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What Combo Do You Use?

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Gary, thank you for the detailed write up. I run the Bridgestones with standard wheels on the street and Hoosiers with the BBS on the track. If you want a different look on the standard wheel you can lose the large chrome cap and replace it with new lug nuts and a FORD center cap.

Eddie, I was just in Texas down the road from you over the weekend, in the Sunset/Alvord area visiting friends. Went to our first Stock/Trade Show and Rodeo in Ft. Worth on Friday. Absolutely fantastic!
 
I know the general consensus is for the Re050A series of Bridgestone tires, but I need to order new tires, and I was on Tire Rack and noted the Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's, which are advertised as the next step above the RE050 series. Has anyone tried those yet?
TIA
 
PeteK said:
I know the general consensus is for the Re050A series of Bridgestone tires, but I need to order new tires, and I was on Tire Rack and noted the Bridgestone Potenza RE-11's, which are advertised as the next step above the RE050 series. Has anyone tried those yet?
TIA
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The diameter is not listed, but I think the largest size 325/30-19 will be at least 2" shorter than the OEM Goodyear and the Bridgestone Scuderia.
 
Yep, the 325/30 Zr-15 is listed as 26.7" dia. vs. the Goodyear at 28.5 or so. So, I'll order the Potenza 245-18 fronts and Scuderia 345-19 rears.
 
Just a heads up for anyone needing rear tires sooner then later. I just purchased 2 Bridgestone rear tires from Tire Rack which left only 3 in stock. I believe the next batch were not going to be available until December.

Bob
 
Any word when GY Rears are back in stock at Tire-rack...showing backorder
 
 
Tirerack only shows GY for the GT

#/Sizes I put in off this link for the Bridgestones dont show up...

Bridgestone
RE050A
265/35-18 Front ( 92.75) -12.30%
265/40-18 Front (106.00) +00.24%
255/40-18 Front (102.00) -03.55%
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345/35-19 Rears (120.75) -04.17%
 
The Bridgestones are such a vastly superior tire over the GY's..... not sure why anyone would want to pay more for an inferior tire. JMO. The Bridgestones are readily available - installed two sets in the last two days.
 
Scuderias available from Onlinetires.com for $355.95. FedEx shipping for two from SoCal to SoFla $63.89.

About $100/pair less than Tire Rack.

Online tires doesn't stock them. They get them from the Bridgestone distributer as ordered, so delivery took a few days longer. Build date 0214, which tells me they don't do a run of these very often.
 
The Tire Rack has NEW F1 Eagle tires in stock. I just bought a pair last month. They had a build date of late 2014.
 
What do they charge these days? Did you buy front or rear?
 
 
Thanks Ralphie.
 
I decided to still go with the bridgestone over the good year as I needed new rears and the front are 10 years old , even though goodyear is OEM and they are being produced again, I think the wider 345 on the back will give me better traction and look really good also I went for the 255 on the front. keeping the original in the basement for if the day ever comes to sell I can say I have the original tires for the car with 8000 miles on them.
 
GUILTY said:
I decided to still go with the bridgestone over the good year as I needed new rears and the front are 10 years old , even though goodyear is OEM and they are being produced again, I think the wider 345 on the back will give me better traction and look really good also I went for the 255 on the front. keeping the original in the basement for if the day ever comes to sell I can say I have the original tires for the car with 8000 miles on them.
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Good call on the Bridgestones. I am on my third set of them.

8,000 miles on the original Goodyears? Good work. I only got 6,000 on mine. :biggrin
 
Has anyone replaced the OEM rears but kept the OEM fronts?

I'm just over 6k miles and the rears need to be replaced. I'm leaning towards Bridgestone: 345/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Scuderia.

My fronts are fine for now. Considering just leaving them in place until the time comes ...
 
EA40 said:
Has anyone replaced the OEM rears but kept the OEM fronts?

I'm just over 6k miles and the rears need to be replaced. I'm leaning towards Bridgestone: 345/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Scuderia.

My fronts are fine for now. Considering just leaving them in place until the time comes ...
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I got the impression from your other posts that the tires are the original tires. If so, the front tires are years past their expiration date.
 
EA40 said:
Has anyone replaced the OEM rears but kept the OEM fronts?

I'm just over 6k miles and the rears need to be replaced. I'm leaning towards Bridgestone: 345/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Scuderia.

My fronts are fine for now. Considering just leaving them in place until the time comes ...
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How do you drive the car? If just normal driving, I don't see a problem. If spirited, - well - that's something else.

However, it sounds like you like to spin your rear wheels a lot, as you only have 6,000 miles on your rears. I get about 12,000 to 14,000 on the rear Goodyears on my GT. If that is the case, change all 4 tires for your own safety.
 
Would strongly vote against it. Compare amout of saving to potential value of damage to your car just because the tires have differing parameters of stickyness ( depending on temperature, softness on the compound, age, tire pattern, etc.)
 
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