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Greg,

Chris is correct,Warren with the white gtr put some on the second to softest compound and he said he cannot believe the difference it makes.Thats on a gtr so one can only imagine what it would be like on a high horse power gts-t.

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SKYLINE (Kym)....

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Blackwood Tyrepower is the distrubutor for TOYO's.

They have the cheapest RA1's available as obviously every one has to go through them.

How do the RA1's pull up against the RE55S?

From what I can see the RE55S have more of a semislick aggressive look.

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The S in RE55S means seriously sticky like sh@t on a blanket. they reduce inherent understeer in the GTR and give better turn in. However the biggest improvement is with the reduction in power on oversteer also inherent bigtime in a GTR. I guess all those with a drift bent would see this as a handicap but those of us who like to chew on everything that goes around corners including motorbikes in the hills there is nothing like them. I bought the WT compound SOFT. There is a SUPER SOFT MEDIUM and HARD. I looked at all the other DOT rated slicks DUNLOP TOYO MICHELIN PIRELLI etc. The Bridgestone is almost half the price of all. This means you can wear out two sets for the price of one. Wish I had of known about the trackday I would have liked to worn them out

DOWNSIDE TO OWNING SEMISLICKS

1. ROAD NOISE

2. MOST OF THE TYRES ENDS UP ON THE CAR

3. NOT GOOD IN THE RAIN

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In my 15 minute drive to work in the rain this morning my front torgue guage

was wrapped around the endstock and that was just getting out of the driveway.

A couple of weeks of accumulated oil and road grime wasnt helping either. Much more fun and 10 minutes quicker on the way home. One other word about the tyres there is definately less tramlining than with the Falkens I had on before.

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The S in RE55S means seriously sticky like sh@t on a blanket. they reduce inherent understeer in the GTR and give better turn in. However the biggest improvement is with the reduction in power on oversteer also inherent bigtime in a GTR. I guess all those with a drift bent would see this as a handicap but those of us who like to chew on everything that goes around corners including motorbikes in the hills there is nothing like them. I bought the WT compound SOFT. There is a SUPER SOFT MEDIUM and HARD. I looked at all the other DOT rated slicks DUNLOP TOYO MICHELIN PIRELLI etc. The Bridgestone is almost half the price of all. This means you can wear out two sets for the price of one. Wish I had of known about the trackday I would have liked to worn them out

Where did you buy yours (tyres) from? How much? I do a lot of driving in the hills, and wish to get rid of the understeer problem you mentioned.. I am currently looking at a set of yokies, but if the RE55s are cheap, then I got more money to spend on my engine!!!

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I had the old RE540s on the R33. They were great in the hills if the roads were smooth, but when they get bumpy & the rest of the time on the street they were such a pain I have got rid of them (of course, they had no tread left anyway!)

I have gone back to normal street yokos. Wont be quite as good for handling, but will make the car much more comfortable to drive.

I used to use Bridgestone in the city when Laurie was there. My last couple of sets came from Mag Wheel centre on Prospect Rd.

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Sorry for the late reply, been away. I bought them from Bridgestone in Magill Road. They are the only Bridgestone Motorsport Tyre Outlet. Cost was $365.00 each fitted, did notice however they were having a 4 for the price of 3 offer in the EASTERN STATES when I was in Sydney during the week dont know if the same here ask. Even more to spend on your car. BTW cost doesnt change for different compounds in the RE55. I would like to go to a lightweight 18x9 rim, the RE55 comes in a 265/35/18 which wouild increase the overall diameter of the wheel/tyre by 7.6mm just enough to fill the guards a bit more and prevent gutter rash along with 10mm more gripping than the 255/40/17 I m running. The price goes up to $415.00 each.

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