What are the best 15" road Tyres??

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby BLU-125 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:39 pm

Worth trying to find a dealer with access to NanKang NS-2Rs. Not expensive and bring visions of s*+@ & blankets.

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby CaptainNate » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:07 pm

Dont mean to hijack the thread, but do Bridgestone Adrenalines go by another name? My mate got me a set for cheapish ($450ish for tyres, fitting, alignment, height and camber adjustments)

Just wanting to know if they're known by another name :) Ive been told they're an amazing tyre, and the five is supposedly sticking like glue to the soaked Brisbane roads.
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Postby timk » Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:33 pm

CaptainNate wrote:Dont mean to hijack the thread, but do Bridgestone Adrenalines go by another name? My mate got me a set for cheapish ($450ish for tyres, fitting, alignment, height and camber adjustments)

Just wanting to know if they're known by another name :) Ive been told they're an amazing tyre, and the five is supposedly sticking like glue to the soaked Brisbane roads.
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These are the RE001 and RE002 AFAIK...

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby mazmad » Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:25 am

Why don't my mates buy me tyres.....? :shock:

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby CaptainNate » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:21 pm

mazmad wrote:Why don't my mates buy me tyres.....? :shock:


The deal was if he gets me cheap tyres he can have the five for a week or two while Im away in the land of the sheep. Its a step up from his parents mitsubishi colt - im trying to convince him to buy a five.

And thanks timk :) He just told me he'll put on the best he has available then told me they were adrenalines...im shocking with tyres haha. He works for Kmart Tyre and Auto :)

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Smacca » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:32 pm

CaptainNate wrote:The deal was if he gets me cheap tyres he can have the five for a week or two while Im away in the land of the sheep.

That is an awesome deal :). I did that once, lending my SE to a mate for a week while I was away. All I got from him in return was a broken SE.

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Postby CaptainNate » Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:52 pm

Haha oh dear :(
He's come on a few runs with me, so hopefully I'll be able to convert him soon!

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Dan-mx5 » Sat Mar 09, 2013 4:07 pm

I had re002's on the front with bfgoodrich sports re002's on the back. -mx6 though
Now in reversal after rotation.
Easy to say when the bfs were on the back I had the back end step out a couple of times with trail braking in the wet.
On exit from tyre shop after rotation went to take off and the bfs just spun..
Re002's the best tyres I've had.
Forgiving when pushed too hard into a corner. good feel when it's at the limits.

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Boyracer » Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:55 am

Thanks everyone for the replies, I ended up fitting a set of 16" Work CR wheels that are fitted with Bridgestone Playz which are the JDM version of the RE002, Tyres are pretty much brand new and I like the JDM look of the Work wheels.... Sounds like they should do the job.
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Postby CaptainNate » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:22 pm

Pics?! :D

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby 93_Clubman » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:51 am

CaptainNate wrote:Pics?! :D

These I believe: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=56972

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Boyracer » Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:46 pm

Work 16s Fitted on my Roadster.

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby CaptainNate » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:07 pm

Oooh pretty! Loving the colour :)

Are you happy with what you got?

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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Aussie Stig » Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:30 pm

Boyracer wrote:Work 16s Fitted on my Roadster.



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Re: What are the best 15" road Tyres??

Postby Forshaw » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:18 am

Kuhmo KU31s are cheap and they have quite a soft compound I've had mine on for a few months and still not noticing wear at all even with a little camber in the rear
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