Mr.T Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Anyone wishing to purchase Bridgestones then do 2 things, 1. Make sure they are RE050A 2. Ensure the compound letters are ADZ, you will find these letters on the sidewall. ADZ compound is specific to the MY07, they are hard to get hold but not impossible, tyretraders.com are usually a good starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzed Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, i currently have Bridgestone tyres on my zed which has only covered 9k miles.As with my RX8 these tyres are hideously loud . I've still got some mileage left on these unfortunately but when i change them i don't want to fork out on another brand to find them noisy aswell. What tyres are quieter than these?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hi, i currently have Bridgestone tyres on my zed which has only covered 9k miles.As with my RX8 these tyres are hideously loud . I've still got some mileage left on these unfortunately but when i change them i don't want to fork out on another brand to find them noisy aswell. What tyres are quieter than these?? i believe the falkens are meant to be quite good for quite road noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Quick question, what is the difference between the the ADZ and normal bridgestones? Ive still got the stock RE050s on from factory but need to replace them soon, also if the falkens produce less noise, presumably this is due to lower rolling resistance and therefore they dont work the surface as much and produce less grip and heat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 my 57 plate 08 MY has the original RE050A's with ADZ compound. Seem good but don't half make a noise on some of the surfaces around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuit Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 my 57 plate 08 MY has the original RE050A's with ADZ compound. Seem good but don't half make a noise on some of the surfaces around here. Yeah i will second that. Seem not too bad but the cabin noise is horrendous. I am going to the ring in june so i will wear the backs out there and after reading all these reviews i will be putting T1R's on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 New shoes today - all four corners Toyo proxes T1Rs - what a difference - like night an day compared to the 'stones Did about 180 miles on them this afternoon - Perth - Stonhaven- runabout with Dawn, Kenny & Jo - and then home- immediate difference in cabin noise and smoother ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malross Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 12 months ago, I replaced all 4 corners, putting on Falken 452's all round. While they've been ok grip-wise (nothing spectacular, just ok), the wear rate's been shocking. I've done less than 10k miles and have even been driving very, very gently, yet the fronts are already in need of replacement. It's like they're made of marshmallow or something. The rears aren't far behind them either. Very disappointed. Not sure what to get next. Am wondering whether Falkens are a false economy and I should just go with a Michelin Pilot Sport? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malross Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not sure what to get next. Am wondering whether Falkens are a false economy and I should just go with a Michelin Pilot Sport? OK, maybe not the Pilot Sports. Just seen how expensive they are! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Dont think there is a review on here yet for the Nankangs, so i thought i would do an in depth review now. i have them on the front, put on before i bought the car. THEY ARE S**T (and thats not soot!) crappy in the dry, are an abomination in the wet. I fully expect these tyres to shorten my life. if you look up any review on them they are terrible. my zed actually understeers alot they are so bad. I dont care how poor you are and need cheap tyres. sell your tv, sell your children, ffs sell your right testicle JUST DONT BUY THEM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Dont think there is a review on here yet for the Nankangs, so i thought i would do an in depth review now. i have them on the front, put on before i bought the car. THEY ARE S**T (and thats not soot!) crappy in the dry, are an abomination in the wet. I fully expect these tyres to shorten my life. if you look up any review on them they are terrible. my zed actually understeers alot they are so bad. I dont care how poor you are and need cheap tyres. sell your tv, sell your children, ffs sell your right testicle JUST DONT BUY THEM! Great review A++++ Should review again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teale007 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Looking for new tyres for 350Z. I have heard the Vredestain ultrac sessanta's are good. Have found them on camskill for £132 but only in a 100Y rather than 96Y which standard tyres are. Is that ok for the 350? What difference will it make. Is that what everyone else who bought them put on? If not what can you reccomend instead and cost from where? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Looking for new tyres for 350Z. I have heard the Vredestain ultrac sessanta's are good. Have found them on camskill for £132 but only in a 100Y rather than 96Y which standard tyres are. Is that ok for the 350? What difference will it make. Is that what everyone else who bought them put on? If not what can you reccomend instead and cost from where? Cheers i have those tyres and i got them from camskills, they work excellently. really pleased with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teale007 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Cheers will be getting some sessanta's this week then1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 mine are shipping today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 had the Sessantas fitted at lunchtime, much quiter than the bridgestone 050s. Will comment on the grip once the weather is better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I'd be very interested in your opinion, as when I tracked another Zed with RE050s on recently (in damp conditions) I think I actually