Soooo I managed to cord two azenis this weekend so its new tire time. What do you guys like for autocross tires. Try to keep the price lower.
I was looking at tire rack and stumbled on these for about half price, anyone know how good they are?
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A

 

they use them on M3s and G35s 19" rays. Me and a friend just picked up a set this weekend, they are pretty nice.

 

Try to find a slightly used set of RA-1's.......Love mine

what size are you looking for?

 

stock size is 205-55-16 so anything I can safely fit, will 225-50-16 fit?

 

just out of curiosity, why would you want to?

also, if you're looking for a good deal on tires, check out the fuzion zri
they are w rated and were right at 100 bucks each.

 

Check out Edge Racing - bb3 they have great prices

 

It is the closest size I could find new Azenis in.

The only reason I was on Tire Rack is all of the reviews and comparisons they have are nice. Also how many races could I expect to try and get out of tires like Toyo RA1 and other dot competition tires keeping in mind they get put on at the race and taken off before I leave.
And how good are hankooks? They dont seem too bad price wise.

 

For crazy cheap deals, get a hankook z211 DOT R compound. Frisby tire was blowing those things out cheap and they have those sizes. Probably not as good as an NT-01 or R888, but definitely cheap and far better than any non r compound

 

I've had them on my car for about 6500 miles now and I love them. I went to 225/45/17 RE050A PPs from 215/45/17 Sumitomo HTRzs [not HTRZIIs] and obviously there was a huge difference. They look like big tires on my OZ 17x7s, but they handle a lot better than the Sumitomos simply because the sidewalls of the Bridgestones are a lot firmer. I run 33/32 psi FR and they're a lot more responsive than the Sumitomos at 42/40. The Bridgestones definately don't squal until later when turning aggressively but thats fine. Finally, don't be afraid of the low treadwear that is listed, because, as you know, that's subjective to each tire/make. With my mileage, they still look fairly new. I wish I could compare the Bridgestones to some better tires, but the Sumitomo's are my only point-of-reference.

Good luck with your tire search.

-Al

 

I will reccomend this guy until I am blue in the face. Already shaved, heat cycled and ready to be mounted... how long the tire will last will really depend on which one you go with but I got 8 RA-1's for my STi for $60 each.

John Berget Racing Tires