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OK, My R32 GTR is basically a toy, it has travelled less than 6000kms in the last 12 months.

It gets used for cruizes, and Track events and thats pretty much it.

The Current tyres that is was imported on now have exposed steel belts....so I figure its time for a change.

As I want to use it in more competetive events...and as I dont like to lose :O I want to replace the road tyres with a set of Comp R's.

I also cannot be bothered with 2 sets of rims.

I currently run 18" R34 GTR wheels with 245/40/18's.

As these tyres would see some day to day road use I dont want to waste big bucks on 'The Best' comp R tyre....

I have been quoted $330ea for a Continental comp R tyre imported from the states, which if I ordered now would not arrive until the end of July, but seems quite cheap.

What would you guys recomend as a good 'value for money' COMP R Tyre?

Cheers

Lindsay

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OK, My R32 GTR is basically a toy, it has travelled less than 6000kms in the last 12 months.

It gets used for cruizes, and Track events and thats pretty much it.

The Current tyres that is was imported on now have exposed steel belts....so I figure its time for a change.

As I want to use it in more competetive events...and as I dont like to lose :O I want to replace the road tyres with a set of Comp R's.

I also cannot be bothered with 2 sets of rims.

I currently run 18" R34 GTR wheels with 245/40/18's.

As these tyres would see some day to day road use I dont want to waste big bucks on 'The Best' comp R tyre....

I have been quoted $330ea for a Continental comp R tyre imported from the states, which if I ordered now would not arrive until the end of July, but seems quite cheap.

What would you guys recomend as a good 'value for money' COMP R Tyre?

Cheers

Lindsay

R comp tyres are inherently not good value for money. You can destroy a set in a day if you try hard enough. Having said that I usually find that in the larger sizes the RE55's are cheaper than other brands.

Be careful, as there are R compounds and R compounds. Not having heard of the Continental comp R I don't know if they are like the Re55's or closer to the up spec Falkens which aren't a proper R compound.

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These are the prices I got in 225/50-16 size for 'R' rated semi slicks. All around 60 treadware.

Dunlop D01J $365

DZ02G $379

Bridgestone RE540S $262

RE55S $262

Yokohama A032R $395

A048R $440

Kumho V70A $270

Toyo RA1 $290

R888 $293

The following arent 'R' rated and have a treadware of 180-200

Federal 595RS

Falken RT615

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Be careful, as there are R compounds and R compounds. Not having heard of the Continental comp R I don't know if they are like the Re55's or closer to the up spec Falkens which aren't a proper R compound.

The Falken RT's aren't advertised as an R compound either, aside from by pig-ignorant retailers. The Falken Comp-R's aren't street legal in Australia, so if you do find them they tend to be really cheap.

Comp-R's from the big manufacturers are within a couple of bucks of each other. When I looked at D01J's, D02G's, A032's and A048's there was a $20 (or 5%) spread for 17". The RE55s were $50 cheaper than the average, and the Toyos around $70 cheaper.

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So for a small amount of street driving and the odd competitive event (where I want to be competetive!)

Which would be the tyre for me then?

The cheapest R-Comp?

Go with the RE55's. Get the harder of the two compounds. Over here (ie WA) most people run either the Bridgies, or the Toyo's in the smaller sizes. So you wont go far wrong. Just look after them (ie get your suspension setup working), keep the pressures correct & understand that until you get some temperature into them they don't work well on the track, allthough are still better than roadies.

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i just put on a set of A048s which i'll use next monday. i have used the A032Rs on the group NC touring car before and apparantly on that car the 48s were nearly 1 second better. They are all absolutely bullshit expensive though which sucks. but if you want to go quick on road legal tyres these are the way to go.

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i just put on a set of A048s which i'll use next monday. i have used the A032Rs on the group NC touring car before and apparantly on that car the 48s were nearly 1 second better. They are all absolutely bullshit expensive though which sucks. but if you want to go quick on road legal tyres these are the way to go.

Rumour has it that the Michelin are the shit for road legal tyres. Unfortunately you need even larger wads of cash to go anywhere near Bibendum.

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mmm he is a chubby jolly little fellow but he sure loves to get in your wallet.

edit: i would believe that too. as we found on the GT3 cup car that at Eastern Creek the michelin slicks were a fair bit better than the dunlop slicks we had to run in one event (nations cup thingo).

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I think you will find the Yoko A048r are slower and more expensive than the re55s or dz02gs.

You either want the best or the cheapest semi slicks, no point hitting something inbetween

A Bridgestone dealer down here in Tassie ran a set of RE55's in Targa but swapped them for RE540's and said theyre a better all round trye. The RE55's are quicker on a dry track though.

Im getting a set of RE540's next.

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I think you will find the Yoko A048r are slower and more expensive than the re55s or dz02gs.

You either want the best or the cheapest semi slicks, no point hitting something inbetween

RE55's are one of the best and one of the cheapest! Just like you said!

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I think you will find the Yoko A048r are slower and more expensive than the re55s or dz02gs.

You either want the best or the cheapest semi slicks, no point hitting something inbetween

sorry dunc not sure if you're talking to me. my post wasnt clear. i wasnt saying a048s were the go, i was saying r compound semi slicks are the go for good times on street legal rubber. but from what i've seen the 48s are a step up on the 32s. have you had a chance yet for a run on some 48s? i dont doubt that the RE55s are better than either though.

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not personally but Gary should have some info. There was back to back testing done on them when the 3E cars were deciding new control tyres.

Despite poor results (overheating, too soft maybe?) even compared to the old a032r they were still selected.

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interesting. there are lots of compound choices (and size choices) in the A048s which may have swayed them. i still dont get it. if the bridgies are better, and cheaper (which by all accounts they are) then why is it time and time again yoko get a bigger slice of the control tyre market??!! must be good lobbying by yoko.

I'm running the medium hard compound so hopefully they wont be too bad.

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Last september I put 255 40 17 TT compound RE55s on my R33GTR and got 2 track days plus 660 ks of driving out of them cost $263.00 each, btw TT conpound is the second softest compound. Changed in February this year to RE55 SR medium compound 265 35 18 $326.0 00 and have got 6 track days and a couple of hundred ks so far with about 50% wear. If the ambient temprature is less that 25 degrees the TT were the choice less understeer. Over 25 the SR had a slower melt rate. I run 5.5 castor and 2.0 camber on the fronts. Fronts had 75 degrees inside temp to 85 degrees on the outside after 3 laps of mallala front and rear. I think they are good value for money compared to the dunlop and michelin offerings.

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The yoko dealer down here was trying to tell me the 48's are faster and can go through more heat cycles than the RE55's... but of course they are going to say that.. All the guys down here run the RE55s and say they are a faster tyre than the 48's , but the 48's do have a better wear factor....

RE55's are much cheaper than 48s as well...

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My Dunlops were old so its hard to say when i put on the RE55s whether they were better or not. I suspect that the Dunlops are better on my car...But the car felt better on the Dunlops if that makes sense?!?!?!

I am keen to get some DZ02Js, meant to be a bit quieter, and better in the wet...so most likely give them a go next...but if ic ant afford the extra $200 odd at the time i will just go back to the cheaper RE55s...good enough for what i do with a car .

Are you running cheaters tyres on your cheater car with the cheater engine these days...you cheater?

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yep. and those dunlops are the shizzy, give them a go.

Richard....the argument is they have the best range of sizes to fit production cars so they keep getting all the control tyre contracts. It is not because they are either cheap or good.

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