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Guys,

An update on the prices for RE55 R compound tyres from Donnellans. Prices have gone up a bit from the prices listed in the old thread Here.

There's a couple of new sizes available too. Available from Donnellans in Box Hill... Oakleigh shop will match the price if it's closer to you.

New prices:

[ 18" ]

Bridgestone RE55 225/40/18 . . . . . . . $376 per tyre $395

Bridgestone RE55 245/40/18 . . . . . . . $383 per tyre $405

Bridgestone RE55 265/35/18 . . . . . . . $418 per tyre $440

Bridgestone RE55 285/30/18 . . . . . . . New Size $478

[ 17" ]

Bridgestone RE55 235/45/17 . . . . . . . $348 per tyre $355

Bridgestone RE55 235/40/17 . . . . . . . $351 per tyre $366

Bridgestone RE55 245/40/17 . . . . . . . New Size $386

Bridgestone RE55 255/40/17 . . . . . . . $375 per tyre $393

[ 16" ]

Bridgestone RE55 225/50/16 . . . . . . . New Size $290

Comparison of tread pattern between older Bridgestone 540s and current Bridgestone RE55:

bridgestone.jpg

Enjoy :wub:

Cheers.

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I bought a new set only a month ago for 410 each at Box Hill.

Price went up early June. I called end of May and they were $412 fitted, then called late June $440 fitted.

Something to do with the price of oil was what I was told. Great excuse for retailers if you ask me.

I know some people run these on the street, but does the sidewall make it really stiff and rough on general roads?

Ive had some Falken Azenis RT215 semi comps, they were 16's, and it was a rougher ride than the street 18's on the same car. These were back on my Commodore.

Are the sidewalls stiff like the Falken track tyres, soft like road tyres, or inbetween?

I run them on the street & they exhibit the following characteristics:

They tram line like a bitch.

The stiff side walls give you a rough ride.

They make a shit load of noise, especially at 80 to 90km/h

They pick up every bit of shit on the road & fire it up into your wheel arches.

The don't last very long.

RE55's are like the Falkens, the major difference being you get proper grip to offset the cost & the other hassles.

With a proper set up & a clean track - 1.25 laterals gees of fun should be yours to have. :O

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I run them on the street & they exhibit the following characteristics:

They tram line like a bitch.

The stiff side walls give you a rough ride.

They make a shit load of noise, especially at 80 to 90km/h

They pick up every bit of shit on the road & fire it up into your wheel arches.

The don't last very long.

RE55's are like the Falkens, the major difference being you get proper grip to offset the cost & the other hassles.

With a proper set up & a clean track - 1.25 laterals gees of fun should be yours to have. :)

You forgot to say - they go fast!

But yes the above is true. (Sigh) The price we pay to go 5sec quicker per lap.

The cost of rubber these days.

Bouncing higher and higher.... :) the god rubber

So ...My Tyres are going to cost more than the rims i ordered..

And steel has gone up in price too......

I just think it is all hype to make us pay more on the products they sell....like what was said on tv

I run a small business making office chairs and i have had no problems with price rises from my suppliers

We use steel and oil based products

This Sucks....We should all get together and have group buys for this...they are ripping us off

What next...our shoes are going to up in price by !5% because of the price of petrol :)

for those interested these tyres are in fact semi compound rubber, which is suitable for track usage. they are not recommended for normal street use. you can use them on the street but they react completely different to normal street radials. they are roadworthy and acceptable as far as ADR's and vicroads are concerned however.

the expected lifetime is somewhere around 8,000k's to 10,000ks for a set.

that would be normal street use i would expect, not sure how long they would last given full track usage. ie: not sure how many track days they would last

for those interested these tyres are in fact semi compound rubber, which is suitable for track usage. they are not recommended for normal street use. you can use them on the street but they react completely different to normal street radials. they are roadworthy and acceptable as far as ADR's and vicroads are concerned however.

the expected lifetime is somewhere around 8,000k's to 10,000ks for a set.

that would be normal street use i would expect, not sure how long they would last given full track usage. ie: not sure how many track days they would last

Well I put a set on approx 12 months ago. They have done a number of track days, approx 5000kms and are completely shagged.

If you are keen enough you can destroy a set in one track day.

The other thing that amuses me is how much of a difference some people expect them to make in a one minute lap. You may be lucky to pick up a couple of seconds over a good set of street tyres. Nothing more. Certainly not the 4 or 5 seconds over a minute lap that some people believe.

Well I put a set on approx 12 months ago. They have done a number of track days, approx 5000kms and are completely shagged.

If you are keen enough you can destroy a set in one track day.

The other thing that amuses me is how much of a difference some people expect them to make in a one minute lap. You may be lucky to pick up a couple of seconds over a good set of street tyres. Nothing more. Certainly not the 4 or 5 seconds over a minute lap that some people believe.

:thumbsup:

OK then...

Lets source a great tyre on road and track.....Set up a group pricing buy with the company

and then loose control....because it hasn't cost us much

Well I put a set on approx 12 months ago. They have done a number of track days, approx 5000kms and are completely shagged.

If you are keen enough you can destroy a set in one track day.

The other thing that amuses me is how much of a difference some people expect them to make in a one minute lap. You may be lucky to pick up a couple of seconds over a good set of street tyres. Nothing more. Certainly not the 4 or 5 seconds over a minute lap that some people believe.

Phillips Island - we tested with four people and they all improved by exactly five seconds straight away.

Sandown was like 4 seconds average

A decent steerer should be able to pull four seconds easy, and come close to five seconds even at a track like Winton.

I dropped 5 seconds off my time at Winton going from streets to semis... 1.43 to 1.38.... I did have a little bit more power, but i also had some brake issues, without the brake issues i think i would of had another second or so in there.... (on that day)

I dropped 5 seconds off my time at Winton going from streets to semis... 1.43 to 1.38.... I did have a little bit more power, but i also had some brake issues, without the brake issues i think i would of had another second or so in there.... (on that day)

You would only classify the GT-SS as " a little more power". Your car is awesome :D

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