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  1. andrew911

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    #1 andrew911, Mar 3, 2010
    Yes another tire thread- please ignore if you are tired of reading stuff on this topic ;)

    My front Michelin PS tires are shot and are no longer made in the stock 360 tire size (215-45/18), so I'll be changing all 4 tires. I just ordered up the Bridgestone RE-11s...other options included the pirelli, but my tire guy recommended the RE-11's for whatever reason, and I trust his judgement (Euro tire in Fairfield NJ- been using him exclusively for over 20 years!).

    So far the only thing I've seen negative is some people have stated they tend to either be or get a little louder than some of the other tires, but people have been rating the re-11's pretty good... I drive fast, but not 10/10ths and no track time, so I don't expect to really notice any performance differences between premium maximum performance tires.

    I also ordered new center caps from ricambi since the old caps are getting a little faded, and will be easy enough to replace with the wheels off the car. (I've also read new wheel caps make the car faster, more reliable and invisable to police speed traps :) )

    -Andrew
     
  2. away

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    #2 away, Mar 3, 2010
    Good stuff Andrew, I've been looking at those Bridgestones as well. Guess you didn't want to be the Hankook guinea pig? ;)

    Having 430 wheels I'm in need of 225/35/19 front tires, which the RE-11's don't seem to be available in. Does anyone know if running 235/35/19's up front would work? I could certainly use the little extra sidewall height the 235's might provide. Rubbing could potentially be a problem I suppose?

    Anyone with a 430 try 235's up front?
     
  3. andrew911

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    #3 andrew911, Mar 3, 2010
    Yeah- I didn't want to put Hankook's on...never even heard of them until they popped up on the tire rack screen...sounds like some chineese rip off brand or something-ha...the reviews show people seem to like the Hankook's, but don't know of anyone who put them on a ferrari/360....

    Just to claify on your question for other readers- Away has a 360 with the 430 rims (don't know if any difference in wheel well dimensions on a 360 vs. 430).
     
  4. wahoowa

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    #4 wahoowa, Mar 3, 2010
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    It's been a while, but I think I remember Hankook was (is) a premium racing tire manufacturer. Very good tires as I recall.

    Oh, if it helps I run 235/35/19's in the front of my 360 - rims, however are HRE
     
  5. andrew911

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    #5 andrew911, Mar 3, 2010
    Well, what do you know- from Wikipedia:

    Motorsports Involvement
    Hankook entered motorsports in Europe, North America, and in Asia. They signed with FBR (Farnbarcher Racing) to race a Ferrari F430 GT with Hankook Tires in the 2009 Le Mans Series season. They supplied tires for the Primetime Race Group that raced in the GT2 class of the American Le Mans Series in 2008. They supplied tires from 2007 - 2009 for IMSA Lites (now IMSA Prototype Lites), a support series for the American Le Mans Series. They also supply tires for the Hankook KTR team that races in the Super GT and the Asian Le Mans Series.


    I'll still let some other f-chatters try them out first...I don't want to be the guinea pig ;)
     
  6. Argento6spd360modena

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    #6 Argento6spd360modena, Mar 3, 2010
    The RE-11s are awesome tires. I think you made a great choice
     
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    #7 gandalfthegray., Mar 3, 2010
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    #8 Argento6spd360modena, Mar 3, 2010
    They are really that good?

    I have the Hankook Ventus V12 EVO on my 335i coupe with JB3. I thought they are good, but not great. Definitely far more inferior than RE11s which is near R compound. I run Nitto NT-05s on my 360, they are in same class as RE11s (extreme performance summer tires near R compound).
     
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    #9 andrew911, Mar 4, 2010
    R- compund? I didn't reaserch much, but understand that these will be sticky high performance summer tires and will thus wear pretty quickly...but just curious, with the compound and tread wear index, what kind of miles do you think I will get out of "quick" street driving (assuming my alignment and tire pressures are correct) on my 360? I will probably put about 2,000 miles on the car each year max (not that I don't love driving the car, just that between work/family/not driving in the rain or winter, there simply isn't as much time to put more miles on)...I'll probably be able to get at least 6,000 miles out of them, right?
     
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    #10 SpecialK43, Mar 4, 2010
    Maybe....there is no way to tell it really depends on your driving style. I know I would be happy with anything over 5,000. Your getting into the stickiest street tires available and could easily wear them out in a solid track day (or weekend). If you drive like a grandma on the freeway and only drive 2,000 miles a year, you'd want to replace them due to age before they wear out.
     
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    #11 pmotoring, Mar 4, 2010
    So anyone fitted the RE11 Tire??? Does the Size fit for F430???
     
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    The RE-11 isn't available in 225/35/19, only 235 width. The rears are available in the standard 285/35/19 however.
     
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    #13 F360Dave, Mar 7, 2010
    Are PS2's not the tire of choice any longer?
     
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    #14 hifipj, Mar 7, 2010
    I've had Hankooks on my 360 for 3 months, and they are great tires.
     
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    #15 exotic_kingz, Mar 7, 2010
    +1 highly rated tire,they were popular ever since they came out.
     
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    #16 Chupee, Mar 7, 2010
    Any words on the Pirelli Corsa tire?
     
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    #17 Chupee, Mar 7, 2010
    So i checkem my 360 today after reading this post and I see my tires are from MAY 2002. So the question is IF the tire LOOKS perfect no cracking no wear tons of tread but are this old TRASH EM....?
     
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    #18 wahoowa, Mar 7, 2010
    Depends on how hard you push them in that they are getting hard as a rock...no traction. Imagine driving on stone wheels. What happens when you corner aggressively? You slide.

    For a car that can quickly "switch ends" eight year old rubber (um, make that, marble) can get dicey.

    Take care.....
     
  19. F360Dave

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    #19 F360Dave, Mar 7, 2010
    How does one go about figuring out how old the tires are? i know it has something to do with the serial number and whatnot...?!
     
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    #21 BMW.SauberF1Team, Mar 7, 2010
    Should be 4 digits showing the week of the year the tire was made and then the year. I just got tires in the mail from tirerack and they say 2108 (21st week of 2008).
     
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    #22 Chupee, Mar 8, 2010
    Interesting so the tires sat in a warehouse for 2 years?
     
  23. andrew911

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    #23 andrew911, Mar 8, 2010
    No longer available in front size, otherwise I would have bought 2 for the front as my rears are still good.
     
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    #24 bkaran3000, Mar 8, 2010
    Pirelli is a much better tire than Bridgestone....
     
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    #25 Chupee, Mar 9, 2010
    so i got the Hankook puting on tomorrow and Ill let you guys know . If they are nice they are a steal at this price ... while I had never heard the brand my tire guy said they are quite nice so we see. At that price I can run them for a year and throw em out .....
     
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