preferred them to the MPS2 I use on mine, so if the Sessantas are close to them then it's another option to keep in mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 VREDESTEIN ULTRAC SESSANTAS I've now had a chance to try these out, so here's my thoughts on them along with a comparison to the Michelin PS2s. Bear in mind that these weren't on my own car, so the comparison is between a fully-braced revup Roadster with PS2s and a stock HR coupe with the VUSeseseses (previously on RE050s which I'd also tried on road and track). Conditions were cold (3deg) and damp to dry roads. Initial impressions are quite favourable here, as the VUSs are certainly not a loud road tyre at all which makes for some pleasant cruising on motorways and the like as long as the roads are smooth. They were slightly less at home on rural B-roads, and they felt slightly jittery compared with the MPS2 which are very stable on all kinds of surface. That said, no-one really cares what tyres are like in a straight line on a motorway so I'll get to the fun bit I know the test roads very well so lack of knowledge wasn't a problem here, so I pulled away from a start fairly carefully considering it wasn't my car and I was on unfamiliar tyres, but still it's always a good idea to gauge early on what the grip levels are like so I gave it a bit of power to test and HOLY CRAPSICLES WTF BBQ the arse end was very willing to come round and stay round. I wasn't exactly ready for that but held it and carried on, having been given due warning quite dramatically. Truth be told though, that wasn't me being over heavy with the throttle nor the roads being particularly rubbish/cold/wet, I was to discover it's more a feature of the VUSs in so much as they don't have anywhere near as much grip as I'd hoped for. Now for some that may be a bad thing, and yet I'm not so convinced: The HR coupe wearing the VUS boots felt far more communicative than my Roadster in the MPS2, and once I got my head round the lack of grip I found the tyres an absolute delight and a hoot to drive on. The sidewalls are relatively soft (especially next to the MPS2) and as such they give you so much communication that you're never in a panic or a worry about what the car is going to do next, and it's very easy to get and hold an angle on the car at lower speeds than on the expensive Michelins which may not make for a faster drive over all, but it's possibly more fun. I do fear that the VUSs wouldn't stand up to a track session in the same way the MPS2s do, but you'd be having such a laugh with them on would you really care? For outright speed and grip there's no doubt in my mind that the MPS2s are still the best tyre I've yet to try on the Zed with the RE050s a very close second (what the MPS have over the 50s in the dry they lose out in the wet), but are they worth £300 more per set? If you want to go as fast as possible then yes, they are, but if you're after something that is still a decent tyre in the damp but waaaaaay more communicative then it's hard to see how you could go wrong with the VUSeseseses. They're far superior to the T1-Rs in every way for just a little more money, and are well worth considering. **EDIT** R888s are now the best tyre I've tried on the Zed, please see post on pg12 for details. Table updated to include the R888s. Specific marks Scroll within code box to view DRY GRIP R888 5 MPS2 4 VUS 3 RE050 3 T1-R 2 RE040 3 WET GRIP R888 4 (2 if torrential downpour and standing water) MPS2 5 VUS 3 RE050 5 T1-R 3 RE040 2 COMMUNICATION R888 4 MPS2 4 VUS 5 RE050 4 T1-R 2 RE040 2 NOISE R888 5 MPS2 4 VUS 4 RE050 4 T1-R 3 RE040 2 OVERALL R888 18/20 (16/20 in heavy rain) MPS2 17/20 RE050 16/20 VUS 15/20 T1-R 10/20 RE040 9/20 As always, YMMV and IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 very good review especially this bit "HOLY CRAPSICLES WTF BBQ" also i agree on the RE050 and RE040 marks having tried them both myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleone Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Good review, very useful! From those marks I'd be torn between the VUS & the 050s...the VUS wins by 1 on communication but is down 2 on wet grip! Either would be a vast improvement on my 040s though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 good right up dan, with some good comparisons, was this straight after fitting, or had they been scrubbed in? i've cetainly noticed an improvement after 2000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Do you actually have to scrub in car tyres still??? Bike tyres have gone further then and you dont need to really scrub them in, some very light coating on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Do you actually have to scrub in car tyres still??? Bike tyres have gone further then and you dont need to really scrub them in, some very light coating on them some are worse than others, depends on how much release agent they put on. normal scrubbing distance is about 300 miles, or a tank of fuel. which ever comes up first really. my sessantas were squeeky for a few hundred miles when first fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 They've done a good few hundred miles on them to and from Braintree to the airport so I should think they're scrubbed by now, but I'll give them a go in a few weeks and try again if you reckon the difference is that big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greekman Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 what the MPS have over the 50s in the dry they lose out in the wet I personally found the 050s a bit better on a dry track as they dont overheat as much...ps2 were good for a few laps and they you could feel them overheated...050s lasted twice as much... on a damp track i preferred the ps2s mainly because of the softer sidewalls and the braking grip.. one thing i loved on the 050s was the steering accuracy...such a difference to the ps2s although i agree they dont give much feedback on when the car is about to lose grip... ps i now have 245/35/19 f and 275/35/19 ps2s...and they will be only doing road miles as i v kept the rays for track days... so far i found the car to have less grip overall??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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