Ahh right ...The good o' Bridgestone RE040..Quote:
Originally Posted by nakamichi
I think most peeps are looking for alternative to these as the don't come in OEM sizes for front and back wheel as a set.
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Ahh right ...The good o' Bridgestone RE040..Quote:
Originally Posted by nakamichi
I think most peeps are looking for alternative to these as the don't come in OEM sizes for front and back wheel as a set.
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I have REO40's ( 16" front) and REO50's (17" rear)
combination works well
just replaced my rears after my trip to Switz/Germany inc trip to Nurburgring, put on Bridgestone RE050a's on last week. 50's were on car originally and work very well. little or no wear on the fronts after all this
thumbs up for b'stone
Can the original JDM spec tyres be bought in the UK for the NA2 NSX-R
My car has Bridgestone RE 040's on it currently.
Having now put in 3,000 miles on the AD08s I can only continue to sing their praises. Great grip and long life. I'm yet to find a better alternative.
Hugely better than the Bridgestone 040, poor grip in the dry and useless in the wet, unless you like terminal understeer. The 050 on the rear was better but lasted for 3,000 miles.
Who makes the AD08's ?
Is there any general opinion as to which are the best tyres for the NSX or does everyone have their own favourite.
The AD08's are made by Yokohama and there full title is Advan AD08, I have these on my car at the moment and IIRC Kaz has just fitted them to his as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Richy
So far they have performed very well.
The problem we have is none of the original OEM tyres are available anymore, however Yokohama were one of the OEM tyre manufactures and list the NSX on their website.
Paul
Yokohama.
And everyone seems to have their own favourite. Paul likes his Hankook Ventus V12 Evo, a few seem to stick with the Bridgestone RE040/050 "OE replacements" as they've got stiff-enough sidewalls, and I'm sure there's other options out there.
Photo of mine with the Yokohama Advan AD08's fitted.
Yep, these are working well with 5k miles on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by havoc
I also have two sets of the OEM NSX-R tyres :D One set only just scrubbed in, and one set half worn. I believe from Kaz that you can still order these in Japan but they do have a long lead time.
Paul's correct in that Kaz is running with the new Adnan tyre.
regards, Paul
Would you sell the 'scrubbed in' set ?? if so how much........
Thanks
Phil
Hi Phil,Quote:
Originally Posted by Richy
PM sent
regards, Paul
well... I just scanned through 13 pages on tyres... feeling a bit sea-sick..
Looks like my choices are... Numbered in my order of preference; I think.
2. Hankook Ventus V12 Evo - Just because Paul likes them, and he's a cool dude after all.
3. Bridgestone RE040/050 - are these the Potenzas?
1. Yokohama - I sweared by these on my Corrado,Scirroco & Golf G60 years ago... but they wore quickly...
What's roughly the price difference these sets and where's the best place to buy online and have them shipped ? Or should I have Chiswick Honda just order them for me??
My MOT is expired and want to get my original Wheels back on my car for that pass...
Thanks in ADVANce! ;)
I quite like F1S but that is just me. :) Best bet once you have made your choice, is to look up the price online and get a rough idea of it. Then call a few local suppliers and see if they will work on it and what machines they use. I prefer to take the wheels in myself and get the tyres put on them, show the manager the wheels condition. I always give the tyre fitter a tip before they start and tell him to look after your wheels. We tip foodservers to look after a meal, why not the guy installing close to £500.00 of tyres on 2k plus wheels. :)
Just my opinion, etc.
This is exactly what I did recently, albeit I left the rims with them to remove the RE070's and to refit with the Advan's.Quote:
Originally Posted by AR
Wheels collected were in perfect condition and they had even cleaned them to remove the 'soap' used to slide the new tyres on ...
Good advice!
The bridgestone's you mention are indeed the Potenza range of tyre. I have these on my car and like them alot
we tried here alot and all i know the bridgestone potenza re050A in stoch-diameter are the best :D
I've been rather underwhelmed with the Hankooks on my ITR as they've worn - very pressure-dependent, and worse turn-in and feedback than the Bridgestones. Great in the wet though.
One caveat to that - the ITR-spec Hankooks are NOT the 'extra load' version, whereas the NSX-spec ones are. This I suspect stiffens the sidewall up, which if true should improve some of the issues I've had.
Remember that both Falken FK452's and Falken ZE912 ZIEX are an option for the NA2 facelift (17/17) cars. Nigel runs the former on his car and says nice things about them.
You could also use them on a 1994-2001 (16/17) by using a slightly different width or profile on the front.
Cheers
Mark
Just made a major investment in 4 Yokohama's today, ok I've only been about 100 miles but very good first impressions. I may need to play a bit with pressures. I'll update when I've a few more miles
I have some lovely new correct spec Potenzas, but I have to say I'm quite afraid of Bridgestones in the wet... I'd sworn off them after a CRX snapped out of traction with me in an absurdly sudden way.
