for those of you running 17 inch wheels.

i just picked up a set of Bridgestone re01r 245 / 45 / 17.

for ~380 bucks shipped..

tirerack..!

beers

 

Swoope,

My experience with Bridgestones is that you will have much better consistency if you heat-cycle them at least once before you use them in anger.

(I've also only used them shaved, so I can't comment on full tread).

 

thx,

i now have to many tires. the z1 star specs on my 18 inch wheels. btw, they are great on the track..

6 hoosier koni series race tires almost new..

and the bridgestones going on the wheels the race tires came off.

the heat cycle thing if a great hint.

is three sets of wheels, four and a half sets of tires to much? yes it is.. check out the for sale section soon!!!!!

beers

 

^tire museum....

Charge 'em $1 to view.

You'll have line ups....

(I was never that good with sponsorship....)

 

those konis are 17's ---right?-----size? i miss my 17's-- sniff
olddragger

 

next time I need tires, I'm invading Swoope's house

 

Any negatives about the Star Specs? I'm contemplating replacing my dwindling B-stone RE050A's with them.

 

FYI,

For those looking for a good deal on 17" r comps, tiredeals4less.com has 255/40-17 Toyo R888s on sale for $172.75 each. I ordered a set from them a couple of weeks ago.

 

Have anyone try the Federal 595RS-R ?
They are awesome and also cheap
Treadwear 140, doest have over heat problem
last time i ran over 170 miles on track for a whole day ( private day)
and still strong, they are like $120 for 235 40 18, they have different sizes
check this site

http://www.federaltire.com/en/

 

by the way
the 595RS-R that i use is the tire that the Lotus cup use =)
http://www.federaltire.com/en/html/p...&pdline=3&ID=3

 

not at all..

i think i am going to use them up.. they are very good on track. dont get greasy..

if that helps.. i dont have tread depth info.. but i think i have about 10k miles on them.. and 3 track days.. and the last one was a long one. with a double stint.

they do very well..

beers

 

Swoope I just used my RE01R's at the track this weekend. They were awesome in the rain, never really had any scary moments. Sadly didn't really get to see much of their dry capability as only my last 2 sessions were anywhere close to dry. I may use them for a session or two at Roebling in May to see the difference compared to the Nittos.

 

Good to know. I should be doing 2-3 DE's a year plus about 5 autocrosses. They'll be my daily drivers as well. I'll be getting about 22k out of my Bridgestones, so I'm hoping to get 15-20k if I go with Star Specs. If you get a tread measurement at 10k with your use, I'd love to hear where you're at.
Thanks!

 

i they measue out at 7 / 32ns right now. they look a bit more worn then that..

beers

 

Not bad. I've found my next tires. Thanks!