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RE-11's aren't officially an R compound tire, but they are as close as you will get in a street tire...
Nitto NT-05's are not an R compound, but NT-05R's are...
What are ya trying to do, and, as Zig asked, what sizes, or what is it going on?
The reason you won't find many 19" R-compound tires, btw, is that the smaller sidewall, the less a car handles... General rule is to run as small of a wheel (within reason) that fits over your brakes...
I hate to sound like this, but 400whp isn't really that much... a high performance street tire in a 265 should be just fine... when you say any gear though, there is no tire that isn't going to spin 1st... I've driven a 470 rwhp Z06 with Nitto NT05's (not the R's) and it would hang on through 2nd... 1st, it didn't matter, no matter what tire was on the car it would spin...
R-compound tires aren't really made for that type of traction anyways - they are made for the twisties... you are wanting a drag radial... Why not drop back to 18's anyways?
265/30 or 35/19... I need a sticky tire that will be able to handle 400whp+ car without going loose through any gear.
There are Hoosiers R6 or A6 I can get you in for the 265/35, although these are DOT approved R-compound tires are never intended for street use. If you do make the switch to an R-compound tire you could expect a tread life of around 1000 miles. R-compound tires are really "track only" tires and are probably a bit beyond what you need. The 265/35R19 you are looking at is a size that comes on the 2011 BMW M3 which is a 414hp V8, this car uses the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 and has outstanding results with this tire. You could go to the Michelin Pilot Super Sport in this size when they arrive at the end of the year and even improve on the PS2's traction and tread life. If this is a street driven vehicle I would never advise R-compound tires, the Michelin Pilot PS2's or Super Sports will provide all of the traction you need and tread life to be an everyday tire. The Bridgestone RE-11 would be better but still I would consider the RE-11 more of a track tire you can drive safely to and from the track. The RE-11 is safe for everyday use in the dry and wet and will have much more traction overall but because the traction is so high the wear is way down, probably a quarter of the tread life of the Michelins. So if grip is you only concern and tread life does not matter the Bridgestone RE-11 is the tire to go with. If you want a tire you can get 20-30k out of and still have pretty good traction I would do the Michelin
It would be the RE-11, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cups are considered an R-Compound tire. Although, still only a few thousand miles on the RE-11's though.
It would be the RE-11, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cups are considered an R-Compound tire. Although, still only a few thousand miles on the RE-11's though.
Ah, depends on the driving... a co-worker has about 8k on his and they are still in great shape... I foresee them going 15k at least... This is on a FWD Turbo Honda CRX that makes 280 whp...
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