Bridgestone RE11: After 12K Miles, theUndisputed KING of street tires. Review inside

MaysEffect

There supposedly three new summer extremes coming to US this year. The direzza Z3, Bridgestone s007( summer max), and a new kumbo tire. Not sure if they'll be in the sizes you want. Dunlop usually only makes there extremes in 285 max. Dunlop also has a newer street/track tire, Sport Maxx Race 2, which will be in larger luxury car sizes. Will cost as much as a cup or trofeo r.

Spooler

I just ordered a set of RE11's in my size 285/35/19 and 325/30/19. I got the last set of each size. Slim pickings left. These will go on my new SSR rims. Guess I will worry about changing next year.

ltullos

I was able to buy a set this week from Discount Tire and I also confirmed Tire Rack has them in stock. I bought 285/35R19 (F) & 305/30R19 (R). The 305s initially looked like they were going to be hard to find but Discount called today to say the were delivered from warehouse

Has anyone that has been tracking RE11s switched to RE71s and able to offer wear comparison?


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Hotrodz

Lots of info out there on re71s....they are are sticky and fast but they wear pretty fast on heavy cars like ours. My track buddy runs them on his 1le camaro and doesn't get more than 3 or 4 track weekends with them.

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Spooler

That is why I love the RE11's. I can get 22-24k out of the rear and over 40k out of a set of fronts. It will be interesting to see the new lines coming out in the near future.

MaysEffect

Your tire sizes do not match in height. Just a forewarning incase you experience some handling issues.

Nithmo

Ugh... I hate to ask, but I'm not seeing a clear answer...

I have two sets of Nismo wheels (a 2014 set, and a 2016 set). The 2014 set currently has NO tires on it. The 2016 set has the garbage oem tires on it (s001?), but, they are now completely bald and in need of replacement. I want to stick to one size only, so if I switch between wheels, the car ends up feeling and driving the same. This isn't something I want to debate, as I'm dead set on running the same size on both wheels... but... what size do I go with?

Stock size is 265/40R19 (F) and 285/35R19 (R)... is it worth bumping up to 285/35R19 (F) & 305/30R19 (R)? What's the benefit to going to a wider size, besides a bit more grip? That wider grip also comes at the cost of more weight... worth it?

Did I see correctly that people are running 325s on the Nismo wheels? Isn't that too massive, from the stock 285s the car came on? I can understand the 305... but 325 seems crazy.

I'm on stock suspension. Likely will just go with some Swift springs, in due time. Don't plan on changing anything beyond that.

Zat_Zuma

Thanks again for taking those Nismo rims off my hands

I would personally go 305 max and 285/295 preferred on the rear and 275 max and 255/265 on the front. Especially for our pot holy streets and rough roads. You want some rubber to absorb those bumps and not have the rubber scrunched on the rim.

I had 305/275 Bridgestone's R050 and wasn't happy with the size or tire in the past. Very rough ride with the Nismo suspension.

Just my observations and beaver nickels worth.

I do have a set of Swift Springs in my parts pile too

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Nithmo

Thanks, Zuma!!

ClemsonVQdude

What are you guys using now for street tires that the RE-11’s aree gone?

FPenvy

found 305's still available on tire rack and just kept last years fronts on. my fronts still have 75% tread when i blow the rears out. i cant find anyone who has 265/35 anymore. some people still have 305/30 left

i also have like 3 extra sets of 265/35 in my shed at 65-75% life left. so i should be good with the Z. may snag another set of 305s soon before theyre all gone.

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Spooler

I am still looking for a replacement. I thought about running RE71's. Not sure what I am going to do yet. This is a pain in the butt. They don't offer RE71's in my rear tire size of 325/30/19.

B&W_Evader

i went from the RE-11s to the RE-71Rs. Was getting 2 years on the rears and 3 on the fronts with the RE-11s. Looks like the rears will be 9-12 months. Fronts look like they're going to make it at least a year. Need to run 2-4 psi higher pressure to make them wear evenly. 36 gave me a great wear pattern on the RE-11s. Had the RE-71Rs at 36 and they developed a low pressure wear pattern. Bumped them up to 38 to try to get them wear more even.

RE-71Rs grip better but would run the RE-11s if they were still available. The RE-11s were the best grip/wear combo ever.

245s front 285s rear

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Spooler

I went to R888r's. I'll be doing good to get 6 months out of them.

pinky

So now that we can't find the RE11
Whats' the newer best wear sticky combination of tire ?