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

urdeliveryguy · 11-13-2013, 05:51 PM

ive had 2 sets of these already. i got maybe 13k outta the rears. so i switched it up abit to see if i could get more tire life outta another tire. so i replaced the rear with the re760. and i have to say. the s04pp´s are worlds better in the rain. im not even 2k into these and i wish i had the s04 back. but honestly i just got another set of new wheels and need tires. im lookin at getting the conti dw or maybe these again. i really need a better tread life.

wdkwang · 11-14-2013, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 11Thumper

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?

the 245/40-19 diameter is 26.8". 275/35-19 are 26.5". 285/35-19 are 26.9". the speedometer would actually read more accurate with the 285 because cars tend to come from the factory reading ~2mph fast.

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Originally Posted by urdeliveryguy

ive had 2 sets of these already. i got maybe 13k outta the rears. so i switched it up abit to see if i could get more tire life outta another tire. so i replaced the rear with the re760. and i have to say. the s04pp´s are worlds better in the rain. im not even 2k into these and i wish i had the s04 back. but honestly i just got another set of new wheels and need tires. im lookin at getting the conti dw or maybe these again. i really need a better tread life.

the reason why you feel that way about the re760 is because it is an UHP tire vs the S04/re050a being max performance, which is a higher grade. also the re760 wet performance rating isn't as high as the s04 (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....za+RE760+Sport). i'd advice against the conti dw since they have notorious for having soft sidewall = sloppy handling.

urdeliveryguy · 11-17-2013, 11:32 AM

Well I had to compromise alil with performance for better mileage from a tire. I didn't think it would be a dramatic difference but it was. Also there were like only 5 reviews for the re760 at the time I bought em. Just goes to show the superiority of the s04

Also to correct my last post i was only getting 10k miles or less from the rear tires. Which is in line from this sorta tire.

11-13-2013, 05:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
urdeliveryguy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: philadelphia / delco Posts: 278 Drives: 09' touring 6sp Rep Power: 15	ive had 2 sets of these already. i got maybe 13k outta the rears. so i switched it up abit to see if i could get more tire life outta another tire. so i replaced the rear with the re760. and i have to say. the s04pp´s are worlds better in the rain. im not even 2k into these and i wish i had the s04 back. but honestly i just got another set of new wheels and need tires. im lookin at getting the conti dw or maybe these again. i really need a better tread life. __________________ 09 370z #teammontereyblue / 12 fx35 / 08 g35x Last edited by urdeliveryguy; 11-13-2013 at 06:27 PM.

11-17-2013, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
urdeliveryguy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: philadelphia / delco Posts: 278 Drives: 09' touring 6sp Rep Power: 15	Well I had to compromise alil with performance for better mileage from a tire. I didn't think it would be a dramatic difference but it was. Also there were like only 5 reviews for the re760 at the time I bought em. Just goes to show the superiority of the s04 Also to correct my last post i was only getting 10k miles or less from the rear tires. Which is in line from this sorta tire. __________________ 09 370z #teammontereyblue / 12 fx35 / 08 g35x

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