God I love these tires. These should come stock. PETITION TO NISSAN GOGOGO.

I felt like I was on rails the first week I had them put on.

Re-11 a ?
 

Are all the new RE-11s the A type (RE-11A) now? What's the difference?

Update: Found it. So I guess the A's are better...

Description: "The Potenza RE-11A is an Extreme Performance Summer tire that evolved from Bridgestone’s Potenza RE-11 line. Developed for serious sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan driving enthusiasts, the Potenza RE-11A is designed to further enhance traction, handling and control while maintaining good noise and ride comfort. Bridgestone’s Potenza RE-11A is performance tuned for dry and wet conditions, but like all summer tires it is not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on ice.

Sharing the tread design of the popular Potenza RE-11, the Potenza RE-11A adds an exclusive tread compound that combines silica with a new long-link carbon black to increase road contact and abrasion resistance while promoting tread rubber flexibility across a range of cool to hot temperatures. The asymmetric tread design features Bridgestone's 3D Seamless Stealth technology that combines massive independent outboard shoulder blocks interlocked with notches in the circumferential intermediate rib to deliver the lateral tread stiffness needed to enhance steering response and cornering traction. Inboard, a continuous intermediate and notched shoulder rib are separated by wide, straight circumferential grooves that provide water evacuation to resist hydroplaning and enhance wet traction".

'nuther update: the 11As are not avail. in 19" (at TireRack) so I guess it'll be the RE-11s for me. Anyone know if the RE-11As are avail. anywhere else in 19"?

The closest size to original rear I found is (RE-11): Rear: 285/35 R19 (Orig. Fnt. 245/40, Rear 275/35). Close enough for me.

I need help, is time to buy new tires for my new wheels. i decided to go with RE-11s but idk what size should i go with? Im trying to go Flush.
My Car is Stock i have no mods and i have this new wheels:
TE37SLs 19x9.5+22 and 19x10.5+12

Thanks

Someone will probably be willing to help you here
http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...it-thread.html

265/35 and 305/30 probably

thanks but i thought people could also help me here on this thread.

What 1life said. A 295/30 would work as well.

they don't have 295 for RE-11s

Would the 285/35/19 work on the stock rays rims?

yep

I've got the same on my rears.

305 would be better.

:iagree:

285/35/19 is plenty sticky for stock-ish engine.

^True

but 305 looks better lol

305 looks pinched on the stock 10" wheels imo

What size front for that size rear?

Stock Nismo size 245/40/19 front and 285/35/19 rear

I switched from re-11's to S-04 and although pole position's are a great tire I do miss the stiffness of the re-11. I think I might go back to them if they are still around when the Z needs new tires.

Running 245/40/19 front and 285/35/19 rear on a 370z GT with the 19" Rays wheels is good yeah ?

Im thinking about getting RE11s in those sizes next month.

Yep. I have this setup and it works fine. Some will say bigger is better but honestly, unless you have forced induction, I don't see the advantage. The added un-sprung weight and increased rolling resistance out weighs the benefit IMO.

yah, that's a good choice. :tup:

my thoughts exactly.

can't find any stock sizes for sport Rays on discount tire or tire rack....they discontinue them or what?

Tire rack has them. Search for the front and rears separately then filter by Bridgestone.

Along with that I am planning on getting Eibach Pro Kit lowering springs 25/20 and then 25mm eibach spacers all around. Would that cause any rubbing with the new tire on the arch or should it be okay? thanks!

- Sid

Well I have joined the the club...okay half that is! My S-04s were not holding grip very well and so I decided to step up to RE-11s. Got brand new rear shoes in 305 r30 19s!!!

So I was looking around tirerack the other day for some new tires for autox/track. Upon some research and finding some info from some japanese sites the RE11 will be phased out by the re-71r. The new tire is apparently better in the wet and has more capable dry grip, but it looks like it will be a symmetrical design, which means compared to the asymmetric re11 it will be LOUD. For all those who love the RE11, you might want to stock up before they stop making them.

^yup I'm getting a new set installed saturday

Yup, I will need to order some for the front shoes too!!!

The description makes it sound like the new RE-71R has limited ability in rain, while the RE-11 is pretty well reviewed for that. Doesn't sound like a very good replacement to me. Suppose I better order the RE-11 for my M235xi soon then.

well the new re-71r will be a better tire as far as grip is concerned (more comparable to direzza Z2 and Ventust RS3) but that's because they're moving towards that extreme performance category more than the next step down. I'm not sure the re-71r will be a good choice for people who don't race their car and only DD it.

I'm not even sure yet if I want to try out the new tire (no reviews outside of Japan), but it does come in 275/35 so I'm looking to run it square possibly!

thanks

Got my new set of RE-11s today. Probably going to be the last set of RE-11s for my Z since the discontinuation.

re11's were once discontinued for the 180AA version. the 200AA version (current) is not discontinued.

^did not know that. Good info!

What sizes should I get for performance and flush look should I get fo te37sls 19x9.5+22-19x10.5+12.
Ps there no mods for the car, car is stock.

just sucks that the RE-71 doesn't run bigger than a 275 :shakes head:

:iagree: That's what I meant to say about the discontinuation. They stopped making 305s so I had to search for the original RE-11.

the RE-71 is a completely different tire than RE-11.

but i will most likely be going with RE-11s again since there's no 265/305 combo to run.

So what would be better in this case the new REZ1 or PSS?