Tire Reviews

[vtluu]

What about the Bridgestone RE050s? I'm curious about these; their treadwear rating is 140--the minimum treadwear for SCCA auto-x "street tire" rules. I'm wondering if such a low treadwear rating translates to a more grippy compound.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=Potenza+RE050

[MarkSAE]

Glad i can be of help!

Yeah, i put my order in for the S03's, and i switched over after reading that along with the ownner's respnses,, and so far, it's as good as they say !!

So how do you like the PS2's compared to the stock advans? My main concern is losing the steering response since that's one of the things I like most about the EVO.

[MarkSAE]

What about the Bridgestone RE050s? I'm curious about these; their treadwear rating is 140--the minimum treadwear for SCCA auto-x "street tire" rules. I'm wondering if such a low treadwear rating translates to a more grippy compound.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....=Potenza+RE050

Tam,

Is that the only tire you're considering? Here's a good thread talking about good motorsport tires. The Toyo RA1's seem to get too reviews and has a 140 treadwear rating.

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthr...light=toyo+ra1

[vtluu]

The RA-1 is a competition radial ("r compound") and its UTQG treadwear rating is 40 not 140.

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines...s_car/ra1.html

[BluEvo]

after looking at a few #' and reviews i really like the GoodYear Eagle F1 GS-D3 with longer tread than stock, and the Pirelli P Zero M+S all season tire with the best treadwear i've seen on a comparable tire so far. i'll probably be needing some by the end of the year.

[wilson1]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...nextGen_c.html

PS2 vs other tires comparison

[hagakure]

The RA-1 is a competition radial ("r compound") and its UTQG treadwear rating is 40 not 140.

http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines...s_car/ra1.html

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I just put on a set of RA-1's today for a track day at thunderhill tommorrow, and the tread rating is clearly stated as 100.
Also, these things are NICE on the road. Much stickier than advans, with a SLIGHTLY softer sidewall. They are smother, so the car actually rides more comfortably, and they are quieter. For my next set of summer road tires I will be getting a nother set, 235-40-17, keeping them at full tread depth, and running them may-september. Will run my ES 100's in the winter, which is all they are good for in norcal.


Percy