This was a long time ago, and the car had aftermarket "suspension" from a previous owner which I'm sure didn't help, but to this day I still think the bridgers had some part to play in what turned out to be a fairly impressive off.
So, I'm not too concerned about the tyre's limitations per se but very concerned about its feedback towards the limit of lateral traction (especially in the wet!) Anything I need to watch out for with the Potenzas?
Do you remember which ones? I've driven _most_ of the sports-tyres Bridgestone have made or still make, as below:-Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin
RE720 - underrated mid-range all-rounder, same compound as S02 i.e. good in the wet.
RE010 - stiff, v.good in the dry, limited in the wet.
S02 - ITR-spec was a good wet-weather biased sports tyre, sidewalls a little softer than the RE010. S2000 spec was ultra-grippy and pointy in the dry, but had too-narrow channels to like standing water, and IMHO was half the cause of the S2000's rep.
RE040 - not bad, nothing outstanding but nothing desperately wrong.
RE050 - Fairly stiff, good in the dry, decent in the wet. A little behind the best out there now.
RE050A - probably the best all-rounder Bridgestone have done. Would still consider vs ContiSport 3s and Eagle F1A's, depending on the vehicle.
Unfortunately not... by the time I realised that I was deliberately avoiding bridgestones (and thus thought about maybe researching whether I was just running the runt of the litter) it was a couple of years down the line and I honestly couldn't tell you anything other than the brand, since they had been on the car when I got it. They were correct for the (oem) wheels though, and near-new amounts of tread.Quote:
Originally Posted by havoc
So far, I've provoked the Potenzas a teeny amount, and they do seem quite communicative when oversteering is in the offing.
hi mate
dont be worried about the Potenza's, as Havoc pointed out the RE050A's are a great tyre.
When you lift to bring back home, head the route i went, when you see the sign for Galloway Forrest on the way to Stranraer and its pissing down head that way ... you will then see how much grip the NSX has when mated with the Potenza's, if you can go like the clappers in there, you will know they are a very good tyre. :cool:
I have been using potenza's for years even on my 370bhp Evo 8 and I would NOT use anything else :thumbsup:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Justin
Personally, BS make the best tyres for the NSX. They are a slight compromise in heavy rainfall, but most performance tyres are summer orientated. When the REO10 needed changing, the next best options are the 50s.
Yeah, my off was on a wet road... good to know!
Further to earlier post....... completed a few hundred miles now in dry and very wet conditions on the Yoko Advans.
One word..........WOW!
Best tyres to date without doubt, just hope they last a bit. Had allignment checked / adjusted at same time, and this may well have contributed to a new confident "feel". Now just need to work through the remainder of work from Kaz Health check.
Had a moment yesterday at high speed where a small stream crossed the A303. Water only a few mm deep but really quite over exciting.
Still fantastic in the dry and lasting much longer than any Bridgestoner.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greybloke
Was on the M25 tonight in very heavy rain and not a single twitch or movement so I'm very impressed with Yoko Advans.Quote:
Originally Posted by Driver Matt
Paul
My Falken FK452 also had no 'twitch' under heavy rain and seem to grip well also...:cool:
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Just a quick question on the Yokohama Advan AD08's.....
I don't believe there are any OEM spec tyres for the NSX anymore although I may be wrong? I have a feeling I read somewhere on this site in the past that there were spec tyres for the NSX with stiffer sidewalls but I can't find it. Has everyone who bought the Yokohamas in the UK just bought the generic version or anything different. What sort of prices were they? Will need to bite the bullet with the credit card in the near future as the tyres are a bit old, five years or so and lowish on the back....
Thanks,
Gary
A great shame about Yokohama not making the AD08 any more, such a small window of availability.
I had Toyo proxy T1-R's fitted, they don't feel overly direct but they grip quite well, are very quiet and cheap at about £400 a set(92 spec).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hagasan
I thought the RE050s were available still for rear with 40s on the front? The Advans are only rated to 168mph which is a allegedly a problem for newer cars. I'm on GSDs all round.
I personally don't like mixing tyres. Even RE50s & 40s.
That the tyres are only round until 168.75mph is a moot point: IIRC, the spec. in the bible demands my car be fitted with a Z-rated tyre. I think it would only attain such velocity if I were to drive it over a cliff with a following wind...
I do not believe there are ANY correct Z-rated tyres any more. So what are the insurance company to suggest? I drive it on bald decade old tyres?
I think the 02+ cars are still OK as GSDs are Z ratedQuote:
Originally Posted by Nick Graves
That's alright then!
Sounds like an excuse to go buy another set of Mugen GPs...
What was the source of this info please? Very surprising as they only became available a year or so ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by gumball
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geraint
Not really concrete evidence.. just that that before I couldn't get hold of them for my car. Now they have disappeared off the listings in the later sizes too. Hope it's just a restock problem.
Hmm. Hardly grounds to state that Yokohama aren't making them anymore...? :no:
Camskill are listing them in the 16/17 sizes for a '95.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Geraint
Haha, it's a good job it's not a serious offence.
Taking ages to get them back in stock over here.