one of my tires popped

SouthArk370Z · 07-18-2015, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by gpx123

... are you sure about the 2000-3000 from what i was reading on the forums here a couple threads in which some people were saying they got 15-25 out of the oem tires? and my tires have 8000 and running pretty fine overall

If you have more than a few thousand miles on soft compound tires there can be enough wear on the old tire to make it significantly smaller than a new tire. On an econobox it won't make a lot of difference; on a sports car you can feel it.

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Originally Posted by gpx123

... should i just stick with the oem?

If you are happy with the way your Z has been handling, there's not much sense in spending the extra bucks for better-than-OEM tires.

tenkies · 07-20-2015, 11:10 AM

I replaced the RE050 with 760's on my S2000 before and there is definitely a difference. If you are just DD'ing the car and not really planning on auto-crossing or driving fairly aggressively(canyon carving) and more worried about tire wear the 760 is a decent tire; but from my experience the 760s feel greasy when you get near the grip limit on the tires and are not as predictable and forgiving as the RE050.

kenchan · 07-20-2015, 03:09 PM

i'd say the RE050 Pole Positions were pretty good. Not as good as the S04's.

The factory RE050A's.. okay tires.

you want the RE11's. those are real nice.

gomer_110 · 07-20-2015, 03:28 PM

RE-11's are so yesterday. The new RE-71R's are the tires to have if you're going to drive the car hard.

onzedge · 07-20-2015, 05:57 PM

Michelin Pilot Super Sports consistently come out at the top of tire comparisons. I run them -- they are quite good.

TexasChuck · 07-20-2015, 06:03 PM

After a repair, Bridgestone does not stand behind them as " high performance" , according to Tire Rack's website. I replaced mine. $370. Bummer.

tenkies · 07-21-2015, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by gomer_110

RE-11's are so yesterday. The new RE-71R's are the tires to have if you're going to drive the car hard.

Interesting the RE-71R's have a better wear rating than the RE050s.

imjello · 07-21-2015, 12:24 PM

had the re050s and swapped to potenza s04 pp which i feel grip harder. Of course the older tires were getting pretty worn, not exactly at the wear indicated yet though. I don't shop firestone normally, but since they are owned by bridgestone i stopped in and got a better deal then my online searches pulled. The dealer wanted big money.

07-20-2015, 03:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36942	RE-11's are so yesterday. The new RE-71R's are the tires to have if you're going to drive the car hard. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

07-20-2015, 05:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 65 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684738	Michelin Pilot Super Sports consistently come out at the top of tire comparisons. I run them -- they are quite good. Magic Bus likes this. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

07-20-2015, 06:03 PM	#21 (permalink)
TexasChuck Track Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: SE Texas Posts: 556 Drives: 2014 Black Cherry Co Rep Power: 15	Bridgestone RE050s After a repair, Bridgestone does not stand behind them as " high performance" , according to Tire Rack's website. I replaced mine. $370. Bummer.

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07-20-2015, 11:10 AM	#17 (permalink)
tenkies Base Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 69 Drives: SOLD Rep Power: 12	I replaced the RE050 with 760's on my S2000 before and there is definitely a difference. If you are just DD'ing the car and not really planning on auto-crossing or driving fairly aggressively(canyon carving) and more worried about tire wear the 760 is a decent tire; but from my experience the 760s feel greasy when you get near the grip limit on the tires and are not as predictable and forgiving as the RE050.

07-20-2015, 03:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	i'd say the RE050 Pole Positions were pretty good. Not as good as the S04's. The factory RE050A's.. okay tires. you want the RE11's. those are real nice.

07-21-2015, 12:24 PM	#23 (permalink)
imjello Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: texas Posts: 285 Drives: F80 M3, S5 B9 Rep Power: 14	had the re050s and swapped to potenza s04 pp which i feel grip harder. Of course the older tires were getting pretty worn, not exactly at the wear indicated yet though. I don't shop firestone normally, but since they are owned by bridgestone i stopped in and got a better deal then my online searches pulled. The dealer wanted big money.