Another tire replacement candidate - Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position

11Thumper · 11-13-2013, 06:54 AM

Is the 275 really so much narrower than the RE050s? I'm content with OEM sizes but it looks like the front S-04 is wider so I would like to keep the profile similar for the tires. Trying to decide 285 or 275... OEM 19s

Pics would be great

wdkwang · 11-13-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 11Thumper

Is the 275 really so much narrower than the RE050s? I'm content with OEM sizes but it looks like the front S-04 is wider so I would like to keep the profile similar for the tires. Trying to decide 285 or 275... OEM 19s

Pics would be great

yes the s-04 does come about half an inch narrow on the tread width than the re050a. you can confirm this yourself on tirerack. although the s-04 is noticeably more grippy. my friend went to hawaii for a bit and left me his 370 that still has the stock tires on it. the thing has no problem drifting or breaking traction when i'm driving it, whereas i have to consciously try to force the s04's to break traction.

there's hardly any difference with how the tires look. fyi, these are 285/35-19 and i have 25mm spacers all around so thats why it looks that way. a lil poke for that aggressive poke/flush look

11Thumper · 11-13-2013, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wdkwang

yes the s-04 does come about half an inch narrow on the tread width than the re050a. you can confirm this yourself on tirerack. although the s-04 is noticeably more grippy. my friend went to hawaii for a bit and left me his 370 that still has the stock tires on it. the thing has no problem drifting or breaking traction when i'm driving it, whereas i have to consciously try to force the s04's to break traction.

there's hardly any difference with how the tires look. fyi, these are 285/35-19 and i have 25mm spacers all around so thats why it looks that way. a lil poke for that aggressive poke/flush look

You're awesome, thanks! So would you say the profile of the sidewall (when looking directly from above) on the 285 matches the front 245 in the S-04s?

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11Thumper Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 754 Drives: '11 370Z, '01 S2k Rep Power: 19	Is the 275 really so much narrower than the RE050s? I'm content with OEM sizes but it looks like the front S-04 is wider so I would like to keep the profile similar for the tires. Trying to decide 285 or 275... OEM 19s Pics would be great