RE050 Tire Life?
 

I bought 2 new tires last August when my car was at 9k miles, now it's at ~15k miles and my mechanic pointed out that the tire tread is almost gone and at the 'wear bar'. Is that normal? I don't drive THAT crazy and I think the dealership I went to may have not actually replaced my tires I really don't trust them.

My RE050's went to 25k miles and that was on both 370Z's. Oh and one alignment and that was when the rear cambers arms were installed after lowering springs installed. Probably a bad alignment caused the excessive tire wear.

approaching 15k on mine, should get 20 out of the rears, 25-30 out of the fronts.

i got 15k out of mine too

got about 12k out of my stock set.. 25-30k?!? :eek: do you guys drive your Z like a prius?

mine wore half around 4k so this is normal if you use the factory alignment.

Haha....it's called keeping the air presure at the proper rate, good alignment and dodging potholes. Oh...and not smoking the tires stop light to stop light against every Prius.

i only got 8k and they were perfectly bald... no tread.

one function aside from skinny pedal is highway vs corners, straight and steady is much easier on tires, same with smooth roads.

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I think he was referencing to my post and burn-outs. Some tips for preserving tires and the differences in road conditions. At least that is how I read it. :tup:

The Z is not a stop light tire smoker.. i guess I do to many canyon runs..

^True, it just sounded good. :tup:

ahhhh! :tup: i think sports cars should be driven as such. :D

so far, I'm at just over 10k miles, with a tiny bit of tread left. Only 2500 of those miles were put on by me though, the rest were from the previous owner. 15k isn't bad at all haha, that's just what happens with sticker summer rubber.

Our G managed 12.5K miles before the rears were next to bald.

I got 23k. Had BAD FEATHERING from factory....thank you nissan for that $1500 mistake on your part. I had .2 toe out front and rear. outside rears were shot and fronts were going as well. get some front adjustable upper arms and very little toe and they should last you almost 30k depending on how you drive. I went with the RE760 which has a 340 compound compared to the RE050 with a 180ish? I want a little more mileage and am willing to sacrifice a little of the gripping.

I'm the first to drift an on ramp and get the the car loose in the first 3 gears when traffic/conditions permit. I think somebody was implying that if you get more than 10k out of the tires you're not enjoying the car. I was just saying there is a myriad of factors to tire life. Hell, I've got a 246m round trip commute ten days a month, tires last a long time when you do that on smooth hwy:)

peace

11K but that was with 4 trips to the drag strip also, I guess I could have put another 2k on them but then I wouldnt be riding around on ADO8's now would I :)








DAN

I heard good things about the RE760, will have to keep them in mind when replacing the short lived RE-11.

So true :tiphat:

I will say that the tires are not nearly as sticky as the re760 andthey slightly lessen the road noise. They do handle well in the rain though. Gt a buy 3 get 1 free from my tire shop. So far soo good.

Thanks guys I think I might try a Nitto tire or Re760 since judging by some of the reviews for the potenzas I think they offer one of the most uncomfortable rides.

The RE760 actually seems to get a better review.

I've been running the RE760's for over 1K miles now and they are a good step up from the stock sport package tires. They feel stickier to me and are a bit quieter with twice the tread life.

I notice that my car seems to "float" when zig zagging more than the 050's but they are still new and I only have 400 miles on them soo....yup. But I know in good consciouness that I picked the tires for mileage rathe than perfomance as stated before.

32.5k rears and 38k+ fronts! :)

I felt the same thing at first but it tightened up after a while. The RE760's are rotatable and give the entire car an asymmetrical tread layout that seems to need to settle in before they grab.

That is EXACTLY the wear pattern on mine at 17K. Factory spec is highly suspect.

:gtfo2::p

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You guys realize your suppose to do an alignment every 9 months to a year right? I'm on RE760's at the moment to and they do decent. 2 autocross events and 5k on ek and they've only worn down 2/32. Just to be more competitive, I will be swapping to re-11s upcoming season in July.

It's true, they rotate from left to right only on the Z. I know you were thinking I was trying to say front to back... :shakes head:

Does anyone actually do this on their Z?

not me. i just keep them at the corner from beginning to about 3/32 and re-wrap.

How are some of you guys getting less than 10k out of the 050s??

I got my car brand new and have daily driven it since 2012 - I'm at 25k and counting on F/R with plenty of tread to go. I don't drive like a psycho but I don't drive like a pu$$y either... I've done one track day on them and one canyon run per month on average.

It just seems a little weird that people are getting such wildly different wear out of the OEM tires... Check your alignments fellas.

How many 32nds do you have on the inside rears? And factory calls for toe, maybe your alignment has none?

i lol'ed

It was my understanding that the soft compound REO stock tires last apprxo 10-20K miles.

:facepalm: Not sure, I've never gotten it aligned since I bought it. I'll see how my tires are doing tomorrow; I have to change my oil so I'll get a chance to inspect everything. Either way, I want to go with something different than the 050s when it's time to replace. Probably S04s or RE11s if tire rack has a sale on them any time soon.

now that's a very wide window! :icon17:

Geez I got 33k out of mine, and the fronts were okay. It was the rears that were flat. I did two autocross days on them and a lot of highway driving.

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