RE-71R - the RE-11 replacement.
 

the RE-11 which I recently fell in love with is being replaced (still being produced though) by the new RE-71R. I guess its a remake of the old oem tire developed for the Porsche 959.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Potenza+RE-71R

I've been trying to find info on them but most places say they wont have any in until march 1st at the earliest.

I found a 3 part youtube vid with the creator.

part 1


part 2


part3


I was thinking about trying these but the biggest they are available in are 275/35/19 our OEM sizes. I wanted to continue running my 265/305 setup I recently switched to.

anyone have ideas or opinions on this new tire?

just figured id post to get some general discussion going about them.

No 305?

I just re-did my fronts with RE-11 so hopefully in a year or so when I do all 4 at the same time either the RE-11 is still around or this new model can cover the full RE-11 line.

Looking at photos, these look like they are directional and can be swapped left/right to help last a little longer.

no 305 sadly. and I have RE-11s all 4 corners and I love them. I was happy to hear they are still producing them but I don't know for how long.

my hope is that the RE-71R does well and next year they expand the size range. i'd like to try them in 265/305 combo

I posted asking about them a couple of weeks ago and found a video where the pictures say a thousand words since I dont speak Japanese.
http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...es-anyone.html

I will be putting them on my car as soon as they are available though. The specs look amazing.

the videos I linked above are translated into English. probably the same ones you saw originally.

I would buy them if they had the sizes I wanted.

I really like the prices well that's comparing 245/275 RE-71 vs 265/305 RE-11 but it's only a $90 difference.

I've got a spare set of sport rims. Maybe I should just run a square set up with rears and 275 tires :tup:

squared up all 275s of these could be a pretty damn sticky track setup

:stirthepot:

If the tires are as sticky as they say they are than that extra width and weight of a wider tire may not be necessary.

I just run stock sizes as I'm NA and no where near reaching the performance grip limits of the tires on corners. I have spun out on a corner a few times in the past but I don't do that anymore.

but stickier and wider = :yum: lol

i'm NA as well and there was a noticeable difference in the grip when going slightly wider with my tire selection.

They should be available now.

http://i.imgur.com/hQPtmWn.png

I might give them a try since I'll be ordering wheels soon.

if they came in 305s then i would be buying them too.

have fun waiting :tup:

if it sells well then next year the size range will most likely expand.

for now i'll just stick with RE-11s

The design looks alot like the Dunlop Direzza ZII.

yea they do look quite similar.

My thoughts as well. I'm hoping these will yield similar lateral grip levels while being able to sustain the weight of the Z.

The Star Specs aren't that great on heavy cars.


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but from what i can tell these are a step above the RE-11 from the test graphs and numbers. as well as in a video i saw they were running them on a GT-R R34 and it was tearing the track up.

the creator said the best part about the tires are that they give the grip of a track tire but do not need to be heated to a high temp to get that grip.

That is why I am not as super excited as most. The RE-11's worked great on the Z's cuz of the beefy shoulder blocks which get laid down in the turns.

These might get chewed up on ours just like the Star Specs. Maybe a new improved compound will yield different/better results.

Im late to the game here... but I will be very sad if the Re11's go away. They are the only tire I have been running for years. Go through one set a season. lol

from what i understand they will still be produced but i don't know for how long. i'm with you especially if they don't expand the sizes of the new RE-71.

this past year was my first set of RE-11s and im sad i didn't use them sooner.

This should make for an interesting year. I plan on using these for DD and track, haha.




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For anyone on the stock sport rays I really recommend the 275/35 square setup. I run hankook rs3's in this size and it really transformed the handling of the car without even adjusting any suspension dynamics.

those tires are just subpar compared to a RE-11 or PSS's in my opinion.

also in their class they had the lowest handling rating of the tires tested.

Yet they've been used by tons of national competitive autocross guys to win events? I mean, it depends on how you're comparing them. Overall when you add comfort, road noise, etc they may not be the best. When you're talking overall dry grip, the RS3 is incredible. The RE-11 from what I've been told has always had excellent dry grip, although not quite as good as the RS3, but with better overall road manners.

RS3s have substantially more lateral grip than the PSS and more than the RE11 when they are up to temperature. The PSS isn't in the same league of track performance and ability to withstand high temperatures.


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And for an update, I wasn't going to get the RE71 in time so I settled for RE11.

Track sizes have limited availability during this time of year.


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as much as I loved the PSS's the heat wanst it's friend nor was the sidewall strength.

got real worried on the dragon when I felt the should of my one front tire roll when diving into a big turn.

sidenote: I was thinking of the V12 tires. those blow donkey balls. the RS3 V2 different story.

that article doesnt specifically say that they are RE11 replacements.
they state the re71r's are made for dry traction and achieves improved lap times by improving lateral hold during high speed cornering vs RE11's.

RE11's work well in dry or wet conditions.

dat said, RE71R are not replacements for RE11A's... so i thinks. so i hopes... :ugh:

plus, i never liked running non-asymmetric tires on cars like the Z and G where there is large amounts of programmed negative camber by design.


not that i have any say to wat ishibashi-san wants to do. :ugh:

RE-11A? what car you putting those little girly tires on? lol

wat those come in pink? :nutswinger:

no but they don't come in anything bigger than a 18 lol

18 inch master race.


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base (bitch) model status :stirthepot:

:bowrofl:

More tires available, Lighter weight, and Less money spent on tires.

Stay on the exhaust threads.


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:facepalm:

yes we all know (or should) those facts about 18" wheels. I was making a joke. relax your sphincter or i'll go in dry.

plus it's my thread anyways so I will not got out lol

Just stirring the pot the other way.

No unsolicited homosexual advances needed.

but that's what the forum is for though. you must be in the wrong place.

lol, u seem to have some sort of fixation with size. :icon18: