RE-71R - the RE-11 replacement.

FPenvy

the RE-11 which I recently fell in love with is being replaced (still being produced though) by the new RE-71R. I guess its a remake of the old oem tire developed for the Porsche 959.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....Potenza+RE-71R

I've been trying to find info on them but most places say they wont have any in until march 1st at the earliest.

I found a 3 part youtube vid with the creator.

part 1


part 2


part3


I was thinking about trying these but the biggest they are available in are 275/35/19 our OEM sizes. I wanted to continue running my 265/305 setup I recently switched to.

anyone have ideas or opinions on this new tire?

just figured id post to get some general discussion going about them.

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theDreamer

No 305?

I just re-did my fronts with RE-11 so hopefully in a year or so when I do all 4 at the same time either the RE-11 is still around or this new model can cover the full RE-11 line.

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Looking at photos, these look like they are directional and can be swapped left/right to help last a little longer.

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FPenvy

no 305 sadly. and I have RE-11s all 4 corners and I love them. I was happy to hear they are still producing them but I don't know for how long.

my hope is that the RE-71R does well and next year they expand the size range. i'd like to try them in 265/305 combo

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Shotta

I posted asking about them a couple of weeks ago and found a video where the pictures say a thousand words since I dont speak Japanese.
Re-71r tires anyone?

I will be putting them on my car as soon as they are available though. The specs look amazing.

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FPenvy

the videos I linked above are translated into English. probably the same ones you saw originally.

I would buy them if they had the sizes I wanted.

I really like the prices well that's comparing 245/275 RE-71 vs 265/305 RE-11 but it's only a $90 difference.

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JARblue

I've got a spare set of sport rims. Maybe I should just run a square set up with rears and 275 tires

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FPenvy

squared up all 275s of these could be a pretty damn sticky track setup

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Shotta

If the tires are as sticky as they say they are than that extra width and weight of a wider tire may not be necessary.

I just run stock sizes as I'm NA and no where near reaching the performance grip limits of the tires on corners. I have spun out on a corner a few times in the past but I don't do that anymore.

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FPenvy

but stickier and wider = lol

i'm NA as well and there was a noticeable difference in the grip when going slightly wider with my tire selection.

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abm89

They should be available now.



I might give them a try since I'll be ordering wheels soon.

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Mitco39

Im late to the game here... but I will be very sad if the Re11's go away. They are the only tire I have been running for years. Go through one set a season. lol

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FPenvy

from what i understand they will still be produced but i don't know for how long. i'm with you especially if they don't expand the sizes of the new RE-71.

this past year was my first set of RE-11s and im sad i didn't use them sooner.

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PharmDZ

For anyone on the stock sport rays I really recommend the 275/35 square setup. I run hankook rs3's in this size and it really transformed the handling of the car without even adjusting any suspension dynamics.

FPenvy

those tires are just subpar compared to a RE-11 or PSS's in my opinion.

also in their class they had the lowest handling rating of the tires tested.

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