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      02-07-2008, 12:03 AM   #1
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Bridgestone RE050A

Thinking of RE050A tires on 261M wheels. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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      02-07-2008, 07:29 AM   #2
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Pretty expensive tire. My s2k came with them stock. It wore pretty quickly too. Anyway, it was a GREAT handling tire.
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      02-07-2008, 08:23 AM   #3
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We'll likely get RE050A runflats from the factory anyway. Almost every one of the 18" wheel equipped cars that I've seen from BMW (non-M) generally have those.
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We'll likely get RE050A runflats from the factory anyway. Almost every one of the 18" wheel equipped cars that I've seen from BMW (non-M) generally have those.
Most likely. Either them or the Dunlop SP Sport 01 DSST. I had the Bridgestones on my Mazda at first and they were a decent tire. But they are expensive and wear poorly. There are a whole raft of great performance tires that will be cheaper than the Bridgestones.
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      02-07-2008, 10:25 AM   #5
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Not likely. It is sure, I got that tires from factory in my 135i and you will not get other tires simply because they are a special version of the RE050As with low rolling resistance specially designed for BMW. It is very unlikely that BMW has arrangements with other tire manufacturers.
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I just checked with Tire Rack and the only non-RF tires available, in 215/40/18 and 245/35/18 are BF Goodridge KDW 2 and Yokohama S.drive; neither of which look very impressive.
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I just checked with Tire Rack and the only non-RF tires available, in 215/40/18 and 245/35/18 are BF Goodridge KDW 2 and Yokohama S.drive; neither of which look very impressive.
Yup. Tire dimensions are very weird too. BMW should have specially requested that size for this car.
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Forces you to go a bit wider and reduce understeer. 225s will fit the stock front wheels, 255's on the rear. You have oddles of choices then. :wink:
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Do you think the 225s and 255s will work with 7.5 and 8.5 inch 261M wheels?
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      02-07-2008, 06:01 PM   #10
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Forces you to go a bit wider and reduce understeer. 225s will fit the stock front wheels, 255's on the rear. You have oddles of choices then. :wink:
I like that approach.
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      02-07-2008, 08:06 PM   #11
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Do you think the 225s and 255s will work with 7.5 and 8.5 inch 261M wheels?
It'll work fine.
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      02-07-2008, 09:45 PM   #12
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Thinking of RE050A tires on 261M wheels. Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks.
jams, i'm looking to hook up a set of 261s as well. i'm still inquiring across many dealerships to see if it's possible. if not, i bet we could hook something up w/ a fellow 1addict. either way, i'm planning on ps2s personally. if you do find out a way to get some 261s, please pm me. i'll do the same. thanks.
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confusion: I spoke with my dealer today. They have part numbers and pricing but can't order yet. I hope to get the wheels and tires before the car arrives in March. After a little research, I am leaning towards the Bridgestone RE 010R. I will drop you a note when they place the wheel order... shouldn't be more than a couple of weeks, they said.

Here are the 261 part numbers and retail prices:

36 11 7 891 050 Front $470 each
36 11 7 891 051 Rear $505 each
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Congratulations on 1000 posts, Mikeo!
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awesome, thanks. i'll inquire tomorrow.
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Thanks, JAMS 135. The Bridgestone RE 01R is a top performing summer tire, for sure. Just don't expect very long wear from them. It's one of the favorite tires for SCCA Solo street tire classes.
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      02-08-2008, 10:20 AM   #17
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Thanks, Mikeo. Any other suggestions? I tried PS2s on a 540 and found them to be much noisier than Bridgestones, as they wore. I love the RE 050As on my MCS.
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Bridgestone showed a new ultra-max summer performance tire yesterday. The RE 750 (IIRC). Here's a pic of the tread pattern:
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      02-08-2008, 10:49 AM   #19
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Interesting. The Existing RE750 looks nothing like that...




Edit: Found it.. it's the RE 070 (as seen at tire rack):

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The pic I have is the 'new' RE750- just introduced yesterday.
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Cool. I just noticed the slightly different tread pattern than the RE 070. Thanks Hugo!
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      02-08-2008, 11:52 AM   #22
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The pic I have is the 'new' RE750- just introduced yesterday.
Are you sure it's not the new RE760?
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