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What tyres are people running?

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  • #16
    oh yeah absolutely! But you cant go much beyond 'street' semi's like the R1R's, AD08R's, RSR's, R-S3's before your not street legal yeah?

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    • #17
      Originally posted by rgvlee View Post
      40k?
      Thought you were running phase 3?
      Give it a bit will you
      I am 47 and a quarter Lee, not 17. got three cars 2 kids and a wife to feed and a car habit that I can't talk about online.

      Gavin
      optimumcode@gmail.com | https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/for...i-;-79012.html | https://www.facebook.com/TTY-Euro-107982291992533

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      • #18
        Originally posted by kaanage View Post
        LOL. I reckon those are pretty civilised compared to full on semi slicks like the A048R, ZE221, R888, RE11S, D03G etc
        RE55s will give you road noise like i've never heard
        Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

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        • #19
          Originally posted by sambb View Post
          oh yeah absolutely! But you cant go much beyond 'street' semi's like the R1R's, AD08R's, RSR's, R-S3's before your not street legal yeah?
          The tyres I listed (plus Stuwey's RE55s) are all street legal but you wouldn't want to run them anytime you weren't driving flat out. There are semi slicks that aren't street legal at all like the Kumho V710 and Hankook V214 (which I'm seriously considering) but they look like slicks with a groove or 2

          Originally posted by Stuwey View Post
          RE55s will give you road noise like i've never heard
          The first time I drove with the A048's, I looked around for the 4WD with mud tyres that was able to run me down
          Last edited by kaanage; 14-07-2015, 10:54 PM.
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          • #20
            I've got a set of Kumho V70a's to go on for track days. The RE55s and R888 are shagged, will run em once more before swapping tyres. The track cars daily tyres are federal 595 (not the rs's), they are meh, just something to get you around. They are a hard tyre and don't handle heat well.

            On my daily, I've got Bridgestone 002's. Done ~20,000kms and would be half worn, if that. Pretty much all highway and very little to put a smile on my face. But yeah a nice tyre. I ran the Kumho ku31's prior as they were cheap at the time. Bridgestones are better, though I don't use them to there capability any more.
            Track Car: 06 Polo GTI Red Devil mkII
            Daily: 2010 VW Jetta Highline
            Gone but not forgotten: 08 Polo GTI
            ** All information I provide is probably incorrect until validated by someone else **

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            • #21
              cheers all, ended up getting re003s for $189 each fitted.

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Barnz View Post
                So after having my car for about 1.8 years its time for 2 new tyres & im just wondering what you all are running?
                Ive have some toyo proxes 4s on my tx3 & im leaning towards getting 2 for the polo.
                Mate I would keep with the toyo's I was running those on my polo when I had one and they where awesome esp at that price.
                Originally posted by seangti
                The price of the car rarely indicates driver ability/lap time.

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Barnz View Post
                  cheers all, ended up getting re003s for $189 each fitted.
                  I know you won't be disappointed with them.

                  Gavin
                  optimumcode@gmail.com | https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/for...i-;-79012.html | https://www.facebook.com/TTY-Euro-107982291992533

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