Supra-Dupra Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Purely a summer tyre ? I took claires supra for a spin a few times and the tyres are like new but any sort of semi quick take off the car kicks out, and on the motorway in light rain going 2nd > 3rd > 4th gear its spinning aswell. The tyres are Potenza RE01R to be exact, and I find them terrible in the wet tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Purely a summer tyre ? I took claires supra for a spin a few times and the tyres are like new but any sort of semi quick take off the car kicks out, and on the motorway in light rain going 2nd > 3rd > 4th gear its spinning aswell. The tyres are Potenza RE01R to be exact, and I find them terrible in the wet tbh. http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/aing/cabinet/tire/re01r_m.jpg the REO50A is the tyre to have and has some good revues on this board, they are certainly on my short list for new rears, are these REO1's a cheaper tyre ? edit - just had a check and they claim advanced dry grip with a semi slick shoulder, the term semi slick is probably the clue here Edited November 13, 2008 by paul mac (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axle Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I thought it was the Falken 452 most seem to recommend on this board for the Supe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 If your car's kicking out in a straight line I'd get the geometry checked out too Bridgestone Potenza RE050s here and I only have issues if I drive like I stole it when the roads are wet. Hence I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Geometrys fine, flew the NCT today (MOT) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Dupra Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 the REO50A is the tyre to have and has some good revues on this board, they are certainly on my short list for new rears, are these REO1's a cheaper tyre ? edit - just had a check and they claim advanced dry grip with a semi slick shoulder, the term semi slick is probably the clue here Suspected that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I thought it was the Falken 452 most seem to recommend on this board for the Supe? when i said RE050A i meant as opposed to RE0-01R and any other Potenza with the RE0 pre-fix, i hadn't heard of the 01R but it would seem they are more suited to a summer only car or track days, some like the Falkens personally after having a set i dont rate them as anything special yes they last a long time but that comes at the expense of grip, do a search on tyres if your interested there is shed loads on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 As mentioned the RE050 is a superb tyre, I think the RE01R is for the Jap market only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I thought it was the Falken 452 most seem to recommend on this board for the Supe? If you are on a budget, they are OK. My choice is Michelin Pilot Sport II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire148 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 RE050A's all the way ... be very sure to get the 'A' version as most tyre companies will sell you 050s instead without realising they are different. For specs see the bridgestone web site. Superb tyre and excellent in damp/wet ... so so in the dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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