RE070 or RE01R?

Hi,
I am about to change a set of tires. I ran the 70s so far and I'm happy with them.
the only problem is that they are out of stock right now and quite expensive.
the RE01R's are cheaper and in stock.
any one has a good experience with them?

Any one knows of a good, cheap place to buy them at? is TireRack the cheapest?
BTW - is it ok to mix tires - meaning tunning 70s in the back and 01s in the front?

 

RE-01Rs are really good, and much better in the rain than the RE070.

TireRack is the only place I have bought our sets of RE01Rs. We have 4 sets of these tires now now

 

I have the RE01R and I LOVE them. I had the RE070 before them but it is hard for me to make a comparison for various reasons:

1) When I swapped over to the RE01R, the RE070 were badly worn out. So obviously I experienced a significant improvement.
2) I raced the RE070 at MSR near Dallas TX and they seemed to grease over pretty quickly. On the other hand, when I used the RE01R at Talladega, they provided very smooth, consistent, and predictable performance. Then again, I ran Tally at Club Wars (~75 degrees) whereas MSR was much hotter (~104 degrees).

Doesn't Bridgestone rate the RE01R as their grippiest street tire?

 

The RE-01R is considered to be their top street tire. It pulls the highest numbers on the skidpad, and even beats the Advan Neova on the skidpad. The only drawback to the tire is that the sidewalls aren't quite as as stiff as the RE070s or Neovas, but you can compensate for that in your car setup.

 

Tell me you aren't still driving on the tires I saw last week. :eek4:

 

Edgeracing.com the cheapest place for tires I bought my Hankooks for the 92x from there and when my 070's are gone I buying Hankooks for the STI from there

 

they are still on - but I am not really driving the car... too much work and too much of a comfortable Sienna in the garage...

 

just to touch on something. DONT mix them! Just asking for trouble.

 

Yea...if you mix tires, you'll be looking at a new center diff soon!

 

When you order tires from a website, where do you guys suggest taking them to have them mounted on your car? Do shops cut you a bad deal if you bring your tires in?

 

Mounting and balancing charges should be the same whether you buy their tires or not. Last time I had tires mounted and balanced, I believe it cost me somewhere between $60 and $80.

 

RE01R's FTW!!!!

 

What size are you getting? The RE01R has some nice options. I have a 17x8 wheel, what will fit w/o rubbing? 245/40/17?

 

RE01R hands down

 

Talk to mckenzietj, he has the absolute best deal for club members.

 

Ditto Trey's question for my '05 STi. Any thoughts?

Also does anyone have any comparisons with the RE960AS or the RE050A Pole Position? The RE960AS is supposed to have a pretty good warranty (40K).

Keep in mind that I have a separate set of tires for auto-x and these will serve daily duty only excepting special circumstances.

 

i have had both now and REO1R were noticably better in the rain. Both are pretty kick as though

 

Reo 1r !!!!!

 

RE01R's are great. Comparing 225 070 to 225 01R in the dry would be really close. But as soon as you go wider on the 01R (not available on the 070) the 01R is better everywhere.

Do *NOT NOT NOT* mix tires.

Siegel

 

Let me touch up on what some people have said. DO NOT MIX TIRES but also DO NOT buy new tires up front and put old ones on the rear or vice versa.

The tread wear needs to be the same all around or you WILL burn up your center diff which is in no shape or form cheap to replace....like $2000-3000.

I highly recommend only buying 4 tires of the SAME brand and the SAME size and installing those 4 at the SAME time.

 

So you mean i cant run a 125/80/12 on the rear and 335/30/24 on the front?

But I like how the car rotates...:keke:

 

So from what i understand yous guys really like the REO1Rs. I haven't looked yet but off hand does anyone know if they have sizes for the stock '05 WRX? I'm in the market for new tires. I am thinking I can get new tires for the stocks and have 'em powdercoated for cheaper than a set of '19s.

 

yes they do make 205/55-16

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE-01R&partnum=055VR6RE01R&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&place=5&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&minSpeedRating=V

 

REO1R's FTW!!!!!!!

And I have run both.

 

Personally I like A6s on the front and R6s on the rear.... fun rotation time!