Please help alleviate my wife's nervousness about Bstone...
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Please help alleviate my wife's nervousness about Bstone...
I have recently purchased RE730 Potenzas for my 2000 TT. Lots of folks here and on the TT forum have them and have been much happier than with the 040. I have 1200 miles on mine, and I also am much happier.
My wife is reading up on the Firestone issue and is pissed about people dying due to tire problems. She was asking me questions about those Bstones I bought.
Please sound off if you have RE730s, the number of miles you have on them and positive or negative. You are welcome to e-mail me directly if you don't want to speak out here.
I do not want this to reflect on Tire Rack just because they sell Bstones. I bought mine from them via my dealer and TireRack has always been wonderful to me, my dealer and to AudiWorld.
For her peace of mind I am willing to replace my tires before we go from Jacksonville to Atlanta this weekend for the Petit Le Mans, but if I could show some stats, it would be very helpful and save me some trouble and $$.
Thank you in advance,
Ivan
My wife is reading up on the Firestone issue and is pissed about people dying due to tire problems. She was asking me questions about those Bstones I bought.
Please sound off if you have RE730s, the number of miles you have on them and positive or negative. You are welcome to e-mail me directly if you don't want to speak out here.
I do not want this to reflect on Tire Rack just because they sell Bstones. I bought mine from them via my dealer and TireRack has always been wonderful to me, my dealer and to AudiWorld.
For her peace of mind I am willing to replace my tires before we go from Jacksonville to Atlanta this weekend for the Petit Le Mans, but if I could show some stats, it would be very helpful and save me some trouble and $$.
Thank you in advance,
Ivan
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Ivan... I put 730's on my girlfriend's ~3600 lb. E320...
... about 6 or 7K miles ago. She has 235/45-17's on Lorinser rims. I've cranked the car through some on-ramps and the tires are very good-- a tremendous improvement over the Falken's she had before. Ride is good, noise level is acceptable, hard braking is good, ride comfort is good, and hydroplaning resistance last winter (NorCal) was not bad. Stability is quite good.
Tell Ali not to worry... hope this helps.
evan
Tell Ali not to worry... hope this helps.
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So we are talking about the Firestone/Explorer issue?
First thing your wife should be aware of is that Ford spec'd the tires at 24 pounds for the Explorer versus the 30-32 pounds Firestone recommended for highway use. As you may know low tire pressure increases tire heating a lot.
Ford spec'd the low pressure because of a stability problem (turning over) with Explorers in sudden manuvers (turning the steering wheel). Low tire pressure will reduce steering quickness.
I am not saying the Firestones are flawless but the combination of the low pressure spec'd by Ford, the Firestone all terrain tire and high hiway speeds are the culprit here, not simply a bad tire design.<p>2001 A4 1.8TQMS
http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=4960
Ford spec'd the low pressure because of a stability problem (turning over) with Explorers in sudden manuvers (turning the steering wheel). Low tire pressure will reduce steering quickness.
I am not saying the Firestones are flawless but the combination of the low pressure spec'd by Ford, the Firestone all terrain tire and high hiway speeds are the culprit here, not simply a bad tire design.<p>2001 A4 1.8TQMS
http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=4960
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Not crazy about RE-730's
Not trying to contrary, but I am not crazy about my RE-730's. I've got about 3k miles on them (size 225-45/17 on A4). They strike me as a compromise tire, a good value, but not exceptional at anything (except maybe wear, due to the relatively hard rubber). The RE-730s handle good, but not great. They ride good, but not great. They are also starting to make a fair amount of noise. I cannot speak about rain, as I have not had any yet. Taking into account the difference in aspect ratio, the stock Dunlop SP8000's handle better (more grip and better breakaway characteristics). I wished I spent the bucks on S02's or Yoko AVSs.
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Everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, but...
I recently took my RE730s on the track, and they performed quite well.
They are noisy when pushed around a turn, but at least they don't drone on the highway like my SP8000E's did.
The RE730 is an upgrade of the much heralded RE71, which is on par with (and in some instances BETTER) than the SP8000.
I think that the RE730 is better than the stock SP8000E is every way -- noise, dry performance, wet performance. It is newer technology.
The SP8000 is a good "old technology" tire, as is the RE71. But the RE730 is newer and better than both.
As far as breakaway characteristics, the RE730s get loud near their limit of adhesion. But I haven't lost it yet. Not even on the racetrack.
I did skid my SP8000E's a few times on the street.
The sound near the breakaway is not as harsh as the RE730, but the limit isn't as high either.
Okay, so it's a little more than $.02.
-- Peter
They are noisy when pushed around a turn, but at least they don't drone on the highway like my SP8000E's did.
The RE730 is an upgrade of the much heralded RE71, which is on par with (and in some instances BETTER) than the SP8000.
I think that the RE730 is better than the stock SP8000E is every way -- noise, dry performance, wet performance. It is newer technology.
The SP8000 is a good "old technology" tire, as is the RE71. But the RE730 is newer and better than both.
As far as breakaway characteristics, the RE730s get loud near their limit of adhesion. But I haven't lost it yet. Not even on the racetrack.
I did skid my SP8000E's a few times on the street.
The sound near the breakaway is not as harsh as the RE730, but the limit isn't as high either.
Okay, so it's a little more than $.02.
-- Peter
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