ed350Zee Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I have just been doing a few seraches to find what the OE tyres would have been on my car when it rolled off the production line...does anyone know with 100% certainty?? According to Evo magazines buyers guide 350Z's were shod with Bridgestone S02 tyres in 225/45/18 FR 245/45/18 RR. I currently have Bridgestone RE050A tyres on front and rear in the above sizes...which i thought were the OE tyres? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed350Zee Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Forgot to mention i have a 2004 350Z GT...UK car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy78 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Sizes are correct and I beleive that the OEM Tyre was the Bridgestone RE040... However, these are horrible (Read the reviews on here). If you're thinking of replacing, then I'd look for something else personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Open the drivers side door and there should be a sticker beneath the door lock on the door frame. Think that states what wheel size and tyre size the car came with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 They would've been RE040s unless it's a HR car, in which case it would have been RE050As. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
370Ad Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Not sure why everyone hates on the 40's, personally i think they are better in the dry than the 50's. In the wet its another story but i tend not to push the car too much in the wet http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridg ... -RE050.htm http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridg ... -RE040.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Trouble is, those tyre review sites assume that everyone who leaves a review has much of a clue what they're talking about, and also that people will actually slag off something they paid good money for. Which they don't, and they won't. The 50As are a superb tyre. Did you know that the Ferrari Enzo had them as OEM tyres? I didn't, until yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 The 50As are a superb tyre. Did you know that the Ferrari Enzo had them as OEM tyres? I didn't, until yesterday. Fact for the "little known facts about the 350z" thread? Personally I think the 50As are great on the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed350Zee Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Ok thanks guys, i thought the oe specs were bridgestones but wanted to double check. I will be sticking with 050As as the 40s seem hard to come by...i am of the opinion the designers of the car designed and developed the handling characteristics using a specific tyre compound and i dont want to mess with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I had 50 runflats on the z4 and the handelling was awesome. 40's on the rx8 which made me near foul myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ok thanks guys, i thought the oe specs were bridgestones but wanted to double check. I will be sticking with 050As as the 40s seem hard to come by...i am of the opinion the designers of the car designed and developed the handling characteristics using a specific tyre compound and i dont want to mess with that. Nothing to do with Bridgestone being a Japanese company that strikes deals with car manufacturers. I'm not saying bridgestones are bad but just because they came standard means very little. A good while ago there used to be 2 tyre companies in f1. Michelin and bridgestone. Bridgestone where favored by Ferrari even though the Michelin tyres where better. Bridgestone then got the sole rights to be tyre supplier for f1. Why does Renault recommend elf, Porsche Mobil 1 and so on. Why not fuchs super slipperly titan goalith race s type R oil? Sponsorship and business deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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