Re55s Tire Compounds?

[wrxkilla]

Hi All,

What compound Re55s have you used? I am about to order a set for the GTR to hopefully last the QR Timeattack season. I assume Hard is the go? ANy experiences with different compounds would be great to hear?

Any help appreciated.

Michael

TT = Medium Soft

WT = Soft

SR = Hard

[ferni]

For sprints we use SR's. The GTR is to heavy for the softer compounds unless it's for really short runs.

[wrxkilla]

fantastic

that was the advice I had, but wanted to confirm with some other experiences also.

cheers

michael

[Beer Baron]

try for SR2 if you can. though I've hardly ever seen them here. otherwise SR is fine.

good to see you back in a GTR big boy. now get down here, it's only been about 5 years since I've seen your pretty face!

[wrxkilla]

lol

damn didnt know thre was SR2. thats the newer technology compound is it?

anyway, ordered a set today through http://www.amecautocare.com.au Good Price.

cant wait to get to the circuit! will defo be coming down south with it mate. be good to see some old faces.

[Snowman]

what do you mean you haven't seen the SR2's? Since they have come in they haven't even been selling the old SR's (well not down here anyways).

[wrxkilla]

lol

ok. I just ordered SR compound. I assume then they may be SR2... I will investigate.

Do the tires have an SR2 marking on them?

thanks

Michael

[[WLDCRD]]

yes they do

[Eug]

lol

damn didnt know thre was SR2. thats the newer technology compound is it?

anyway, ordered a set today through http://www.amecautocare.com.au Good Price.

cant wait to get to the circuit! will defo be coming down south with it mate. be good to see some old faces.

i havent been able to find cheaper re55s in brisbane than amec either.

[Beer Baron]

i didn't say I had never seen them. I said I hardly ever see them. haven't bought a new set of tyres for a while now, but for a long time after SR2 was available OS they were still selling SR here. I guess things have changed now which is good, but I mentioned is as no one else did.

[tacker]

Do these compounds have UTQG rating ? :-)

[Snowman]

I have only ever seen a UTQG rating of 40 listed for the RE55's but it has never been definied as to which compound that rating is for.

[260DET]

We need a R tyre sticky, lots of useful info here.

[noone]

R tyre sticky would be good as the other tyre sticky has a fair bit of uninformed opinions rather than real world testing info

And R type tyres really are a whole nuther thing to street tyres

Could be a good idea I reckon

[djr81]

Just to confirm the Barons comments the set of RE55's I got fitted yesterday are SR2 compound, the previous ones being SR.

Hoping for an improvement.....

[LiQuid IcE]

why is there a huge difference between prices within the same rim size?

16 inch tyres

205/55/R16 $329

205/50/R16 $400.50

225/50/R16 $280

225/45/R16 $400

especially the last 2? typo?

http://www.amecautocare.com.au/bridgestonetyres.htm

[Snowman]

Some are used as a control tyre in certain race catagories and hence the volumes sold are high - which consequently brings prices down. I know all the EVO guys were gutted because Bridgestone recently lost the rights to one of these control tyres so their prices all got jacked up heaps.

[Beer Baron]

plus the lower the profile, the higher the price

[wrxkilla]

damn straight. lol

my RE55s arrived from Amec and are SR2

[Calsonic_R32]

who in NSW sell RE55s SP2 at good price?

looking for a set of 215/40R17