Slick Stock rear tires.
 

Slick Stock rear tires. I currently have Bridgestone Potenza S001 P285/35R19 on the rear. I have 20,300 miles on them and they are basically racing slicks now, is this normal tire wear ? Looking for some good rubber, any suggestions ?

i get 7k-10k out of my rears.

so 20k sounds quite nice lol

wow.. that's pretty discouraging.. I thought my 20k was bad.. thanks for the info.

my oem rears lasted about 8k miles then were dead.

PSS rears lasted me 12k and were straight cords on the inside 3" or so.

RE-11 rears last set lasted 9-11k didn't remember to mark the mileage when put on. had maybe 3/32 when i swapped.

this years set of RE-11's are at 8-9k miles haven't looked at the recently but i should. haven't been as mean to this set so maybe they have 4-5/32 left

It depends on driving style a lot OP. I have about 15k on my OEM Potenzas and they are still in pretty decent shape.

I haven't even spun the tires yet. I drive 45 miles round trip to work daily.. So I guess i'll be changing the rears every year I suppose. Now my fronts still have meat and look pretty new.

every spring when i pull the Z back out i run what i got left on the rears until may then swap in a new set for zdayz.

the fronts are typically still at 80% life but i still do 4 new tires and save the fronts and rears (if theres life) as spares just in case. out tire sizes so having them ready to go when i need them is nice.

i got 15000 miles from the re-050a stock tires before changing over to re-11s. they were getting bald and past the wear bar. wet days were brutal!


currently around 7k miles on my re-11's and the rears are significanctly more worn than the front. hoping to get 12k or so out of the rears and closer to 15 for the fronts.

i do drive fairly spirited when the conditions permit.

tell me about it on those wet days.. Im starting to slide a lil while turning left or right when pulling off from a stop sign.. I was shocked to see racing slicks. That's a good idea FPenvy to at least save those fronts, I'll do the same.

my shed is full of random spare Z tires lol always nice to have back ups especially now running a 265/305 set-up.

not too many local tire shops will have those in stock ready to go.

Wow, 305's that's some booty meat right there !

lol yup. RE-11 305's on stock sport rays. fit so perfectly and just grip for days.

Sweet !!!!!

on my old set if i was launching (light or hard) i would always get a bit of wheel spin going over the paint at intersections. well then again regardless of paint or not a hard launch in the wet would cause spin. not so noticeable when i'm already moving. one time i didn't turn off my VDC (normally i do) and when i was trying to launch i moved forward but power cut for a bit as i went over the paint. figured that one out real fast.

also cornering was a bit skiddish at higher speeds wet or dry. you could start feeling the traction breaking.

didn't notice any hydroplaning but i was only 5mph or so above the speed limit during those conditions if at all.

stopping i didn't notice any issues.

those tires had

probably not any in stock at all. i got the 265/285 stagger and had to order. took a week or so but i wasn't in a rush it was right as the season started. i put a deposit down a month in advance lol...

Buy an expensive sports car, get bent over on tires. No surprises there.

To OP, it depends on your driving style alignment and road conditions. The S001 is an OE S04, and i would bet those are set to run out quickly. I registered 5 track days and 20Kmiles on my S04s and I have about 15K and 5 track days (MUCH MORE ABUSE) on my RE11s and they're just now getting to the wear bar.

What you experienced sounds normal.

did u trade in a prius for ur z? :icon08:


continental dw will last u a long time. or do it right and get s04's or better.