Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD - Page 4

october · 05-20-2008, 12:19 AM

bottom line
what? 01R's , Neova's both handle better for DD; and 615 is close?
Is that about it?
Thank you

Maverick31 · 05-20-2008, 05:34 AM

Just my 02 cents...

I've owned a lot of high performance cars with all kinds of tires on them.
To be honest, the combination of the STi and the RE070's are pretty hard to beat IMO. Sure, the road noise is a little annoying, and the tires sometimes feel skiddish when come to a stop, but that stiff sidewall does make a very big difference in input feel. Now, I have no experience with the RE01 or some of the other tires mentioned specifically in this thread, but I really like how my RE070's feel to me. Now, the only problem is the price... that's kind of hard to get around.

seattle944t · 05-20-2008, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by october

bottom line
what? 01R's , Neova's both handle better for DD; and 615 is close?
Is that about it?
Thank you

Bottom line is your call - I can only comment on the tires I have used.

If turn in response is your most important factor, you only have one choice: 070.

For me, feel is important, but the gains from the 01r (traction, lower noise, little tramline effect) far outweight the only loss to the 070s:turn in feel.

As a side note, you can also improve turn in feel by fitting a bigger front sway bar. I have the big whiteline bar on the front so with the 01r my turn in feel is still better than stock, but I can still tell the difference between them and the 070s.

Maverick31 · 05-20-2008, 08:36 AM

Does the RE01r weigh less than the RE070's?

october · 05-20-2008, 08:40 AM

Late for work- be back- thanks

seattle944t · 05-20-2008, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick31

Does the RE01r weigh less than the RE070's?

According to tire rack, the 245/40/17 size 01r (what I have) is the same weight as the stock size 070: 27lbs. Stock sized 01r is 1 lbs lighter @ 26lbs.
Tire rack 070 specs
Tire rack 01R specs

Maverick31 · 05-20-2008, 10:13 AM

Thanks for the info.

98ss · 05-20-2008, 10:50 AM

No one tried there?

98ss · 05-20-2008, 10:52 AM

No one tried there?
They are pretty cheap and GRM had an article on these and they compared pretty well against the RE01R and the Advans.

You can get them here.
CITY TIRE ONLINE

Maverick31 · 05-20-2008, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98ss

No one tried there?
They are pretty cheap and GRM had an article on these and they compared pretty well against the RE01R and the Advans.

You can get them here.
CITY TIRE ONLINE

That's a heavy tire.

05-20-2008, 12:19 AM	#46
october Junior STI Driver Posts: 131 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD bottom line what? 01R's , Neova's both handle better for DD; and 615 is close? Is that about it? Thank you This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

05-20-2008, 05:34 AM	#47
Maverick31 Grassroots STI Racer Car: Blue 2006 WRX STi Fav Mod: Protuned Stage 2 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 547 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD Just my 02 cents... I've owned a lot of high performance cars with all kinds of tires on them. To be honest, the combination of the STi and the RE070's are pretty hard to beat IMO. Sure, the road noise is a little annoying, and the tires sometimes feel skiddish when come to a stop, but that stiff sidewall does make a very big difference in input feel. Now, I have no experience with the RE01 or some of the other tires mentioned specifically in this thread, but I really like how my RE070's feel to me. Now, the only problem is the price... that's kind of hard to get around.

05-20-2008, 08:36 AM	#49
Maverick31 Grassroots STI Racer Car: Blue 2006 WRX STi Fav Mod: Protuned Stage 2 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 547 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD Does the RE01r weigh less than the RE070's?

05-20-2008, 08:40 AM	#50
october Junior STI Driver Posts: 131 Join Date: Oct 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD Late for work- be back- thanks

05-20-2008, 10:13 AM	#52
Maverick31 Grassroots STI Racer Car: Blue 2006 WRX STi Fav Mod: Protuned Stage 2 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 547 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD Thanks for the info.

05-20-2008, 10:50 AM	#53
98ss Junior STI Driver Posts: 104 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD No one tried there? Last edited by 98ss : 05-20-2008 at 10:54 AM.

05-20-2008, 10:52 AM	#54
98ss Junior STI Driver Posts: 104 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (2)	Re: Time to replace OEM tires for spirited DD No one tried there? They are pretty cheap and GRM had an article on these and they compared pretty well against the RE01R and the Advans. You can get them here. CITY TIRE ONLINE