Well, my 91 TII is in need of tires and they longer have the Bridgestone RE71 at the tire rack

So I was looking at their replacments. The RE730 (Gen 2). In the 205-55-16 size. They are 113 at tire rack.

What are you guys running? Any thoughts on those?

James

 

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i have RE920s and they are pimp. (215 55 16)

 

Bridgestone makes a good tire. I had the 71's (205 & 225) on my '89TII a while back. Found they gave a rather harsh ride, as did the Dunlop's. Have tried Nitto's..Cheap, but not much holding power, and became noisy after @ 10,000 miles. I also had Michelin's, they were great, but pricey. Just removed the Nitto's and bought Toyo Proxes T1-S (215 & 235). With all the snow/rain, haven't put many miles on them. The car's been in the garage for about a month.

 

i have the kumho supra 720's on the front on mine (205 50) and the potenzas (215 55) on the back.
and the ride is rough as ****.

 

Kuhmo 712 225/50/16 all the way around...I love em in dry weather.

 

I just got some Dunlop SA2s (I think that is what they were called) for my '89 TII. I was getting very loud rumbling from my Pirelli P4000s. The Dunlops are very quiet, have a 50,000 mile warranty, and only cost about $85.00 each at tire rack. They are not ultimate performance tire but they ride good, handle good, should last a while, and are not super expensive. I'm very pleased with them.

Todd

 

right not i have yokohamas AVS Intermediates and i like them alot great street tire will hold a hard turn

but they do make a vibration and get noise just as i hit 70 MPH and it seems to go away at about 100MPH

 

anyone have any experience with bfgoodrich KDW's?

 

DO NOT GET KUMHO! if you are concerned about price get dunlop sp8000. i don't care what people say, but a tire once considered the benchmark of highperformance can not lose to a crappy tire manufactuerer, i had kumhos... they sucked.

right now if i was buying i would buy either yoko avs es100, dunlop sp8000

if i had money i would try dunlop sp9000 or toyo T1-s

btw if you have 16x7 stock TII rims spend the extra little bit and put 225/50/16 tires on

 

I wanted to try the AVS intermidates but they are being discontinued. Yey.

225 eh? I would be concered with lossing sidewall stiffness on that.

I love RE71s on that car. But both of my sets have lasted about 15000 miles. I really like them

James

 

Get drag radials (i think 245 is the thinnest tire ) for the rear and azenis up front. The DR's are about 140$ a tire and the azenis are like 120$.

 

Dr0x i think hes on stock rim and um.. you know how you dont like puting 245's on them!!!

i also need to get tires and im thinking of Azenis, potenza s03's, or Prada Spec-2's. i want to get Nitto 555r Drags but they only come in 245/50/16.

 

I have the RE730s in 205/55/16 on my 2.5RS and they are great tires. I have no noise or traction complaints, but you may find the sidewall a little softer than some, but its no problem.

I have SP8000s on my RX-7 and they are also fantastic, maybe better than the RE730. The wet traction is fantastic.

The RE730 is a modern tire while the SP8000 is a generation or 2 older. You will find that the RE730s last longer than the RE71s.