RE001's, and after the 1st outing the shoulder got pretty chopped up and after the 2nd outing the outer edge of the sidegrooves vanished altogether. I find that once the shoulders had been rounded off they tend to stop getting worse.
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/9...4969lc4.th.jpg
I've been running 40psi cold pressure mainly on track days, over 42psi the way the slip angles build up wasnt to my liking so I find 40psi the best compro for me. My eg runs 2 deg neg camber on cheapie Kings Low which is bit soft on good street tyres.
Still hugely impressed with them even b4 the cheap price is taken into consideration, as they are designed for all round driveablilty is achieved partly by a softish outer sidewall to optimise grip balance between the loaded and unloaded tyres.
As for the their performance at the track, it was only in the 2 tight corners ( 20m radius corner ) where the outer shoulder folded over and the grip snapped off where I wish they had stiffer shoulders, the rest of lap was fine where most corners were around the 40m-60m radius range.
In terms of numbers, they pulled a max lateral g of 1.20g, and sustainably in the 1-1.05g range.
Cant wait to get my hands on a set of RE11 which has a more agressive tread pattern still and presumably stiffer shoulder.
everyone seems to be raving about re001. i have to try these tires to see what the fuss is all about. im already over the moon about my toyo t1r so if these are better which it seems they are i will keep using re001. also they are pretty much the same price so yeah.
I wouldn't say they are better than t1r'sQuote:
Originally Posted by d15z1SUX
just they are the "IN" tire atm
ah... okay.
What size are you running and mounted on what width rim?Quote:
Originally Posted by EG30
I'm upgrading from T1R's (195/55/15) to RE-01R (195/50/15) in the next week. I was quite impressed by the Toyo's. They are over 18 months old now, harden from overheating, have chunks missing all over the place and have worn outer shoulders much like the picture above. Looking past all that though, they are a nice soft compound with a very street friendly and predictable sidewall. For the price they are a great street tyre.
With king springs and only -2 degrees static camber, you'd be well into positive camber through the turns. I'm worried about rolling over with -3.5 degrees front camber and 7kg front springs!
I'm off to Wakefield in a week so I'll report back with my review on the Bridgestones!
running 15x6 fat fives string, so pretty baggy profile and with this setup on the hard turns I prob have 2 deg postitve camber on the outside wheel LOL....
but it's not that bad and quite do-able by changing my driving style to suit, ie not point trying to wind on more lock and more throttle when the outside front tyre squealing for mercy.
I've got a set of Toyo R888 coming from Taleb next week and Rota 15x7 coming from the states for more serious timed events.
RE001 are good for lateral grip (i.e. hard cornering), but are not as good as other tyres for straight line grip (i.e. hard acceleration in 1st gear in the wet).Quote:
Originally Posted by Bludger
So what would you guys recommend for Street type tyres for stock type R 15",16" and 17" rims?
Theres less options for smaller wheels.
went to the barbagallo raceway's ( hosts v8 supercar round) tuning day today, did 52 laps total, about 45 hard laps in my 1024kg car weight EG with B16A w/ 107kw atw and dc2 262mm brakes config. They pulled 1.10g on 85km/h turns consitently and max 1.15-1.20g at those turns.Quote:
Originally Posted by string
my front tyres were pretty hacked up from prev small track outings, so I rotated them front to rear and the front ones were still 70-80% depth.
the left front at this track cops a hammering being mostly RH turns.
will be interesting to see what you think after your outing at WP string...
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/6817/img4982lo0.th.jpg
I was expecting to fare worse in terms of wear and tear for track work.
just bought a set of re001 over the weekend to replace my yoko A539s. first impression is that they give quite good traction, that could be cause theyre new though. LOL
so i'll have to see how good they compare to my yokos, which were highly regarded when they were still in production.
What do you guys think of the Falken ZE912s? I've just had a quote on them at $138 a tyre for my standard DC2 R15s, or $179 for 205/50R16 (which I'm thinking of getting). Quite a bit cheaper than the RE01s at $196 / tyre for R16s.
