yokomo Posted February 17, 2010 Author Posted February 17, 2010 il report back soon as , should be OK as ive seent he tread patterns and they look the same but i guess only time will tell. had a good ole scour on ebay too , found 1 re040 that looked in good nick but thats about it. so anyone with re040's on still better hope they all go at the same time if this turns out funny ! Quote
neo-ninja Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 i recently got re050 on the rears, had them for a week, and the car feels much better in the wet, and generally has much better grip. soo all in all im a happy bunny. Quote
MattMe Posted February 18, 2010 Posted February 18, 2010 I'll add my two pence worth. I have to say I agree that running mismatched tyres isn't a great idea but it is much better than havin'g worn out tyres. If it makes sence financially to replace the rears now and the fronts in a few months then do that. Having said that, you said you were quoted £340 for the rears. I got a set of 4 Falkens (912s - not the best but good value I think) fitted, balanced etc for £440. Why not pay the extra £100? Quote
yokomo Posted February 18, 2010 Author Posted February 18, 2010 right there on ..... coming out the garage and it was a er interesting for the first 1/4 mile or so it was all skiddy .... then mould relase and other newness cleaned up . seemed fine the rest of the way home in the **** rain , tread looks pretty much identical so im happy atleast. Quote
nixy Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 ive had falkens on front and RE050A on back for a while now, snow, ice, wet, not a problem. Quote
rich5259 Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 ive had falkens on front and RE050A on back for a while now, snow, ice, wet, not a problem. except you couldn't get it in the Garage when it snowed Quote
nixy Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 couldn't whatever tyres i had on! I used salt in the end, got in ok then! Quote
yokomo Posted February 19, 2010 Author Posted February 19, 2010 so you got 050's in the end? yep , havent driven it properly yet but im going on a long ish drive tomorrow so ilget to see how se balances then. Cant see any isues though tbh they look exactly like the 40's just with plenty of tread on Quote
Ekona Posted February 19, 2010 Posted February 19, 2010 RE040 = rubbish tyre RE050A = very good tyre Now you tell me what the difference between front and rear grip balance is going to be like now. Quote
andlid Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 http://www.tyresafe.org/news-and-events ... o-front--/ Quote
yokomo Posted February 25, 2010 Author Posted February 25, 2010 lol , love the bit about rear tyres subject to relativly low wear rates ! il have to rember that next time im at a track warming them up Quote
andlid Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 lol , love the bit about rear tyres subject to relativly low wear rates !il have to rember that next time im at a track warming them up Quote
Jotun Posted February 25, 2010 Posted February 25, 2010 lol , love the bit about rear tyres subject to relativly low wear rates !il have to rember that next time im at a track warming them up Yeah, quite the opposite for me and I've been nowhere near a track My fronts have hardly worn at all in the time I've used up the rears. Quote
yokomo Posted February 25, 2010 Author Posted February 25, 2010 my last rwd car a 325 bmw went through 2 sets of rears and the fronts , well i didnt need to change in the time i had the car ! and thats not through me doing burnouts or dohnuts , stupid rubber band thin rears just had naff all grip ! Quote
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