Did several searches and can find nothing on these tires for the R. I have 21k now and two of the tires are bald. I was told at the shop that some Yokohama 195/55 H-rated(if I remember correctly) are a better substitute for the Bridgestone RE010s for someone who doesn't drive the **** out of the car. Any opinions on these tires? I'm willing to fork out the money for the Bridgestones but if I will be satisfied with the Yokohamas at half the price i might go that route.

 

which the A022, they track ok but make alot of noise and are not too good in the rain, forget snow!
and have poor straight line traction

WEll I meen is they sucked and lasted 14k miles

 

There are lots of choices now. Toyo Proxes T1-S are getting cheaper now and of coz there are FM901. T1-S is the better all around street tires and IMO that's the best street tire I've ever use(excluding Azenis coz it's not considered as street tires).

Depends on how u drive your car and if u go track days or not.

 

I drive my car very easy, and try not to get too happy in corners but sometimes I have a little fun. I wouldn't say I ever use the R to its full potential, hell my stock tires lasted 21k. I use the car mostly for commuting. I was just concerned about cutting costs and settling with a lower grade product which will cause me grief later. The R has saved my *** several times due to its handling and I don't want to sacrifice that.

 

I agree, I'm on my second set of T1-S. Every since I first had them, I feel like I'm biased towards every other tire out there. For the tread design functionality, technology in them, and longevity, can't beat them.

 

why not check out the new es100 and get one of these..
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/yoko_r...romo_main.html