Stiff sidewall Forester STi tyre - RE070 replacement

[bonesX]

Currently have Toyo winter tyres fitted (excellent), and am now beginning to look for a summer rubber option.

Needs to be 18" - either 225/45 or 235/45.

I like a stiff sidewall for the feedback

I was thinking of the RE070 but these aren't made any more are they? What would a natural alternative be??

Cheers

[ScoobieWRX]

Either get some trackday tyres on your steed Toyo R1R, or maybe run flats. RunFlats have very stiff sidewalls.

[banny650]

Yokohama AD08s

[bonesX]

banny650 said:

Yokohama AD08s

Aha - indeed sir! I have these on my Type R Impreza - such a brilliant tyre, and with super stiff sidewall...

Sadly they are £200 a corner in my size

[Ved]

Conti sport 5's are pretty stunning tyres. Well worth a look.

[bonesX]

Bridgestone - long known for stiff SW's - now have the RE-11 which looks awesome - not available here! Dunlop have the Direzza 2 which looks like a Advan AD08 - not available in the UK

The AD08 IS available, but I'm not going to pay £200/corner

The F1 AS 2 is £140 and does a a pretty top job. This looks favourite at the moment

[Lefty]

Thought about a set of 17" alloys? I just got AD08's fitted for 155 each on my p1...

[bonesX]

Lefty said:

Thought about a set of 17" alloys? I just got AD08's fitted for 155 each on my p1...

Ooh, nice, have you had the AD08 on your P1 before? Hugely confident tyre on the Impreza


I really want to keep the Forester's height the same as it is, so if I went 17" I would need a 225/50 to keep about the same (lowers by 4mm actually) and I don't think Yoko make that size in 17" - shame as there's a 225/45 AD08 for £116

[bonesX]

The Bridgestone Potenza S001 is top of the running...

[GreyGray]

• thread revival*

Checking the tyres on my '03 Forester STI at the weekend has revealed they're original (!). Does anyone have any suggestions for suitable replacements with a stiff side wall - I'm running standard suspension, ARB, and no strut braces so can tolerate a stiffer tyre.

Cheers

[vxr2010]

if it's me ku39 kuhmos 225 or 235 40 18 work well , i have conti contact 3 which are not cheap and as the car came, i'm looking forward to putting kuhmos on as they seem to be a better all round tyre

[a s b]

Nanking ns2r in 180 compound super stiff side walls

[Konan]

I've settled on Yokohama v105 for the last few sets. Really stiff, better grip than the 050 I came off. Obviously a bit behind on compared to AD08 in the dry, but much better in the wet.

Noisy buggers tho.