Are these tires softer than stock Type R tires? What does 200 thread wear mean?

By the way the performance is great compared to stock GSR tires.

 

Where did you get it from?

 

Treadwear ratings only apply for one company against that same company. Say you have Falken Ziex vs. Falken Azenis then you can compare them. But if you are trying to compare those to the stock RE's based on treadwear you will not get a fair comparison based on the 200 number alone.

The only way to really test one compound as being softer than another is to use a durometer under controlled conditions (i.e. same place on tire, same weather conditions, same amount of use on each tire). A durometer gives you a relative number which can tell you that one compound is softer than another, is softer than another, so on and so forth.

 

I think <u>every</u> Type R owner that is running 205/50/15 Falken Azenis has said that they have stiffer sidewalls and grip better than the stock 195/55/15 Bridgestone RE010s.

 

vulcan tire is selling them, instock and only $63/ea

 

200 threat wear , not bad at all .
my pirellis have 160.

 

OT. whose still waiting for their order from discount?

 

As mentioned, treadwear is tottally irrelvant between manufacturers, and probably pretty useless even within a manufacturer. My 160 treadwear pirellis are a LOT harder than my 200 treadwear azenis...and the azenis are rated that way partly for ST legality in solo 2 methinks...

 

I wanted to know about how many miles these tires last with normal driving.

 

Me....


Suprdave

 

whats normal driving in a type r???

 

Given that the RE010 varies by a factor of 3 to 4 (some owners get less than 7K miles while others last well over 20K miles), I would bet the same thing is true with the Azenis. Depends on how you use them.

 

I am tired of waiting for these FAWKING AZNIS. I am going to find something else.

 

I got mine put on on sat morning.

 

I never knew RE010 could last 20000 miles. Thanks NSXCJR