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Old 03-24-2008, 05:50 PM
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Cars coming out of storage soon and I need new rubber, something with a bit more tread life then s02's any recommendations?
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hankook rs2, they've lasted ~20,000km and still going for normal dd
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bridgestone RE01R, love them and they do the job on the street better than most tires, can handle autox/lapping with ease, and still do not wear as fast as other perf tires i've used. this is wet and dry by the way. i highly recommend them, go check out user reviews on the net as well if u need more convincing. else the advan AD07 would be another sweet comparable tire, but its more $$$.

i had falken rt615's before, great sticky dry tires, sucks in rain tho! and the tread wears very quicky. also used t1-r before, great all round tire...but maybe a little less sticky/harder than the above two.

i have heard very good things of the new toyo R1R though, it supposedly goes up well against the RE01R and Advan Neova AD07. oterhwise, the hankook rs2 or cooper....umm, i forget the name (lol) also do a decent job.
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Originally Posted by revmatch,Mar 25 2008, 05:15 AM
i had falken rt615's before, great sticky dry tires, sucks in rain tho!
RT615s are great. Not the greatest in rain for sure. I've had them on for about 10K and will probably have to replace the rares in another 5k
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Thanks guys I am looking for something cheaper then s02's I dont autox or drives aggressively but would like to retain the s02ish feel as far as handling is concerned.
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You are best to stick to stock s02's on a generally unmodified AP1. No other tire is quite as good.
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Originally Posted by revmatch,Mar 25 2008, 05:15 AM
bridgestone RE01R, love them and they do the job on the street better than most tires, can handle autox/lapping with ease, and still do not wear as fast as other perf tires i've used. this is wet and dry by the way. i highly recommend them, go check out user reviews on the net as well if u need more convincing. else the advan AD07 would be another sweet comparable tire, but its more $$$.

i had falken rt615's before, great sticky dry tires, sucks in rain tho! and the tread wears very quicky. also used t1-r before, great all round tire...but maybe a little less sticky/harder than the above two.

i have heard very good things of the new toyo R1R though, it supposedly goes up well against the RE01R and Advan Neova AD07. oterhwise, the hankook rs2 or cooper....umm, i forget the name (lol) also do a decent job.
I was thinking about picking up a set of these tires. If i dont track or auto cross my car how many kms will i get out of them with semi aggressive driving?
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I had fuzion(?) tires on my car. I had really good time on the track and on the street too. I heard they are cheaper bridgestone. I could be wrong.
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Originally Posted by cthree,Mar 25 2008, 08:45 AM
You are best to stick to stock s02's on a generally unmodified AP1. No other tire is quite as good.


Had the Toyo T1R, felt mushy (probably due to the deep thread) but took them back and went for the S02. It's like night and day

I will go for the RE01R next


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