Differences Between Bridgestone's Potenza RE-11 and RE-11A - Motorsport Messages from Marshall | Tire Rack

if u guys and FP want to read about the re11 and re11a :D

RE11A is still king. :tup:

could care less about the re-11a. I want to see how these RE71's perform and if they will make a 265/205 setup lol

:rofl2:i like how FP thinks. :tup:

it's not about what benefits all you homos.....it's what benefits me :tiphat:

:bowrofl:

yah, we noticed that long time ago in the other threads.. lol :icon17:

damn straight. :bowrofl:

but I am half tempter to get the RE71 in OEM sport wheel sizes (245/275) and see how they perform.

yah, chances are those 275's are wider than most 275's too with those bold shoulders. :D

I was thinking the same actually.

but i'd rather let someone else guinea pig for us all lol

:rofl2: but this is ur thread!

If only they would of made them in more sizes. I was hoping this year they would add them but with the RE71 I am wondering if this will replace the RE11(A) in this category.

I wanna see those 205's on the back. I knew you were into that hella stretched tire stuff :stirthepot:

http://www.runemasterstudios.com/gra...mages/spit.gif

I really wanted to say something, but I just couldn't come up with a good zinger. Well played sir :tiphat:

I hate you all lol

well played :tiphat:

no they wont because the RE11A is dry and wet.
RE71R is for dry only...and they did not specifically state that the RE71R replaces the RE11A...well, at least per that article FP linked..

I've been running RE11s in 245/285 for a couple years at the Tail of the Dragon. If I end up changing a clutch (which is highly likely) I'll end up not ordering me new wheels and grabbing a set of these for Zdayz. A couple of my local friends up there are switching over to them now on smaller cars so I should get some feedback from them soon.

Heres a review posted a few days ago by someone on tire rack:

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires

March 07, 2015

NITIAL REVIEW:

Ok, so I gave them a good workout in warm weather in the Malibu hills today. My immediate impressions about tread noise and hardish ride quality remain, but when you're canyon carving it just doesn't matter. These are the best performing street tires that Bridgestone has ever made, IMO.

Steering. A+. Think of a line and the car just follows it with little or no mid corner correction. They also have a nose for finding the apex.

Power traction. A+. No wheel spin at all.

Braking traction. A. Very good.

Cornering grip: A++++ with a gold star for zero squeal. You don't need it because you can actually feel the road through the electric steering. I don't know how they did it but it's cool. I was going through corners at 8/10ths+ and when I took a break I saw no sign of rollover, the scrub line was about an inch away from the true end of the tread layer, which drops down around the shoulder a bit. After looking at that, I tried several corners at speeds that would ordinarily scare me on a public road but all I got was predictable grip and no drama at all. In fact they grip so hard I'm going to dial in a little more damping into my KW's - the G's they can create overwhelmed the suspension just a bit on these bumpy roads. I might even buy uprated sway bars too. They just have so much more grip that I have to re-balance the car to keep up!

One negative note - the compound is quite soft so I don't expect a lot of miles from them. Just driving on the street, when I park the car there's a little bit of street stuck to the tires.

Overall, the car just feels a lot lighter and the steering is far more precise. The additional grip is a bonus but I can't safely test the limits until I put it on a track. Next month, NASA event at Buttonwillow Raceway, near Bakersfield CA.

Tip: Have the front toe set just beyond the factory specs. My current setting is -.02