Thread: Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 on LSS Wheels?

Quote: Originally Posted by Mad MaTTer how matched do you feel the RE-01R are to the RE-11, I have the opposite scenario from you. I have 2 brand new sets of RE-01R rears and need a front pair to match, so I was thinking of mating them with a front set of RE-11 Its really hard to judge, as I haven had a chance to autocross on them. My initial impression is that the grip is similar between the two but the reo1s seem to have a little stiffer...

Short answer. Awesome. Grips well, little fade, sticky, minimal road noise, and good ride charecteristics. They are suited well to my new kw suspension (which did go on at the same time). I have three track days and a handful of canyon drives. I will try to take some pictures. So far I have settled on 25/28 hot tire temps which seem to work well.

Quote: Originally Posted by LordZ Would be interesting to see if the RE-11s are better on track than the RE-01Rs were. All I can say is the RE-01Rs were absolutely horrible on track. Now for the street they are awesome, especially in the rain. They just got real greasy on me on the track in the summertime. I suspect I just got way out of their heat range. I have run them hard on the track on cool days and /or rain in New England, and they are...

I've checked the section/width and that seems fine, but that's not the issue behind my original post. The issue as described in my original post is with Rim size specifications. Based on new rim specs of the RE-11s, it seems that the LSS rims won't work with this new line of tire. Based on this, I've definitely started looking at the Star Specs!

Quote: Originally Posted by aschen I have this exact size on my rear lss wheels with no issues. My front reo1s looked brand new so I have different tires front to back and I figured the re11s should be close.. how matched do you feel the RE-01R are to the RE-11, I have the opposite scenario from you. I have 2 brand new sets of RE-01R rears and need a front pair to match, so I was thinking of mating them with a front set of RE-11

Quote: Originally Posted by Murix Short answer. Awesome. Grips well, little fade, sticky, minimal road noise, and good ride charecteristics. They are suited well to my new kw suspension (which did go on at the same time). I have three track days and a handful of canyon drives. I will try to take some pictures. So far I have settled on 25/28 hot tire temps which seem to work well. What are your cold temps ?? Thanks

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Quote: Originally Posted by Murix Unfortunately they have yet to go on as I was waiting on my new suspension as well which seems to have taken forever. The install should finally happen this coming week though. I hope so as I hope to hit the track in early May. Would be interesting to see if the RE-11s are better on track than the RE-01Rs were. All I can say is the RE-01Rs were absolutely horrible on track. Now for the street they are...

I just bought the RE01Rs from TR on closeout. I asked them about 245s and they told me that they were out of spec for the LSS wheels so I went with the 235s....they seem fine so far.