Advice needed... search for new tires

litesky · 11-24-2011, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Sounds like you may have had an off alignment with the v12's. The soft sidewall and low grip levels are definitely noticeable, but they are definitely quieter, and should last a lot longer than 7k.

Seriously. Not trying to praise the V12s but they seriously deserve more credit than 6.8K miles...

TypeOne,

What was different on your suspension setup when you had RE050as vs the V12s?

22k on RE050as almost sounds like you had a stock setup or near a stock setup majority of the tires life.

6.8k on the V12s sounds like you had a major suspension switch.

Footloose301 · 11-24-2011, 08:23 AM

I also got 22k out of the stock tires. It was a stock suspension and I made 12 passes in the 1/8th. The insides of the tires wore out first and threads were showing. If the stock alignment was adjusted to get rid of the negative camber I could have gotten more miles out of them I think.

joshs09slvrZ · 11-24-2011, 09:04 AM

For what it's worth, I'm a little over 27k miles now and still on my stock RE050s.

austex · 11-29-2011, 11:26 AM

looks like the conti's would be great tires...

I'm searching for a good local price on those.

Got a price for the super sports... we'll see how much of a premium they are versus the conti's

thanks for all the help.

ZeeingAround · 12-04-2011, 11:37 AM

i really like the DWs i bought. lots of grip and quiet compared to stock.

11-24-2011, 08:23 AM	#32 (permalink)
Footloose301 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 2,659 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 21	I also got 22k out of the stock tires. It was a stock suspension and I made 12 passes in the 1/8th. The insides of the tires wore out first and threads were showing. If the stock alignment was adjusted to get rid of the negative camber I could have gotten more miles out of them I think. __________________ 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z

11-24-2011, 09:04 AM	#33 (permalink)
joshs09slvrZ Track Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 547 Drives: 09 7AT 370Z Rep Power: 16	For what it's worth, I'm a little over 27k miles now and still on my stock RE050s. __________________ Stillen Gen3 CAI\|Berk HFC and CBE\|UpRev\|15mm H&R front spacers\|20mm Ichiba rear spacers\|Stillen front and rear sway bars\|Yokohama S. Drives\|Swift springs\|JDM Blinking Fog\|8000k HIDs\|9% window tinting, 47% on full windshield

11-29-2011, 11:26 AM	#34 (permalink)
austex Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: texas Posts: 126 Drives: 14 370z 6spd Rep Power: 16	looks like the conti's would be great tires... I'm searching for a good local price on those. Got a price for the super sports... we'll see how much of a premium they are versus the conti's thanks for all the help. __________________ 2014 Touring-Sport-Nav-6Spd GTR start.

12-04-2011, 11:37 AM	#35 (permalink)
ZeeingAround A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,365 Drives: 3500 NVP 370Z-sold! Rep Power: 86624	i really like the DWs i bought. lots of grip and quiet compared to stock. __________________ Get some roosters for eggs and Bulls for milk . Then you will see that gender matters. Especially at milking time.

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