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The re010, re030 and re040 were truely crap tyres, they tried to have an quiet OE tyres with the handling and grip of the other potenzas with small tread blocks and suceeded at neither.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony1234
Don't worry the RE001 has very little in common with the re010, more like a much improved version of the old RE711 with asymetrical tread pattern which is a new direction for Bridgestone.
EG30, what car did you use the RE711 on?
I remember the days when RE711 and A509 were all the rage and they were really close to each other in terms of performance and peoples preference for them.
What size is your RE001 and on what car?
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Originally Posted by EG30
RE711 on an E30 BMW 325i 125KW/1200kg RWD car, which had a set of RE710 on it before that. The RE710 I did about 35,000Kms/2.5yrs and the tyres were only 25% worn when I replaced them and I used to corner hard in that car! That's despite a low treadwear rating of 180 ( mind you it's often you put non grippy tyres under duress you get a lot of wear and tear when the tyre slides around; when the tyre is gripping and not sliding there is negligible wear) ! When I sold the car to a fren I decided to replace the set so the new owner has a fresh set of tyres. The RE711 was getting phased out and I bought a set of them since I was so happy with my prev RE710 purchase. The old tyres went on and became transport tyres for my bmw 2002 historic racecar, so I don't wear out my RE540s on the way to an event.
I specified the RE711 in 185/60R14 for a close lady fren about 5-6 years ago for her EK auto coupe (EJ?). The orig gripless OE Dunlop 175/65R14 lasted only 43,000kms and the RE711 only got replaced early this year and the odo was showing 115,000Kms. Would have been good for another 10,000kms if not for the edge wear due to kerb wheel/wheel align on 2 of the wheels.
The A539 was on the market around the same time as the RE711, and the A510 b4 that while the RE710 was current. I remember the early days in the late 80s you had the RE71 which I had and its Yoko rival was the AVS 161 intermediate tread pattern and A509 was the more affordable option.
While new the A539 doesn't feel much different to the RE711, they both grip well, reasonably quiet and has great sidewall integrity and crisp turn in. But when it ages the A539 gets pretty rock hard and you loose grip and breakaway warning ie a big dropoff in overall grip. I had a pair of the A539 which were 85% new in our dc2r but the rubber had gone too hard for my liking. A fren's old BMW has the same A539 on his car with the same situation; I'll take some pics one day along with my durometer so that would give an indication of relative hardness of rubber of one tyre vs other.
what do u guys think?
falken fk452 (falken flagship)
or
goodyear eagle ls2000 (their new tyre)
the first is directional, and the second is not.
http://www.tirerack.com/
theres lots of reviews on tyre brands there
any recommendations and pricing for 205/40/17?
was looking at Bridgestone Adrenalin but have no idea on pricing, or even if they have it in that size...
Call the tyre place. Bridgestone has tyre size listings on their website so you can find out if they make Adrenalins in that size.
if you drive euro or new civic, go for something not that extreme. a general dunlop probably serve the purpose well.
RE001 is not extreme. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by petsfact
General purpose dunlops are crap. They have very poor treadwear when you drive aggressively and are poor in the wet.
They list your size as avail in the second half of 2007, so you need to check with a bridgestone tyre centre to confirm availabilty.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7th Gen
just picked up a set of RE001's for the civic. 195x50x15 for $115 per corner is a decent price (pm me if u want to know where) for a decent tyre.
I almost crashed twice on my drive home but ill assume its just the cast layer wearing off lol. Feel grippy and quite good response and feel The Sidewalls are quite stiff and i cannot feel a limit as yet. My guess is these will snap under or oversteer when pushed hard
Take a look at the Dunlop Sport Maxx :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by 7th Gen