but about the comment about they hydroplaning alot, it has some truth in it, at least compared to my sumito htr zii's. I rolled on the sumi's last winter and the beginning of this one and they fared well in *normal* driving, as in cruising on the freeway at 65mph when raining. I just swapped them out for the re-92's w/ 95% tread left on saturday and i immediately felt it hydroplane a few times coming back from sac the same night. it would feel as if something was pulling your steering wheel for a second and you wouldnt have control. my sumi's didn't do that too often. however, i did get these new re-92's for tahoe as my sumi's were summer tires only. My old re-92's did well for a couple trips during 2 winter seasons in tahoe. although i was driving really slow. these tires are fine if you just slow down.

 

all wheel drive... hydroplanning really bad?? uhh... dont think so =?

 

Driving with my bald RE070's on the freeway during a downpour was probably the scariest **** I have ever done, I had to drive 35 and was still floating all over the ****ing place, I probably should have pulled over, but I'm retarded and kept going

 

AWD doesn't magically make the the water underneather the tires disappear When you're hydroplaning you are pretty much no wheel drive until you touch the asphalt again.

 

90k mile warranty and great in the rain

Hydroplaning is fun when you know to expect it. Like the puddle that always is there when it's raining when you're going from 680S to 580E. If you really don't want to hydroplane get S-03s, they're supposedly pretty high up there in water evacuation.

 

S03s are good in water but GSD3s are better, and almost as good in the dry.

 

Wow.

 

not to mention cheaper (and has a better treadwear rating) as well

 

They don't really last any longer though. Mine didn't anyway. I've reviewed both of these tires several times... for most people, one is a clear choice over the other depending on needs and wants. I prefer the S03s.

 

my re-050a's have actually been holding up pretty well this winter. last winter I had avon techs that held up well too. I havent noticed any hydroplaning with the 050's, and I'm not planning on switching to the re-95s I have on the stock wheels unless I'm going to be doing some wet off roading

 

my toyo's hydroplane all day long. i love it.....

 

you cannot directly compare tread ware ratings from one brand to another... they are not based on a standard scale

 

The RE-92s are not the greatest performance tire, but they do good enough in the rain.

I bet you any amount of money, I can make any tire hydroplane on a WRX.

I drove over hwy 17 on worn re-92s in the **** raining winter and never hydroplaned because I did not push it.
If you drive fast enough through a 1" standing puddle you will skim over it.

Just don't be dumb.

 

so you mean if I get the best rain tire, I can't street race for jesus going 190mph and not hydroplane

 

you hit the nail on the head brother.