EP3 tyres.

[GingerWizard]

I know this topic has been done to death; BUT what is the curent thinking on shoes for my Type R. I currently have 205/45/R17 Bridgestone Potenza. I need a whole new set and thats likely to be £450 notes...... I Won't be doing any track days as such in the next year as i have to many finicial commitments. Can anyone reccommend a set of cheaper alternatives to these tyres, perhaps with a bit more side wall...?

Many Thanks

GingerWizard

[dave328]

I have Yokohama Parada Spec 2 on mine and like them a lot - they are 215s though.

They are awesome in the dry but can be a slight handful in the wet - just need to be a little careful

[itsnotarace]

Trouble is, there is not another tyre out there with a stiff enough sidewall compared to the RE040's, and EP3's are not exactly famed for their steering feedback as it is.

Every other Toyo, Yoko, Michelin, Pirelli tyre I have tried just makes it feel like you're driving through treacle or has comedy jelly like roll in the corners. I guess that's fine if you like that sort of thing but personally I don't

[Grovsie26]

Stick to the Pots.

[Martin_Hx]

Grovsie26 said:

Stick to the Pots.

[GingerWizard]

Right then i am getting a full set of 4 potenzas, new discs alround (suggestions please) new pads (ferodo DS2500 already installed and very happy!) a wheel alignment/geomoetry done. That should be about £800..... precisely £500 more then i have this month!

[Martin_Hx]

Got 4 fitted about 5 months ago for £420 fitted for reference

[GingerWizard]

quick question, i have REO40's on the civic at the moment, can i put RE050's on? And whats the difference?

[thatsprettyshady]

GingerWizard said:

quick question, i have REO40's on the civic at the moment, can i put RE050's on? And whats the difference?

Fitten re050 to my ep3 yesterday after running the 040s, no real difference to tread pattern, and feel is the same.
The 050's have a higher load rating iirc, so sidewalls should be a little stiffer. But to reiterate they feel no different!

HTH

[itsnotarace]

The RE050's are slightly better in the wet and sacrifice some outright dry grip as a trade off

OEM discs are fine all round. I paid around £95 for fronts under Honda Happiness last time round

[GingerWizard]

Just waiting on a quote for.... 4X REO50's 4x DS2500 pads, 4x EBC Blanks.

One more question, just looking at my tyres today and the rears are 205/45/R17 W84 and the front 205/45/R17 W 80. Now the fronts look much thinner then the rears. I thought the letter indicated the speed rating but have no idea what the difference between the 80 and 84 is.

Thoughts>

many thanks

Gwiz

[itsnotarace]

84 is the load rating, there is a specific Honda version of the RE040's btw.

http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/bridgesto...

No point putting DS2500 pads to the rear, they only deal with 15% of the braking so it's not worth the upgrade, even for track work. OEM pads are fine for the rear and give less brake dust to boot.

ETA - it's worth getting braided hoses (Goodrich) for the increase in pedal feel. I use Motul 600 fluid which is ace but I track mine regularly so the fluid is changed every 3 - 6 months. If you don't track it then any decent 5.1 fluid will be fine.

Edited by itsnotarace on Tuesday 28th September 09:26

[GingerWizard]

I just got the quote.
Re040's £102.50 each fitted and balanced, and £200 notes for discs and pads all round.....