Tire experience

[K2AHollywood]

Looking to see if anyone knows about these: Bridgestone Potenza RE-11? My last set of GS-D3s are finally in need of replacing. I used the Michelin Pilot Sports the last time and I can honestly say I feel super underwhelmed with their performance vs what they promise and cost. I was trying to hold off on tires so I could buy new rims and a set of summer only tires but a blown truck motor says the car needs to see some DD duty. With that in mind the tire I choose needs to have good wet/dry performance. Also open to other suggestions.

 

[blacksheep-1]

FWIW the guys at my autocross club seem to like them, sort of dual purpose street and auto-x, they do pretty well.

 

[K2AHollywood]

FWIW the guys at my autocross club seem to like them, sort of dual purpose street and auto-x, they do pretty well.

You mean they like the Bridgestones?

 

[71catruck]

I work at a tire shop and the guys there love the bridge stones. The continental dw isn't bad either just don't get the dws. I just put a set of 295/35/18 bfgoodrich g force kw on my car and first gear still spins if I'm not carfull to control boost but second gear hooks pretty good. They are a little more expensive than the other two but I like them and they are doing great in the rain

 

[K2AHollywood]

I work at a tire shop and the guys there love the bridge stones. The continental dw isn't bad either just don't get the dws. I just put a set of 295/35/18 bfgoodrich g force kw on my car and first gear still spins if I'm not carfull to control boost but second gear hooks pretty good. They are a little more expensive than the other two but I like them and they are doing great in the rain

This is good news, I have had good luck with Bridgestones on other cars so this is encouraging. I have tried the g forces and their wet performance was not as good as I need at this point but still an awesome tire.

 

[71catruck]

in that case i think the continental might do you a little better. has a high tread wear and should do better in the rain. idk if it will grip as well off the line but thats the compromise.

 

[Shepp1691]

Continental DW, they have awesome warranty and I have had good luck with them, I have dws on my wifes acura and like those as well, but they re not made in 295s

 

[Rotzs99]

I researched tires a lot and wanted a good wet/dry summer tire. I went with the Cooper RS3-S tires. American company, cheaper than most, and I think pretty darn good performance. Better than the stock 04 Goodyears, not as good dry as NT-05s. I got caught on the highway in a storm I thought I was gonna die in and my car was going to get golfballed, but I never felt I was going to lose it. Couldn't drive past my vision so it was slow, but coming out of the storm I could go highway speeds no problem. Also the tire Roush puts on their stangs.

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-news/new-technology/new-summer-rubber-1

 

[K2AHollywood]

I researched tires a lot and wanted a good wet/dry summer tire. I went with the Cooper RS3-S tires. American company, cheaper than most, and I think pretty darn good performance. Better than the stock 04 Goodyears, not as good dry as NT-05s. I got caught on the highway in a storm I thought I was gonna die in and my car was going to get golfballed, but I never felt I was going to lose it. Couldn't drive past my vision so it was slow, but coming out of the storm I could go highway speeds no problem. Also the tire Roush puts on their stangs.

Car Tires - Cooper Treads on Goodyear and Bridgestone's turf with No Fear - Road & Track

I'll look into these more but it makes me nervous to see them compared to my ps2...

 

[Rotzs99]

All the magazines and ratings makers consider michelins the top tires. Idk how much michelin pays them, but if the Coopers were specifically engineered for a Roush stage 3, sounds good to me.

 

[K2AHollywood]

All the magazines and ratings makers consider michelins the top tires. Idk how much michelin pays them, but if the Coopers were specifically engineered for a Roush stage 3, sounds good to me.

True. It's something to consider for sure