RE-11's mounted, but WTF?

onzedge · 04-05-2011, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 370z owner

had the same problem. car felt twitchy cuz i was running bridgestones upfront (worn but still got a couple thousand miles left) and brand new hankooks in the rear. changed my front tires to match the rear and problem solved.

You are correct -- never, ever mix tire types.

cossie1600 · 04-05-2011, 07:05 AM

I have four set of tires for my car, they definitely don't like to be mixed and match. I can cruise around town with it, but I wouldn't want to go on fast on it. Just this past weekend, my car drove like a different animal with just changing the front tire size by a few tenth of an inch. The RE11 loves to crown the road. How would you like having a rear end that crowns the road while the front tires don't do anything. Common sense

spearfish25 · 04-05-2011, 08:08 AM

Z2nv, please go find the my350Z forum. People don't talk to each other here the way you are currently. Aggressive, rude posts are not welcome. State your opinions in a respectable, mature manner and you'll receive the same quality in reply from us.

WRT the RE-11s, I recently replaced all four tires with them. They do tramline given the wider widths I chose. However, my car has more grip than I've ever previously experienced. And this has been in 40F weather. It's only going to get better. To the OP, check your tire balance again. RE-11s are difficult to mount, and I've had more than one experience where local installers can't even correctly balance a tire.

cossie1600 · 04-05-2011, 09:32 AM

spearfish, did you fix the cold vibration problem. my new sets dont shake in the cold, but the 285 crowns even more than the 265

spearfish25 · 04-05-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

spearfish, did you fix the cold vibration problem. my new sets dont shake in the cold, but the 285 crowns even more than the 265

Haven't had it happen again since it's been warmer. It was either temporary flat spotting due to extreme cold or that segment of highway was crap.

chuckd05 · 04-05-2011, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Z2nv

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Front tires have everything to do with how your car feels, I am NOT going by "what I've heard" , thanks for the forum technician title though. You really couldn't be more wrong.

OP if/when u get front re11s installed please report back. It will make my day.

Youre about as wrong as you can be on you assumptions too, pretty hilarious.

In my personal experience I have had nitto nt05s out back and re05s up front while I waited for the front nittos to arrive; and the worn out fronts mixed with new nt05s made the car feel exactly like what he described. Two day later... mounted front and the car felt better than ever.

OP take those fronts and report back, PLEASE!!! All though that one is hurting for tread.

kenchan · 04-05-2011, 11:18 AM

keyword: break-in

have to break in the new tires regardless of how awesome they are. in contrast, nitto tires will breakin all throught the life of the tire.

370Zsteve · 04-05-2011, 01:14 PM

As for tires needing to be scrubbed in, I can only speak as someone who has sold motorcycles, not cars. When being trained by Pirelli techs when the Dealership opened an MV Agusta line, the Pirelli techs told us (Sales) to always tell the customer to ride very carefully for the first 100 miles and to gradually increase lean angles on curves to scrub the sidewalls.

370Zsteve · 04-05-2011, 01:16 PM

Mods please don't lock this thread.

cossie1600 · 04-05-2011, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by toxik

where can I buy some RE-11's and can someone give me further info on if these tires are good for spirited driving?

you can buy them in edmonton. they suck, dont you see the op's original problem.

on a side note, there is a thunderstorm warning in the area. i just drove the car home in pouring rain about an hour ago, i am amazed i didnt die since i have the scary re11s on. they have 70 mile on it.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-05-2011, 02:58 PM

Ok I have an actual legitimate question, if you guys can ignore the troll for a min. I need front tires probably some time this summer, but my rears will be OK. I was gonna get the RE960A Pole Position All Season tires in the front and leave the stock advan sports in the rear. Apparently it's really bad to mix/match tires. Would I be better off getting more use from the rears and then switch all 4 tires at once? The cost of buying 4 tires at once is the problem for me. I could wait a longer time to get all 4 at once or buy the 2 front ones now and the rears when I need them. Thanks

onzedge · 04-05-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Ok I have an actual legitimate question, if you guys can ignore the troll for a min. I need front tires probably some time this summer, but my rears will be OK. I was gonna get the RE960A Pole Position All Season tires in the front and leave the stock advan sports in the rear. Apparently it's really bad to mix/match tires. Would I be better off getting more use from the rears and then switch all 4 tires at once? The cost of buying 4 tires at once is the problem for me. I could wait a longer time to get all 4 at once or buy the 2 front ones now and the rears when I need them. Thanks

