Bridgestone RE-01R BLOWOUT!

[blueapplesoda]

lol i eat dog

[Wiglaf]

205/55-16 on 16x6.5 wheels








they are 24.9" dia, a little oversize like i said earlier. They definitely look burly.. and actually they are too close for comfort on the fenders. The wheels spacers need to be taken down a good 1/4" or so. They hit the rear fenders, and the fronts are extremely close to touching the front of the wheel well (valence+bumper) when I turn.
Last night I banged out the rear fenders and dialed up the ride height.. will probly need to rent a roller.

[FredK]

^__^

[p0cket penguins]

[p0cket penguins]

Wow. Are you done with the exhaust?! Thanks for the pics, they look like a picture of a white cow in a snowstorm.

:rofl:

kekekekekekek...... youll be the yellow cow in my twinky storm......:giggle:..... should i take pictures of the graffiti you wrote on the car..... the exhaust is till lop sided -_-.... and the fender could use a bit more of rolling...

[FredK]

Wow. Are you done with the exhaust?! Thanks for the pics, they look like a picture of a white cow in a snowstorm.

:rofl:

[p0cket penguins]

With a modest fender roll... i get a little bit of rub at full lock

(225/50/16 on 16x8 rota slipstreams)

[p0cket penguins]

Got the tires mounted and balanced (225/50/16 on 16x8 rota slipstreams). I am currently building an exhaust for the e30 but I mounted one wheel on the rears and it looks like it will juuust clear the fender... Ill probably be rolling and flaring the fender just a bit too. I will report back on on friday at the latest on the fitment.

[JeffRR]

I just picked up a set of the 245/40R17's, $504 to my door. Can't beat that price.

[project86]

I'll call then. I was just going off what was online.

Called the other day and they had some 2005 production ones. They shipped yesterday. I'm excited to throw them on my reeemzzz. I had the S-03's that I got from tirerack clearance too and I loved those, so I hope these are similar or better. Gotta live tirerack clearance specials.


Edit:

Like an hour after I posted this tires showed up at my door. Gotta love tirerack. The tires are 2005 production and they feel and look gummy and soft still, not hard and cracked like I had feared. I'm excited to get them on and try them out. :)

[p0cket penguins]

haha get them mounted and post pics... hope fully its not so bad... initially i though you said 205/55/15

[Wiglaf]

According to the tirerack specs on this tire, the 225/50R16 is also 24.9" diameter, same as the 205/55R16

My wheels aren't wide enough to go more than 205.. This tire isn't available in 205/50R16 so we will see. My original plan was the star spec but this on blowout was cheaper and better.
My car isn't slammed so I'm not too worried, we will see. Maybe some fender rolling will happen.
Trust me there will be pics. :)

[p0cket penguins]

i had 205/55/15 on kosei k1's looked like (shown below) the 225/50/16 and 205/55/16 are .5 inchs taller and i had no rubbing problems with the koseis... i hope to have mine mounted by sunday

[Wiglaf]

Forget what the site says, if you call them then you can get some. I called yesterday and they already made it to my house.
I went with 205/55-16, about $75 ea. :D
According to the specs that is a total dia of 24.9", stock is 24". So they are a tiny bit taller, should look burly.

[//MPower]

I love my RE-01s, I've had them for about a year now as a summer/AutoX tire.

As far as the 15" RE-01s. They say 195/50/15, but are actually as wide as any other 205. They should make some wider 15s though.

IMO, The grip is amazing and the ride quality is better than you would presume. The general complaint, which I agree with, is a lack of steering response compared to it's competitors. However, they are very predictable when approaching and/or exceeding 100% traction.

They let you know when you're approaching the edge, they let you know when you're on the edge, and they react predictably when you're over the edge. Overall I'd say they have awesome grip and predictability, while sacrificing some steering response for ride quality.

Personally I'm anxious to see how the RE-11s will perform on track.