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Originally Posted by HeelToe
No one has mentioned the RE11. I have lots of experience with them on my E90 and very much like them on the track and street. The RE11 used to be one of the best. I'm looking for a single set of street and track tires for my E82 that I won't be swapping out.
I'm currently running square MPSS 245/35-18 and am looking at 235/40-18 square options. In addition to tire rack test results and feedback from yourselves I'm looking at the total tread width. - Stock re050rft 245/35 = 8.7
- MPSS 245/35 = 9
- RE-11 235/40 = 8.5
- RE71R 235/40 = 8
- Direzza SS2 235/40 = 9
If I consider your feedback, Tire Rack results, and the above I'm leaning towards the RE11, RE71Rs, or possibly the Direzzas. I'm hearing that the RE71Rs are great but can't get past the fact that their tread width is only 8 inches compared to the Direzza and my current MPSS which are both at 9.
My current preferred of the three is the RE11 since I am very familiar with it and know exactly what I'm getting, has a tread width which is about the same as the stock tires, and doesn't have the tread noise that the Direzzas have. I had Direzza SS1s a couple years back on my wife's Audi and we ended up selling them because they were intolerably loud. I don't know if the SS2s are any better than the SS1s are but I'm not reading good things.
Any additional thoughts from yourselves on the RE11 8.5 inch vs RE71R 8 inch observation. |
Add AD08R to your list, I'm running them now and they're very consistent and handle heat quite well. These very well be my new favorite street tire. Previous to that it was RS3 and Z2's (Z2 being better in wet and RS3 better in dry). Honestly not a fan of PSS for other than street and auto-x. They might be fine for your intro DE but anything more intense and they don't hold up well.