Bridgestone Potenza RE070 vs Yoko AD08/08r

[Siso]

What are your opinion and compares ? Heard, those potenzas are the best tires for clio running on nordschleife ... hmmm

 

[Gez]

I look forward to the inputs on this.

I've had the Ad08, not the R, found them to be a good tyre, I've got Syron semi slicks on at the moment and I find them on par with the Yoko, but the Yoko has 8.5mm new whereas these Syrons have 5mm. The Bridgestones have 8.5mm though and are a lot cheaper than the Yoko, so value for money is on the Bridgestones

 

[nutnutwelshman]

Smoggy Mark is running the Rs at the Mo

 

[Gez]

I'm going for the Bridgestones next to try them out

 

[Gez]

They're on Subaru Sti's and Nissan GTR standard so they can't be bad lol

 

[Paddy_R]

I ran the RE070s last summer. Could not fault them at all, best tyres I've ever run and I've tried Goodyear Eagle, Pirelli PZero Nero, ContiSport contact 3 and Bridgestone Potenza RE050A to name but a few. I'll be buying more RE070s in a month or two.

 

[Gez]

I'll be buying mine in about 2 months once these are dead on the car

 

[Goose]

Can't get on with the tramlining of the RE070s on my car. 225/45/17.

Might get on better on wider rims as they are a tiny bit squashed onto the standard rim.

 

[Gez]

I'm running 225, but on the 8J Speedlines and they fit snug now, I was running the standard Speedlines and the tyres looked a little bulgy on them.

I get a little bit of tram lining on uneven roads, but nothing drastic that annoys me.

Whats mileage have you done on the Bridgestones? [MENTION=11610]Goose[/MENTION]

ill take them off you if your thinking of getting them off

 

[Goose]

I definitely would, but I'm planning on ruining them on a track day next month! More than half worn, covered 4-5k.

Don't get me wrong, they're superb when I'm on smooth country lanes but constantly pull and snatch on straight bumpy roads. You can really tell these are a good tire and I can totally see why they're standard on a gtr - just too big/stiff for clios size/weight.

 

[-Eddie-]

Can you get the Bridgestone Potenza Re070 in 215/45/17. I've only been able to find them in 225/45/17.

 

[Gez]

No buddy. They only do a 225 width unfortunately

 

[Iain 007]

They sell them in 215/45/17 in the US but not in Europe.

225's will be fine on the standard wheels anyway though. I'll be doing that once my Conti's finally wear out.

 

[Paddy_R]

I'm on 8j cup racer Speedlines, should have said, and yeah there is a tiny bit of tramlining but nothing to much that it bothers me.

 

[Yiannis197]

If they did a 215 I'd def try them over the AD08Rs just for comparison purposes. I'm afraid they don't and 225 is a no for me.It's meant to be a brilliant tyre though, a bit noisy but brilliant. And considerably cheaper than Yokos

 

[steve11]

Ran the RE070 for about 12 months on my OEM Speedlines, great overall road tyre. Depending on your suspension setup you may find them a little too stiff in the sidewall.
AD08R are a better road/track tyre imo.

 

[smoggy mark]

I have not had the RE070 so not sure on them but would have a punt on them if they were 215/45/17 fitment,The AD08R's are great worth the money IMO.

 

[Gez]

What's putting people off by being a 225 width?

 

[smoggy mark]

What's putting people off by being a 225 width?

I like a bit of stretch with the 215 if i was tracking a lot then 225 would be a no brainer though :thumbup:

 

[Tree200]

Ive got 215 conti's on 8j rims at the moment and the do stretch a little, will be putting 225 on next though. Thought about the Nankang ns2 r's as another option?