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Discount prices on Bridgestone RE55's for SAU Vic members

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Ok Guys, Here's the deal...

Darren (Daz) and myself went down to Donnellan's in Box Hill this afternoon and arranged some great prices on Bridgestone RE55's for all you lucky SAU Vic punters who are looking to buy some semi-comp rubber.

There are two different compound tyres you can choose from with the RE55, the SR or the TT. The difference is the TT is a softer compound, which is stickier around corners, but will wear out faster. The SR compound is recommended for getting more life out of the tyre, while still providing strong grip on the track. The price is the same for either compound that you choose.

These prices are currently available as single purchase, just make sure you mention you're from Skylines Australia. The group buy I was planning was too difficult to coordinate logistically, and the prices wouldnt be much less anyway, as these are already low prices..

Details:

Contact Person: Paul or Mark

Donnellan's Box Hill (Bridgestone Tyre Centre)

837 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

Ph: (03) 9898 9591

Melway Ref: Page 47 B9

UBD map ref: Page 256 N14

Prices:

[ 18" tyres ]

Bridgestone RE55 235/40/18 . . . . . . . $354 per tyre

Bridgestone RE55 265/35/18 . . . . . . . $392 per tyre

[ 17" tyres ]

Bridgestone RE55 235/45/17 . . . . . . . $347 per tyre

Bridgestone RE55 255/40/17 . . . . . . . $363 per tyre

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

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These are the best prices I've found, considering some of the other places charging $470 - $530 per tyre(!) for 18" size.

I hope this helps people out with saving time searching for a good deal on Bridgestone semi-comps.

See you on the track :P

-Matt

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Downforce Grand Master

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Nice prices

How many km of normal driving are the TT rated at?

Well they're not really designed for street use, but they are a street legal tyre. You can normally get around 8,000 to 12,000km I've been told even as high as 14,000km. Obviously if you factor in the additional wear from attending track days the tyres wont last those many km's.

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Nice prices

How many km of normal driving are the TT rated at?

Well they're not really designed for street use, but they are a street legal tyre. You can normally get around 8,000 to 12,000km I've been told possibly even more, it depends on your driving style. Obviously if you factor in the additional wear from attending track days the tyres wont last those many km's.

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Denham, if you need to know how many kays they will last on road, the answer is that you shouldn't be using them on the road!

They will try and kill you in the wet on the road anyway in your beast!

Roy Grand Master

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thats bullshit!!They grip well in the wet

:werd: they are fine in the wet. They struggle when the tread depth gets close to the wear markers, but doesnt every tyre?

They are however noisy when driving, and your car can tramlnine a bit with them. If you can afford r-compound tyres for the track you can afford a cheap and nasty 2nd set of rims for them. I like the sound and the car sometimes tracking funny on the road but im an idiot who wishes my car was a touring car :D

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thats bullshit!!They grip well in the wet

Sorry perhaps I should rephrase... compared to a 'proper' road tyre, these will be more trecherous in the wet on the road.

And particularly for Denham's beast, probably a waste of tyre for the road, unless he has buckets of money to throw at tyres :D

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I have Dunlop RSV98s... they suck in the wet. But I have a feeling that they suck generally... we'll see at Sandown haha

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Sorry perhaps I should rephrase... compared to a 'proper' road tyre, these will be more trecherous in the wet on the road.

And particularly for Denham's beast, probably a waste of tyre for the road, unless he has buckets of MONEY to throw at tyres :D

:D

I have Dunlop RSV98s... they suck in the wet. But I have a feeling that they suck generally... we'll see at Sandown haha

LOL no i dont have buckets of money.

I have some new hankook silica tyres to go on my new 18 inch rims soon.

These tracks days are going to start getting expensive once special fuel and semi slick tyres on a second set of rims starts happening.

DOnt know if i will be running over 300 at the wheels for the first time out at sandown, only prob 260 odd to see how the car/engine holds up.

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Semi comps are fine in the wet. Me and snowman had a great time in the rain turning into turn 1 at 200 km/h.

On the road they sound like a plane is going to land on your car and I hate the way they hold onto every little bump, pothole, road angle and white line. The tramlining is terrible. It's hard to relax while driving your car with stickies on a shitty road.

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well...semis are only OK in the rain with plenty of tread...they wear quick and you need to keep an eye on them. Once the tread is gone they are exactly like slicks in the wet :)

you really do need at lest 4-5mm of tread for them to work in the rain...

Downforce Grand Master

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Actually the TT's are the softer compound.... go the SR's, they will last considerably longer...

Is that right? Well.... Paul @ Donnellans told me the reverse... TT was the longer lasting compound. better double check before you buy, I know I will :)

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