You can get them [Ze912] for $99 -assuming you want 195/50/r15
I havent found much review of them, but i know the Ziex range isquite shit especially the 326 and 329
195/55R15 is the standard VTiR tyre.Quote:
Originally Posted by integraz
Try bridgestone Re001 adrenlin 195/55/R15- they are on special at all bridgestone tyre centres- $119
http://www.bridgestone.com.au/catalog/default.aspx
Thanks for the Sept BTC specials alert integraz, the 195/55 size would benefit ppl with dc2 and ek4 this time round. I have to wait till the next special to get a pair of re001 in 195/50 to replace my abused pair on my eg.Quote:
Originally Posted by integraz
I got quoted $135. You sure they're $119?Quote:
Originally Posted by integraz
EDIT: Yep, I pointed the guy to the catalog and it's $119. Good good.
$119 each at all 'good' bridgestone tyre centres... 4 days left
Thanks for the heads up on that. Got my Tyres fitted. Soooo much more grip now. I forgot how good it could be.
I took it in for a service day before yesterday, they told me I had 70% / 80% treat left. I dunno if they genuinely thought that or they were just messing with me, either way it doesn't bode well for the mechanic.
im after a normal tyre (not really spoting intentions) for my mums 3... 195/65/15... any recommendations guys? please? dunno where to start
Yokohama A.drive?
what are they like? and where do i buy?
OEM are Yokohamas but them crappy aspec things
a drive and a spec are different
a drive is pretty good
next is c drive
bridgestone have plenty too
ive got turanza er592s or something for my stockies
excellent tyre, all round, its good
u can prob even get re001s for that size, another great tyre, very sporty, possible overkill for ur mums car tho
bridgestone pontenza III and bridgestone grid II
are noisy as all hell.
I hope I don't sound stupid, but... Bob Jane All Rounders?Quote:
Originally Posted by Zilli
Got a bit of an emergency I guess - hopefully going in tomorrow to get new wheels and tyres fitted on my dc5 but when I chose 18" wheels over 17" I didn't realise the Yokohama A-drive R1's I am going to get jumped from $215 to $310 a tyre. Anyone know of anything decent for cheaper or even better in that price range or is this about as good as I'm gonna get.
R1s are pretty high up in terms of performance
there are of course better tyres u can get....
but yeh....i dont know if u can find something as good for a cheaper price really....u can def find as good and better for a more expensive price, thats easy
but cheaper..highly unlikely, unless u want to go for a no name low quality brand tyre
yeah not really after a nasty noisy cheap tyre.. so i thought that would be the case. probably should have stuck with 17" and gotten a better quality tyre *meh* next time when i can afford more. thanks though
I use C drives on the corolla, they fair very well.
Better then Ecsta's that for sure.
i got quoted $130 for 195/65/15 for Michellins NS energy or something like that at Bob Jane. Apparently they are supose to be quite good
Maxxis MA-Z1 possibly?
I have used the Sumitomo HTR200 on my dc2r is the past and were a good tyre all round, not very noisy like other hard compound tyres. Nice tread pattern is always good and werent too pricy, only problem is i cant find anyone anymore who stocks them. Any ideas?? Would like the 205/50/15s. If anyone knows where i can find em that will be great also. But my hunt continues, if you can find them theyre highly recommended after using many tyres
^ maybe you can try Jax Quick Fit??
http://www.jaxquickfit.com.au/Sumitomo-tyres.htm
looking at getting some Hankook V8 RS H424 tyres on my dc5 integra. Anyone here got opinions on them?
$183 for 215/45/17.
I had for 2 years Goodyear F1 gs-d2 on 185-60-14. Very quiet, excellent grip on wet roads, but not so good on dry. Very soft compound and not so hard framework making it more susceptible to high temperatures and overheating. Excellent braking though.
I had them replaced with some Coopers XTC 185-55-14. The offered a lot better grip on dry, more confidence when cornering due to shorter profile, and better wheel response (though a bit lighter sensation). A lot inferior on wet.
These days i am waiting for my Yokohamas S-drive on 185-55-14. Hope they turn out better! price 350e for 4.
anyone used BF Goodridge g-force sport b4? any good?
these are on special for 225/40/18 atm for $215 each while RE001 is $372......
From what I have read, good but noisy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Philip Lee
thanks aaronng.
how about Sumitomo HTR Z3? they're selling $263 each.
i was thinking HTR Z3 or Falken FK452 @ $315. until the special for BF Goodridge. price is tempting......
this is a great site with extremely good prices for some tyres. Have a look!
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/produc...17&tlgrp=RD001
ok i think it's now down to Falken 452 and Toyo T1R (price is very similar).
what would u guys pick and why?
is T1Rs made in Japan?
thanks
t1r better then falken hands down
any 1 used kumho ku23? any good?