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Originally Posted by sparky
Thanks Alstann for some meaningful feedback as opposed to some previous posts.
This helps people like the OP make informed decisions. 
Don't know about running two different types of tires though? |
No problem! I honestly praise these tires a lot, but my friend with a 300ZX TT used to break loose in first and second with RE760 sport tires, and now he runs the RE970AS and can't break loose. It seems like you do get what you pay for - these bad boys are as expensive as RE-11's!
I was initially skepticial about running different tires/coumpounds front and rear, but the more and more I delved into it, I found that some people use them to bias the oversteer/understeer characteristics, and to change how the car handles.
I dont know how legitimate those claims are, but from my personal first hand experience - I originally ran the RE970AS on all four corners. The limit of grip in cornering was near or slightly below stock levels - I had more understeer than before. I also noticed something that fundamentally changed how the car felt - the soft sidewalls caused the car to "lag" to driver input, and when sharply darting the car into turns, the car would wobble a tiny bit before settling in. It also accentuated the body roll of the stock suspension. This was a noticeable contrast to the stock RE050A - it felt like the car was on rails with the summer tires.
I decided to switch my fronts out to the Potenza S-04 Pole Position - immediately, after leaving the tire shop, I felt the responsiveness I had felt with the RE050A. Any driver input, and the car darts in. I really think the front tires help the most with the initial turn in. Of course, the rear of the car still has a tiny hint of lag, but the fronts transformed the car back to how it was.