how are the bridgestones that come on the stock sti??? there's a guy i know that wants me to buy them for pretty cheap under 300$ 5,000 miles on them

 

The Bridgestone RE070 is a good dry weather tire. If you never encounter standing water on the freeway, you might be able to live with them during wet weather. On snow or ice, however, they will suck compared with even the Bridgestone RE92 that comes stock on many Subaru vehicles.

Make sure they are the correct size for the aftermarket wheels you bought.

EDIT: I've split off your question from your old thread. It's time to ask questions like this separately, and in the specific forum that addresses the topic.

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They are strictly summer tires, very good dry handling but not very long life. If they have 5K on them already they may be significantly worn depending on how the car was driven and whether they were rotated. You'd want to check the tread depth on all of them and make sure they are evenly worn and not too far down.
They are 17" tires so you can only use them if you have 17" wheels of the proper width.
Since they are a summer compound, you absolutely cannot use them when the temperature drops below about 40 F, they will get hard and lose most of their traction. People have crashed their new STi's because they bought them in the winter and didn't bother to change the tires immediately (and the dealers didn't bother to make the point that they needed to do so). If you run these in the warm weather you will need a second set of tires for the cold season.

 

please do not blame people crashing and lack of common sense on a tire

the RE070 is fine in the rain if you do not try to drive the car like you do in the summer. I have run on 070s for several seasons in both a WRX and STi and never once felt the tire was out of control in the rain.

Use your head, don't drive like a jackass in the rain, and you will be fine. Most people that complain about how bad a tire a 070 is for the rain is trying to point the blame on a crash elsewhere then themselves.

 

I wasn't blaming the tire, just the lack of common sense as you indicated. Those who buy the car with those tires on it should know going in that they are not all-seasons and thus are totally unsuitable for snow or cold weather. This is true not just for the RE070 but for all summer compound tires.
There is nothing inherently wrong with the tires themselves.

 

Great tire for handling in the summer it's a ok winter tire. Took the STI to Reno many times in the snow no problems and I don't drive like a grandma either. Bad side it they don't last long.

 

As people have mentioned, they are a great summer tire. I autocross on the RE070's, and think they are probably one of the best street tires for auto-x.

I've driven on them in all conditions (rainstorm w/ standing water and through snow/ice) and they are certainly not the best tire in those situtations, but the dry handling cannot be beat.

 

RE070's are AWESOME in the dry. They aren't all that great in the rain, so just be safe with them in the wet. I highly recommend them for their awesome grip in dry weather. I recently switched tires and there is a huge difference in dry performance.

 

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The RE070 will work out great in dry weather but I think he'll probably need a second set of tires for winter use to work in the snow, unless he parks it for the winter.

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yes thats the answer i'm looking for i have my stock bridgestones i think their the 90's model (not sure) on my stock 16" rims those are my winter tires!

i just bought motegi (spl) 17"x7" rims for my car and i'm going to be doing autox this summer, but will probably be not doing it anymore cause i'm going into the army in fall!

 

A lot of people complain that their RE070s are shot by the time they hit about 12,000 miles on them. I have 16,500 miles on my '05 STi and they have plenty of tread life left to them.

1. I don't hang every corner I come in contact with.

2. I don't drive faster than about 10 mph over the speed limit

3. I stick to factory recommendations for tire rotations

4. I check the tire pressure to make sure they are inflated to correct specifications.

Just take good care of your tires, drive responsibly, and they will last you.

In all honesty I have NOT driven the car in the wet more than probably 5 times since ownership, so I can not comment on wet conditions as much as some other members can, but I drove responsibly and did not run into any issues.

The owner manual does not recommend driving in the snow with the RE070s. In fact, take a look at the tread pattern (like there is one....) and I don't think you'd want to drive in the snow on them either......

 

Sinister Subaru's comments are the closest to reality I've read about these tires and how they probably perform for most people.

I just posted a review on the RE070 reviews page - (I'll copy it here.)

____"I have over 45,000 miles on these tires!! 85% freeway miles, but I drive pretty hard into all turns corners in town and on the freeway. I live in Seattle; plenty of water to drive in and they still stick very, very well. I've never broke loose unless I did it on purpose and hydroplaning is absolutely minimal. Someone said they hydroplaned at 10-15 mph and I just don't see it. (you sure it wasn't hail?)
I also don't see wearing these out in 10k-15k miles or less either unless you're on the track a lot or putting on a show all through town. If your car is driven like a fast sporty hi-perf daily driver, these tires won't let you down. "____

I'm no granny driver (I recently got "the letter" from the state) and I occasionally put plastic on the passenger seat to protect the upholstery from inexperienced STi joy-ride passengers. When I first bought the car, I heard all kinds of warning about "incredibly fast wear", etc. and went about researching tires to be prepared to shop. That was June '04 and I'm just starting to shop around today!

If you couldn't guess, I'm shopping for a new set of RE070's. I've read all kinds of good and bad about other brands and models, with as much discrepancy as the RE070 comments, but since my experience with the RE070 has not left me wanting more out of a tire, it seems an obvious and risk free choice for the kind of money it takes to put new tires on this awesome machine. (yes, I love this car!)

 

I have nearly 20,000 miles on my 05 STi and while there is plenty of tread left, it seems they're dry-rotting in between the treads. I do a lot of hwy driving but also my share of canyon carving....

 

That's why there is a specific tire compound for a specific kind of weather.So you just have
to be aware of the kind of tire you have on your car.That's right common sense plays a very
important role in driving a car.I have two sets of tires,one for summer and wet,one for all weather set.That can do a good job of tackling snow,mud,rain,sleet.Even though you have those tire,it still common sense that play a role in good driving.

 

I have nearly 30,000 miles on my 05 wrx and I just bought a new set of RE070 (not bad for USD $ 166.00/each at tirerack - USD$ 700 for the set, shipped). I am changing because one of the tires got a bad nail on the edge, otherwise I would drive at least 5K miles more on them.

Where I live doesn't rain much, and doesn't snow either. But even in the rain I have absolutely NO complains about this tire.

I perform rotation on every oil change (5K miles aproximately).

Grande