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Potenza re750 vs. ventus rs-2

Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Potenza re750 vs. Ventus rs-2

I am about to order a new set of tires for my stock wheels And I'm stuck between these two tires. I've heard good things about both but I wanna know if the re750s are worth the extra cash. The car is mainly used for street driving but I am getting into auto-x and road course so I want this tire to perform well on and off the track. I'm gonna be buying them in 245/45/15 so any help or advice would be great especially from someone with ersonal experience. BTW my FD is making about 420hp to the wheels and is currently on drag radials.

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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Potenza re750 vs. ventus rs-2

I am about to order a new set of tires for my stock wheels And I'm stuck between these two tires. I've heard good things about both but I wanna know if the re750s are worth the extra cash. The car is mainly used for street driving but I am getting into auto-x and road course so I want this tire to perform well on and off the track. I'm gonna be buying them in 245/45/15 so any help or advice would be great especially from someone with ersonal experience. BTW my FD is making about 420hp to the wheels and is currently on drag radials.

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Old Feb 22, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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i work at firestone (which sells the RE750's) i think it is a half way decent tire..I just put a set on a m3 today..My only prob with them is i dont like the treadwear rating.
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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I have RE750 on my Civic now for a little over 10K miles and I like it a lot. I have tried SP8000, Prada and Sumitomo HT+.

I think the RE750 is between Sumitomo and Prada, it has better traction than the Sumi and run a lot quiet than Prada.

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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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Those two tires are not a fair comparison. If you are considering Bridgestones, you might want to consider the RE050A Pole Positions or the RE-01R. And are you sure you are running them on 15" rims?
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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oops typo it is a stock 16
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:31 AM
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Ok, so no love for the rs-2? And Even though the car will see more street than track it is still a weekend car not a daily driver. I'll check into the other tires you mentioned any other input?
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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Ok, The s-o3 are out of my price range right now,

BTW are you saying it is not a fair comparison because the re750s are in a different class than the rs-2 (better than them?)
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by foursquarejibber
Those two tires are not a fair comparison. If you are considering Bridgestones, you might want to consider the RE050A Pole Positions or the RE-01R. And are you sure you are running them on 15" rims?

Ok the re050a and the re-01 are not available in 245/45/16, The s-03 pole positions are too expensive.

Back to the origional question. re750 vs rs-2
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:23 AM
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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RS-2s are grippy but get heated up way too fast, good autox tire but not good for track. I used to have a set of RE750s on my Audi but never had any track time with those tires. Have you considered the Azenis RT615? (dont know if they make that size)
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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rt-615s are not available in that size.
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Old Feb 23, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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ok i went with the rs-2.

Thank for your help peeps!
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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tell us wat you think about the Rs2, im thinking about getting them too.
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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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will do! I picked them up from discounttiredirect.com with a lifetime warranty for $500 shipped. should be here in 3 days. I'll have them mounted next weekend and break them in.
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