Bridgestone RE540's

[EVL R33]

Anybody using these tyres??? Comments on wear rates and performance in both wet and dry???

Oh, anyone using Pirrelli PZero NERO's?? Comments??

Cheers

Brett

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Killer T is using them, and gtrken uses them. Great for track work, average at the drags.

See'ya:burnout:

[EVL R33]

so great for normal street driving but not so great at the plex??

I'd say the 4wd would help a bit there though yeah??

Hmm, Paul can you get decent prices on new tyres??

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Yeah I can, but a few guys can get really good prices on RE540's, so wait to see who else responds.

True the 4WD helps at the plex, but they aren't desinged for drag racing, but one of the best for dry road and track, ask Ken what there like in the wet.

See'ya:burnout:

[EVL R33]

Ok, so can anyone get me a set of 265/35/18 RE540's for less than $385 each?

Paul, are you saying they aren't that great in the wet, or just that you don't know and Ken will??

Cheers

Brett

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Just saying I don't know and Ken will. They don't have many groves for removing water, so I doubt there great in heavy rain, but most tyres aren't.

See'ya:burnout:

[adam 32]

pauls just talkin shit

id talk to adamq or gtrken and ask them specifically

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Brett, I have a set of brand new Yokohama Advans 98%tread, 2x265/40/18's and 2x245/40/18's, can do them for $270 each.

See'ya:burnout:

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Adam,

Thanks for your valuable input, but I already suggested Brett talk to them, or can't you read?

See'ya:burnout:

[rev210]

the 540's are a good compound. Get them in a taller profile for better sidewall flex and I'm sure they will prove to be an excellent choice for the drags.

35 profile is a little low 50/55's are better. also if you can match the rim width to tyre width thats the way to go for retaining some good handling (on that topic I'm sure gtrken is the guy to chat to).

[adam 32]

well when i typed it, u hadnt said that already

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Brett,

If you want tyres for racing then I agree with rev that 35 profile it too low, if you want them for the street and looks then buy the ADVANS:D

See'ya:burnout:

[Guest KILLER-T]

Hi ya Brett if you are buyin the re540s for the drags then dont bother the side walls are way to hard to get any advantage from them on the 1/4 mile but for a track tyre they would be great.I cant tell you what they are like in the wet but on a dry road the are the best thing i have used.The only thing i dont like about them is the amount of road noise they make

[rev210]

Killer-T,

What profile are your re540's?

[Guest KILLER-T]

40's

[rev210]

40's are a tad low, even cheapo tyres won't give hardly any sidewall flex at the size. Good for the front tyres tho'.

The best would be 55's or 60's.

[adam 32]

but thats for drags, and you dont drive to work in 1/4 mile stretches. id go for an all-round tyre which performs on the street, if your keen on making good times at kwinana get a couple of stock rims with higher profile tyres

plus being 4WD you dont have to worry as much as us RWD guys cos traction is aided by atesa

[Denver]

Originally posted by EVL R33

Anybody using these tyres???  Comments on wear rates and performance in both wet and dry???

Oh,  anyone using Pirrelli PZero NERO's??  Comments??

Cheers

Brett

Its all i use now days on my car, using them for normal street punting feel a lot safer due to the extra grip..

anyway, as a track tyre, there fantastic, for the drags as everyone has pointed out, they arn't so flash, but if your serious about the drags, buy slicks, simple..

As for wear, how long is a piece of string, i usually get around 6 months a set, street driving and a pile of events, for normal street driving you'd probally get 20 thousand out of them, but it depends on how you treat them, and thew downside to street driving is with the heat cycles they get hard, my last set after there 6 month tour of duty where tops for drifting a 4wd, not so hot for grip when i wanted it..

So there not that good a daily if you want to hammer them at the same time..

usually a better idea to keep them on a second set of rims, and swap them over when you need them..

[rev210]

Originally posted by adam 32

but thats for drags, and you dont drive to work in 1/4 mile stretches. id go for an all-round tyre which performs on the street, if your keen on making good times at kwinana get a couple of stock rims with higher profile tyres

plus being 4WD you dont have to worry as much as us RWD guys cos traction is aided by atesa

The tyres I use at the drags are the ones I drive home on and do 35,000+kms on a year.

50 even 60 profile tyres are fine for going around corners on a street car. They offer even better ride comfort, something that is often needed when you have concrete coil overs.

There is bugger all radial roll on a good set of tyres like the re540s even at this profile.My old toyo proxes were 55's as well and had no radial roll at all.

To combat the hardening of the tyres from street use over time you can occasionally apply some AZNU tyre compound on race days (Ozrace stuff) get it from A1 performance I think.

[adam 32]

so a 50-60 profile tyre is going to have enough sidewall stiffness when fully inflated that you can push hard through corners on the street and have decent handling (forget comfort) yet when de-pressurised can provide enough sidewall flex to launch well at the drags? seems a little too good to be true

instead of getting a tyre which will do both jobs in a mediocre fashion, if youre really that concerned with 1/4 times get a second pair of tyres. also as i mentioned before sidewall flex isnt as big a concern for 4WD cars compared to 2WD. i understand the sme principles of squatting down to gain max traction apply but less so with the attessa system in place.