Tyre Choice

[THA SHZ]

THA SHZ, have you had any experience with the newer Bridgestone Potenza RE-11, they must have only just come out as they weren't available a couple of months back

size: 205/50/15

Any info/experience/stories on them would be great,

cheers
Aaron

Havent had much experience with them myself yet , they are going on the front of a couple of friends drift cars , they seem to be pretty happy with them in terms of grip etc , cant judge drifters for length of time a tyre lasts though
As for availability in your size 205/50R15 , 6 in nz at the mo

[THA SHZ]

Just after some recomendations from peoples experience at first..they're going onto an EP82 with a td04l conversion so would really prefer soemthing pretty grippy...traction is pretty scarce at the best of times :S

Edit BZG Bling yes i know how to search, but new tyres are coming out all of the time and i wonder if theres any new wonder tyres out there, i'm loathe to deal with shops as mostly they'll tell you anything to sell a tyre. Rather first hand expereinces form people not looking to make a $ off of me (not saying THASHZ is doing this..)

what budget do you have and what type of grip are you looking for , ie wet handling , dry , cornering , part street part track , if we have more information we can help more , im here to help , i spend my time on here helping people not making a quick buck

[THA SHZ]

I have heard very good reviews on the kumho ku36. Not quite a semi slick compound but better than your normal road tyre compound therefore wont wear as fast as a semi would.

Talk to Nick and magwarehouse to get great deals.

http://www.kumhousa.com/Tire.aspx?id=67 ... d5c&cat=24

KU36 only have 1 rayon cord sidewall to them , not really a good road tyre , were designed to last a tad longer than a semi race tyre but not much , are designed for the weekend racer , but you wouldnt get massive kms out of them , and besides they wont be brought into nz for this reason so will be indent only , as in you pay first and order and then they get delivered

[fxgt race]

I have some 205 50 16 bridgestone potenza RE-01R, 5 to 6mm tread,for sale $250, I brought them but never used them. Basicly a semi slick with a little more water lines.

[FrEsH]

Ended up getting toyo T1r's from tsoob at magwarehouse.com

Feel pretty good so far! (but its early days obviously hahaha)
Thanks for the good service mate.