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[SuperArt]

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[onion86]

Personally I'd get the RE040s, the '2 came with them (or the A043s you have) as standard so should be fine. Or get T1Rs in a different size but retaining a similar rolling radius and stagger.

Glad to see you've read up on mixing tyres and are taking the advice  s:) s:)

[SuperArt]

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[mrzwei]

Obviously, Bridgestone writing about Bridgestone but there may be some useful info there:

 m http://www.tyre-shopper.co.uk/tyres/bra ... tone-re040 m

[SteveP]

Would be interested to know how you rate the new treads as I will need to do mine in the new year.

[Ardent]

I had a pick n mix set up when I bought mine. Swapped for RE040 all round. No regrets what so ever. Set to factory pressures 26 front 32 rear. More than enough for me.
Faced with the same situation again I would do exactly the same again. The trick is finding them.

[stupink]

Mine are mixed and i find it okay(or rather i did before they got worn and cold winter attacked, but theres no issues with handling other than generally low grip caused by hoooofs of power), but my rears are better, and i think thats the crucial thing, having good fronts bad rears gives you a secure feeling that then lets go and spins you.. bad bad bad  s:) s:)

As for choice for me AD08R all day long, but its pointless in a way asking for advice on tyres without giving us your views..  

Do you drive hard, Do you cover many miles(or care much about tyre life), do you do any track driving, do you drive only in the dry or wet or ice. do you care about road noise etc etc  s:) s:)

[Topdownman]

I changed to a full set of the bridgestones a year ago from the budget tyres that were on it when I got the car.

I have been very happy with them with no issues of tramlining or aquaplaning and lots of confidence in their grip in the wet and dry.

Of course, going to them from the budget tyres maybe colouring my opinion!

I think I paid about £400 for the bridgestones so those prices seem pretty good to me.

[Tomo70]

Try Tyreleader, they are A German company. But prices are good and a very good range of tyres.

Tyres arrive within two days, just have to get them fit.   s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes:

[ChrisGB]

I found the RE040 to be OK, but as they wore down they tended to tramline. Same goes for the R888 that I have been running for ages too. I am running a bit more camber than stock, which may make tramlining worse, but I seem to remember it being the same on stock suspension. The only tyres that I did not get this with where the Hankook RS2, but they where a little softer in the sidewall than the R888 and I never got to fully wear a set of fronts.

The RE040 are a reasonably good tyre, good aquaplaning resistance, very direct steering response. On the downside, I felt they had little progression in the wet. The AD08 are a whole generation newer and are reported to have excellent feel and progression, but compromised standing water capability.

If it where me, I would probably go AD08 and take it easy in the wet, but I normally run R888 all year round, so may have a slightly distorted perspective.

[SuperArt]

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[Jrichards20]

AD08 AD08 AD08 AD08 AD08 AD08 AD08 AD08!!! They are my favorite tires ever!  but i think they have stopped the AD08 and now have AD08R!! mmmm and they look beautiful!

[OldMan]

SuperArt:
I realize (realise?) my comments may be unwelcome because I'm not discussing either of the two tyres you asked about.

None-the-less, I'd like to put in a good word for Yokohama S.Drive tyres.
They are not the best for autocross or track use, but they are very good street tyres.

Here in the USA, at least, they are much less expensive than Bridgestone RE-040s.
Like the RE-040s, they are available in the sizes specified by Toyota.
They are much better tyres than the RE-040s.

If they are available in the UK, I'd give them serious consideration.

[mrzwei]

I realize (realise?)

Interesting point OldMan, I would have put good money on the Brits using se and the Yanks ze.
My Oxford dictionary says ze. I'm devastated   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

Apparently both are OK. Same thing with learned and learnt.

Sorry for the slight drift

[OldMan]

I realize (realise?)

Interesting point OldMan, I would have put good money on the Brits using se and the Yanks ze.
My Oxford dictionary says ze. I'm devastated   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

It's odd that you didn't mention "tyres" vs "tires".
Sorry for the slight drift.

[SuperArt]

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[stupink]

Take it back and get them to track it properly. its hardly a specialist job..  honestly tracking a car is something you could do yourself. they just didn't lock the steering wheel in position before making any ajustments by the sound of it.

[SuperArt]

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[mrzwei]

Take it back and get them to track it properly. its hardly a specialist job..  honestly tracking a car is something you could do yourself. they just didn't lock the steering wheel in position before making any ajustments by the sound of it.

That's so annoying when they do that, it's just lazy (or more likely time saving). Happened to me a couple of times, went back politely and they sorted it.

[moorx]

Well I just had my first outing with the new rubber on this cool and dry evening.
To be frank I just can't tell the difference between the old A043 vs these RE040. Road noise? Uh, acceptable I guess but the wind noise is so much more overpowering that increased or decreased tire rumble makes no difference.
Grip is ok, nothing sensational but neither did it feel it would suudenly give up holding the road and throwing me into a hedge.

I've always been lead to believe that it takes tyres time to 'wear in', so it's possible they may not feel much better to start with.

[stupink]

Yeah, both mould release and waxes need to be scrubbed off the surface before optimum grip is achieved.. it doesn't usually take more than about 10miles though imo

[leffex]

Bridgestone Adrenalin RE002 (52)   
Michelin Pilot Exalto (50)   
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (96)   
Toyo R888 (29)   

The above would be 80-90 percents vs yours re040 at about 65-70 average rated on the MR2, re40 lower average on other cars.

re40 tyre ratings
 m http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridg ... -RE040.htm m
mr2 roadster "best shoes"
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