Orig spec tyres for staggered 19" on S1 Redline Wagon

[Dart77]

Hi -- I have a VE SS-V wagon but am posting this in the VF section as I have been fortunate enough to have located some VF Series 1 Redline rims (19" staggered) which I want to put on mine. I bought the car with chrome Speedy 20" which I don't like. Plus, my VE has the VF Brembo brakes retro fitted so another reason that's why I needed the Redline rims.

The question is, can anyone remember what tyres (size and make) the Series 1 Redlines had fitted at the rear from factory? I have my eye on Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetric 3) 275/35/19 but they're not in stock in WA so will have to be ordered from over East. The Bob Jane guy here reckons that it might be better to go for a 30 profile as the 35 had a tendency to scrape the guards .

So I wanted to ask what size and make the factory put on so I can know a bit more before I make a decision. Also has anyone with the wagon and the staggered 19" rims had a problem with wheel arch clearance with the 35 profile?

Many thanks.

 

[chrisp]

If S1 and S2 are the same, this is the tyre placard for the VF S2 Redline Wagon… They were fitted with Potenza RE050 (but not the run-flat version!) from the factory.

 

[RevNev]

The question is, can anyone remember what tyres (size and make) the Series 1 Redlines had fitted at the rear from factory?

They had Bridgestone RE050A tyres 245/40 front and 275/35 rear. You can still buy RE050A's, they're expensive, old technology and not that good today. My preference with a good value for money second tier performance tyre is the Bridgestone RE003, a massively better tyre at all levels than the old RE050A. Above that I'd choose a Michelin PS4S at a much greater cost of course for a top-level performance tyre.

Bridgestone's top tier performance tyre the Potenza Sport, has the ugliest sidewall imaginable with a large rim protector protrusion to the extent that personally, I couldn't fit a tyre so visually unappealing.

 

[Forg]

We have a S1 Redline with 43k kms which the better-half babies & which has just had it's 4th set of rear tyres installed.
Factory RE050's, a set of PS4S's, and a stuff-up by Tempe Tyres where one side was a PS4S & the other side a SuperSport.
RE003's don't last any longer than the PS4S's AFAIK.

I just had a pair of Pilot Sport 5 fitted - hoping they will last a bit longer.

 

[VS 5.0]

43k kms which the better-half babies & which has just had it's 4th set of rear tyres

You need to install a tell tale tacho.

 

[Forg]

I've been in the car ... she babies it.
The tyres are pissweak!

 

[chrisp]

I've been in the car ... she babies it.

… when you are in the car with her.

 

[Lex]

I've been in the car ... she babies it.
The tyres are pissweak!

And when your not in the car with her, its flat out everywhere.
You'd be proud of her, at the lights its dragging the boy racers, & beating them! hahaha

 

[Dart77]

If S1 and S2 are the same, this is the tyre placard for the VF S2 Redline Wagon… They were fitted with Potenza RE050 (but not the run-flat version!) from the factory.

Thanks for the pic Chris - can't get more accurate than that. I was already planning on getting the 35 profile over the 30 that BJ Tmart recommended so that's good to know. Apparently the Goodyear Eagle F1 make both profiles. Still have the Ol Skool way of liking to see a bit more rubber around the rim.

 

[chrisp]

Thanks for the pic Chris - can't get more accurate than that. I was already planning on getting the 35 profile over the 30 that BJ Tmart recommended so that's good to know. Apparently the Goodyear Eagle F1 make both profiles. Still have the Ol Skool way of liking to see a bit more rubber around the rim.

Let us know how the Eagle F1s go. I tried to buy some but they were unavailable at the time. I went with the PS4Ss - definitely an improvement over the RE050As which seem to go off after a few years.