eftpotrm Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 New owner, just curious what others would do in this situation... The car came with Bridgestone RE040 fronts and 050 rears. Today, I spot a shiny lump of metal about 0.75" long sticking out of the tread of the left front... Tyre still at full pressure even with the metal removed but quite a sizeable cut. So, obviously needs sorting and I'm thinking options. They seem to be: 1. Get this tyre repaired. Not keen, long cut, unknown damage. Plus the tyres aren't the youngest anyway, probably 3-4mm left but no more and the rubber doesn't look the youngest. 2. Single new RE040. Hmm, bit difference in wear levels side to side seems bad. 3. Pair of new RE050s to match the rears (which I've not meaured but I think have 4-5mm tread - must check). 4. Full set of something else altogether - Michelin, Falken, Toyo, Vredestein....? Nankang? WWYD? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 My only advice is to take the RE040 off.......fill it with petrol and then set fire to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 apparently 050's are very good (ive never had them) im running haancook v12 evo's and i think there superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Peronally i would replace the fronts with RE50s if you are uncomfortable with repairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Get a pair of 050's on the front would be my thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy P Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 I know this is but I once got a fork stuck in one of my tyres, as in cutlery, a fork you eat with. The whole thing went in there leaving just the tip of the handle poking out. Weird. Tyres: If it was up to me then I would go with RE050s so they all match, or get 4x Vreds, or if you're feeling rich, some PS2s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eftpotrm Posted May 31, 2011 Author Share Posted May 31, 2011 Thanks chaps. I'll confirm there's at least some life in the rears before basing the decision off them, but it looked like there was from memory so a pair of RE050s seems the way to go. Now the joy of getting them fitted... With my other car (Zafira but I needed a cheap van with potential for a lot of seats and it and the 350Z do, er, compliment each others' limitations rather...) I've never had any great problems, just marched it round to an ATS in walking distance of home and got them to sort it. ATS, Halfords and HI-Q all deny knowledge that such a tyre exists. Kwik Fit would sell them to me, but need pre-ordering. etyres.co.uk seem to have what I'm after - anyone tried them out? I know this is but I once got a fork stuck in one of my tyres, as in cutlery, a fork you eat with. The whole thing went in there leaving just the tip of the handle poking out. Weird. My Dad was telling me the story while we sorted the Z yesterday (he didn't think I'd remember it having happened when I was 8ish, but he reckoned without car nut kids memory ) - we had a Fiat Strada back then, a watchmakers' screwdriver got stuck in the OSR tyre. Made a heck of a banging noise against the wheelarch as we were going round, I can tell you. Pulled it out, tyre went down rather fast.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eftpotrm Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 OK, I think I'm now officially confused.... My rears have enough life to make them worth matching IMHO. They're both labelled RE050 E050AZ 96Y, though the E050AZ is prefixed T0050 on one side and K0201 on the other. Tyres in the right size for the front seem to be 95Y instead of 96Y where I can find them? Plus, I'm only seeing RE050A on sale, not RE050, and I've not been able to see anything about the difference between the two other than that I understand RE050As are newer tyres? Er, help? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I thin re50 came in a 350z version tho i may be rembering wrong! 96Y maybe the speed/load rating i think Have a read of this http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/ ... ?techid=35 When you buy the RE50s or otherwise You select the speed rating sometimes and there are varients for specific models in some cases. These may have slight differences im not sure.. Maybe a marketing thing but you are normally fine. Price wise try camskill They are normally good. I would have thought RE50A should be fine. I cant check exactly what mine say... Cars in shop! http://www.camskill.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Not sure bout the rest. Batch number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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