Tyre Recommendation thread

[riceball]

I got some re001's on my car during the week. I must admit they are the best tyres I've had on my car. Pricing was cheap, $129 per tyre, 195/50/15 however, this price is meant to be on for the June special only. Prices will go back up to $145 per tyre for the same size from today. (that's what the bridgestone tyre centre told me). The tyres are bit noisey like E530 has already stated, but grip in both wet and dry are outstanding. Great tyres!!

[Hans Bond]

which one has the thicker sidewall? re001 or t1r?

[SLOWEGG]

Re001.

[Hans Bond]

seems the only weakness or re001 is a bit noisier.. but it caters all my needs.
I'm using the old F1 eagle rite now.. so I think i can expect less noise from the re001

[EG30]

seems the only weakness or re001 is a bit noisier.. but it caters all my needs.
I'm using the old F1 eagle rite now.. so I think i can expect less noise from the re001

If you can put up with the old Eagle F1's noise level when they are past half worn, you'll be happy with anything else.

[PAPZ]

Those who are curious about the re001's, I'm confident to say that i have some solid advice for you. =]

I just recently fitted a set of the new Bridgestone Adrenalin Potenza re001 street tyres a week or so ago and yes ,i've given them a hell of a beating over the weekend to see if they are as good as they say they are!!!

I'm surprisingly amazed with the grip and control i have with these tyres over my older yokohama's. I feel alot more confident in corners and keen to give them a test run out on the track to compare times with my old street tyres if i get the chance.

I also found my straight line driving is alot smoother and more responsive and a lot of grip in hard braking. (yes i tried locking them up at high speeds coming off the m7 motorway, shhhh)

My everyday driving now feels so much smoother and a hell of a lot quieter. I don't usually brag about street tyres though i find that these tyres are a MUST for a daily driver.

I found that prices for these tyres are very reasonable and affordable and i recommend them to anyone.

If anyone else fits these tyres, please let me know how you feel and hopefully i wont be the only one to admit the quality of these tyres.

[EG30]

Glad you are enjoying your RE001s as much as I am PAPZ.

It's been raining almost non stop in Perth for the past week and I now got a fair bit of wet mileage of these tyres under my belt. The grip in the wet is simply relentless.

Their superiority in the wet is even greater than in the dry. I now take corners almost as fast as I do in the dry and with they let go it's been mild understeer that is easy to recover. My EGSi is very prone to brake lockup in the wet b4, and now this still happens but will more warning, with a higher threshold and easier to recover than the BFG G force sport I had b4. It's however more scary esp in 3rd gear corners as I now enter the corner at least 3-4km/h more than b4 and if it ever let go at the rear it's going let go in a bigger way despite the superior grip.

They're unlike any other high performance street tyres I've driven on. Normally the new tyre is merely an evolution of the old and often hardly better apart from marketing hype with supposingly new tread optimisation, construction, silica compound yadayadayada.... No wonder Bridgestone Australia was confident enough to let motoring journlists test them against rival products on high performance cars at the re001 launch. Can't wait to read about upcoming reviews from mags such as Autosalon and Motor in Oz.

If they keep prices low/have specials regularly on selected sizes at a time many popular high perfomance tyres brands will be in big trouble. With Bridgestone getting serious for the 1st time for the tuners market with such a great product it can only be good for the performance minded consumers; with more choices and cheaper prices.

[Hullabaloo]

great reviews guys. EG30, do you have any more reviews or opinions of the s.drives (in comparison to the re001's in particular)

[jas_kidd32]

mate i recommend the re001 @ $129 for 195 50 R15 if u hav nrma roadside u can get $5 off each tyre
the 205 50 R15 is less common tyre size therefor more expensive and some don't even make that size

If standard sizes are cheaper then what is the standard spec for an R17 wheel?

[JHMDA9]

Glad you are enjoying your RE001s as much as I am PAPZ.

I think I'll be getting these
Thanks for all the reviews people, you've helped at least one person make a choice!!!

[PAPZ]

I think I'll be getting these
Thanks for all the reviews people, you've helped at least one person make a choice!!!

no problems!

[loco_corolla]

Hey guys just a quick question, i got some new tyres, ended up getting the re001's, and one of my wheels is buckled a bit. If i put that on the back would it affect my times on the track much?? In other words is it worth $85 fixing it??