I have a similar dilemma. I have 6/32" left on my fronts and 2/32" on my rears. I am replacing all 4 (I just ordered Pilot Super Sports and I get them early next week) and will trash the rears and have no idea what to do with the fronts. I hate throwing away things that still have life, but what are you going to do? Can't rotate them, obviously. I suppose it is the price to pay.

I say go for all 4. Never mix tires.

onzedge · 04-05-2011, 03:04 PM

Where did the OP go??? Maybe it's nap time.

m4a1mustang · 04-05-2011, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Ok I have an actual legitimate question, if you guys can ignore the troll for a min. I need front tires probably some time this summer, but my rears will be OK. I was gonna get the RE960A Pole Position All Season tires in the front and leave the stock advan sports in the rear. Apparently it's really bad to mix/match tires. Would I be better off getting more use from the rears and then switch all 4 tires at once? The cost of buying 4 tires at once is the problem for me. I could wait a longer time to get all 4 at once or buy the 2 front ones now and the rears when I need them. Thanks

Definitely don't mix/match. The combo you listed will be especially bad... all season up front, summer in the rear... ick.

haggomyeggo · 04-05-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Definitely don't mix/match. The combo you listed will be especially bad... all season up front, summer in the rear... ick.

mustang do you remember how many miles were on the car when you put those hankooks on?

04-05-2011, 08:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	Z2nv, please go find the my350Z forum. People don't talk to each other here the way you are currently. Aggressive, rude posts are not welcome. State your opinions in a respectable, mature manner and you'll receive the same quality in reply from us. WRT the RE-11s, I recently replaced all four tires with them. They do tramline given the wider widths I chose. However, my car has more grip than I've ever previously experienced. And this has been in 40F weather. It's only going to get better. To the OP, check your tire balance again. RE-11s are difficult to mount, and I've had more than one experience where local installers can't even correctly balance a tire. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z Last edited by spearfish25; 04-05-2011 at 08:11 AM.

04-05-2011, 01:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 44	As for tires needing to be scrubbed in, I can only speak as someone who has sold motorcycles, not cars. When being trained by Pirelli techs when the Dealership opened an MV Agusta line, the Pirelli techs told us (Sales) to always tell the customer to ride very carefully for the first 100 miles and to gradually increase lean angles on curves to scrub the sidewalls. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

04-05-2011, 01:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 44	Mods please don't lock this thread. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

04-05-2011, 02:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 143	Ok I have an actual legitimate question, if you guys can ignore the troll for a min. I need front tires probably some time this summer, but my rears will be OK. I was gonna get the RE960A Pole Position All Season tires in the front and leave the stock advan sports in the rear. Apparently it's really bad to mix/match tires. Would I be better off getting more use from the rears and then switch all 4 tires at once? The cost of buying 4 tires at once is the problem for me. I could wait a longer time to get all 4 at once or buy the 2 front ones now and the rears when I need them. Thanks __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

04-05-2011, 03:04 PM	#13 (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	Where did the OP go??? Maybe it's nap time. __________________ 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

04-05-2011, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	I have four set of tires for my car, they definitely don't like to be mixed and match. I can cruise around town with it, but I wouldn't want to go on fast on it. Just this past weekend, my car drove like a different animal with just changing the front tire size by a few tenth of an inch. The RE11 loves to crown the road. How would you like having a rear end that crowns the road while the front tires don't do anything. Common sense

04-05-2011, 09:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 31	spearfish, did you fix the cold vibration problem. my new sets dont shake in the cold, but the 285 crowns even more than the 265

04-05-2011, 11:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	keyword: break-in have to break in the new tires regardless of how awesome they are. in contrast, nitto tires will breakin all throught the life of the tire.

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