Hi,

I have been trying to source these tires for ages now, its getting to the stage im going to get done if i get stopped by the police.

Has anyone bought these tires , if so where did you get them ?

Thanks

 

I got a set with wheels I bought and I like them but that doesn't help you. Dirk at Powerstation said he was looking at getting some in. It might be worth contacting them.

 

Its a japanese only tyre, the only place you can get these is japan (seriously!)

Tony

 

What tyres should i change to ?

 

Powerstation have RE070's available from stock soon www.powerstation.org.uk

Iain

 

i have heard that they are very poor in the wet
should be used for dry use only
specialy developed in japan to help impreza challenge evo on the track

 

I would definatley say they are "not very good in the wet", I now use F1's and the whole "feel" of the car is much improved.

bob

 

I don't think they are that bad in the wet, I've been through quiet a few set over the past 18months Evo magazine loved the Spec C in their car of the year test in a wet Scotland. The year befores winner was the Honda NSX-R which won on RE070's in a wet trip around wales (including circuit).
They may not be quiet as sure footed in the wet as say a Toyo but perfectly exceptable/predictable. In the Dry and they stand up to trackday abuse well.

Iain
www.litchfieldimports.co.uk

 

I found they get better the more miles you get on them especially in the wet, not worth pushing it too much though but they do give you quite a bit of warning that they are going to slide (in the wet). Mine dont seem to tramline half as much as they did when i first picked up the car (it was raining and like driving on ice )
Can you get these tyres Iain?

Tony

 

Haven't the reo70's been superseeded now by a newer model RE 070A & have gone back to being asemetrico. I have the new ones fitted & have no grumbles in the wet & stick really well in the dry even when pushed to the limit.

Dean
Try www.mytyres.net

 

The new MY05 JDM Impreza has re070's fitted but in 235/45/17 size, these have a similar/same tread pattern to what i have fitted on my MY03 JDM STi spec C

Tony

 

I had Pirelli P Zero's on my My00 UK Turbo and they where great all round.
Now got an MY02 STi With Potenzas and I will be changing them asap, I think they are rubbish in the wet and not even that good in the dry.
Maybe it's just the way I drive, but that's my opinion!

 

I changed frpom Potenzas to SO3s on my sti7, and the so3s are much better in both the wet and dry (seem to be lasting longer too )

 

deeday, did you have RE070's or the std Subaru Bridgestone RE010 or 040? The RE070 was first introduced on the MY03 JDM cars with the DCCD option.

Iain

 

Are they available in 225/35/18?

 

I speaketh out of my @rse I have re0 50 asemetricos on mine, Pushed it hard in the wet tonight & sticks well , No gripes , Much better than Pirelli & toyo

Dean

 

Has anyone tried their local Subaru dealer?

The WR1's all came into the country on standard 17" STI wheels fitted with the Bridgestone RE070 tyre. These were replaced with the Prodrive 18" wheels & Pirelli tyres as part of the PDI.

Rumour has it that the standard 17" wheels & tyres have been offered to dealers for resale. I remember they did the same when the P1's & UK300's were brought into the country.

Worth asking anyway !

Mark

 

Dealers haven't heard anything yet but they will before the end of july! I've been chasing this for months (literally!) but it looks like a bargain (read estimted rrp from subaru is £550 ish for a set). They couldn't sell the wheels on as they had no spare tyres available if you had a puncture etc so they had to get bridgestone to import some tyres as well and thats been the hold up i think. All from a very good source.

 

So the £860 my local dealer is asking for these wheels, with RE070 tyres, is a bit steep then?!

Dan

 

Unfortunatly not..... only 17's..


But I have found Toyo R888's (see other thread)

 

wrx dan; maybe but subaru seemed to have either told me a little bit of duff info or dealers are extremly greedy gits!
My local dealer says £700 but he wasn't sure if that was with vat or not but he would tell me when i'm in on monday but the price subaru uk said (£500) must be the price they are suppling dealers with.

 

The plot thickens!
Another dealer has told me £881.25 inc vat but you get a free sti back box!

 

Powerstation have them in stock now

Iain

 

Iain, how much do powerstation do these for?

Tony (not like i need any soon but a spare would be nice )

 

£181 incl vat when I asked last week.

 

i hope thats fitted!

Tony

 

Are they worth buying at £500 inc VAT?

If the replacement tyres are £181, I certainly would not be replacing with this tyre, I assume Goodyear do an F1 to fit this wheel.

Dan

 

They are £149+vat from memory. Realistically about the cheapest way of gaining quicker lap times etc.

Iain

 

we got 12 sets in stock of the wr1 take off wheels and tyres. they are going for £800 for a set of wheels and 070 tyres. tyre size is the same as the sti at the minute 225/45/17 i think.

 

Will these wheels and tyres fit a WRX 03?

I've manged to get my dealer down to a lower figure now!