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I think this tire deserves it's own thread. Let's hear about your experiences with the RE-71R!
So I'm heading to COTA soon and want to pick up some fresh tires for the weekend. My original plan was to wait for the sale and purchase NT01's in 275/35R18 square on my staggered APEX EC-7 setup: 18x10" et25 front, 18x10.5" et27 rear. What I've been hearing though is that the RE-71R might be worth trying. I've read that they are actually good in the wet when new, stickier than the NT-01's when in their prime, and generally regarded as the new hot tire to have. The downside, and I think this especially rings true for heavier cars like ours, is that they will not last as many heat cycles as the NT-01 which is known to be good to the cords. This is just my summation from reading reviews so please feel free to share your actual experience. I am also trying to decide whether to go 275/35R18 square or staggered with 265/35R18 fronts and 285/30R18 rears. Thoughts appreciated!
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Great tire. Cheater tire versus its tread wear rating. Great for rain. It is not going to grip like a Nitto in the dry.
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Thank you both! I am still on the OEM ZCP suspension with -2.3 camber up front if that might help with any fitment advice.
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Secondly, they are significantly faster in the dry and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. On a stock F80 with Pagid yellow, eibach springs and just these tires, my first time around (second lap in traffic) it did a 2:06 at VIR. My E90 on RA1 is good for 1:24 (low) at Summit Point (when it was stock with just camber plates). This spring in an E46 with camber plates and just these tires, we did the same (for reference a One Lap M3 on MPS did a best of 1:26 completely stock). I love them. Decent grip in the rain, although I wont say they are rain tires. For us, it gripped all the way till the cords. Richbot is right, go for 285/18s. That's would I would put (I am running Bilstein/Eibach spring combo and surprisingly was able to fit my rear 295/30/18 with et25 10 inch wheel in the FRONT without spacer and no rubbing). Unsure about the stock strut but I like the stiffer, shorter 285 tire. One of my students had his RE71 replaced (pro rated) under warranty from COSTCO!! Unreal. This is my goto R comp now. A dozen of my track buddys are not running it and are significantly quicker (like a second at a minimum at Summit Point, more at VIR, Glen) with these tires. Lutfy |
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I like the nt01 and I like a square setup on the m3, personally. Everyone will have their own preferences on tires based on driving style, experience, etc. so take this with a grain of salt.
With that level of camber, you are going to be very hard on the outside edge of the tire. I would consider running more, if you can. Both the nt01 and re71r have stiff(er) sidewalls but very soft compound on the shoulder. I'd be worried about cording the outside edge WAY faster than the rest of the tire with anything less than -3-3.5. I would go with whichever tire you can get cheaper, cannot go wrong with either. |
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I have also put 295/30-18 Hoosiers on the front of these cars. Tire height is everything; there's tons of width room under those big front flares, there just aren't many wide tires that are also 25" tall
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Best tires I've ever owned. Super grippy. I used these for 2 auto-x events and right off the bat shaved 3-4 seconds off my times from regular street tires. I'm not the best driver in the world but that's pretty impressive. This is the most popular tire at auto-x events currently. Cant speak on them at the track as I haven't had track day experience with them yet. I run 255 up front and 275 rear on stock 219's rims. Next set I will try to run 275 square if I could get a hold of another set of 9.5 219's for the front
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Found it -- this is the link to Andy Hollis' article with Grassroots Motorsports. He was given an advance release set to compare to other tires for a test which was just put out. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/ar...s-2016-part-2/
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Oh, interesting then. I can't believe TireRack told me the wrong information. They specifically said that "sometime after Nationals" the new compound 275/35-18 would be available. I guess the guy was totally wrong? Easy enough to find out though.
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