mwiener2 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Ha! Caught you subaru! Their own company cars don't even use RE92's. Proof that they are aware the tires suck!!!! Thank you 03Indigo for finding the pic....although i bet that's not what you were thinking when you took it. http://www.rmcb5.com/albums/album108/Subaru4.jpg My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ih8vtec13 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 The plot thickens, I think we need to dig deeper. Does anyone rember that guy that had a bad case of indegestion caused by the RE92's? and what other ailments are they known to cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 I heard they can cause a severe case of 'driving off the road' and real bad ' the slips' My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanoswrx Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I didn't think re-92's came on the outback models, I thought it was just the normal legacy's that had re-92's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 nope, the whole line-up gets em My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 They look like winter tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powbmps Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 When I was at the Toyota/Scion dealership (getting my wife's minivan serviced) I noticed that the 'sporty' Scion Tc gets the same RE92 tires that we get (215/45/17). They are probably bit**ing about them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Sigh here we go again... Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 those do not look like winter tires. They look like a decent Set of all Seasons. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChE Outback XT Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 I used to ski for Fischer... I won't be at any more events this year, but I still have a few friends on the Factory Team. I'll try to find out what the tires are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallispec Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 When I was at the Toyota/Scion dealership (getting my wife's minivan serviced) I noticed that the 'sporty' Scion Tc gets the same RE92 tires that we get (215/45/17). They are probably bit**ing about them too. heh.. i just checked the first 2 toyota forums that showed up in a google search (RE92's are stock across the entire toyota line... well at least for the scion and camry).. I found a little bitching, but nowhere near what we've got here. I dont think they can push thier cars hard enough to actually reach the limits of the tires. anyhow, i dont mind the potenzas for daily driving. Once i've got some spare cash saved up i might swap them out for something better.... no rush though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 The plot thickens, I think we need to dig deeper. Does anyone rember that guy that had a bad case of indegestion caused by the RE92's? and what other ailments are they known to cause? Sterility Seriously though - I was one of those who didn't have an issue with them. I put them on the MINI for winter duty.....my fiance said she was hydroplaning in bad rain the other day. Note, she wasn't braking or turning.....just going straight. Probably going too fast for the road conditions (still under the posted limit), but scary nonetheless. Would it have happened with Toyo's or Pirelli's? Who knows. I do know this - I am ordering dedicated summer tires for the new wheels that we are buying for her car. Come winter, real snow tires too. (She drove RE-92's on her WRX wagon and never had an issue). In my mind......too much doubt to risk her safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxerGT2.5 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Jesus christ were on a crusade. OBAMA......One Big Ass Mistake America! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boris Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Look like Blizzak's to me, at least that is what I thought when I saw the picture at first. makes sense they would put snows on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkwag Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Same looks like Blzzak's but I plan on swopping out to cooper. I had them on 4 out of 5 cars of mine and I love the performance, low road noise and in dry, gravel, wet, snow, or ice the tire feels very concistant. The Brigestone (Firestone) yes these people are like brother and sister feel like the dri road is fine but wet they really do not make good contact with the road. Now yes, outside temp, road surfface temp, and tread depth have a lot to do with it along and most improtantly tire pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostsr20 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Those are winter tires. Look at the sidewalls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtguy Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 The other thing to keep in mind is that those XC ski support vehicles need to go everywhere. The RE92 is not really an off-road-rated tire, so the change would make sense. Something else to keep in mind is that when they say "Subaru Factory Team," they mean supported by Subaru. Subaru supplies them cars, but doesn't tell them what to do with said cars. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 i think they have a magnetic attraction to ditches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinw Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Sterility Seriously though - I was one of those who didn't have an issue with them. I put them on the MINI for winter duty.....my fiance said she was hydroplaning in bad rain the other day. Note, she wasn't braking or turning.....just going straight. Probably going too fast for the road conditions (still under the posted limit), but scary nonetheless. Would it have happened with Toyo's or Pirelli's? Who knows. I do know this - I am ordering dedicated summer tires for the new wheels that we are buying for her car. Come winter, real snow tires too. (She drove RE-92's on her WRX wagon and never had an issue). In my mind......too much doubt to risk her safety. Hydroplaning is first dictated by speed/water depth. Second is the tire pressure (hydroplaning resistance is increased with air pressure) And finally the last thing that affects the formula is the tire's tread and the effect it has is nominal at best. So of all the things people can try to pin on the RE92s, increased hydroplaning is not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Hydroplaning is first dictated by speed/water depth. Second is the tire pressure (hydroplaning resistance is increased with air pressure) And finally the last thing that affects the formula is the tire's tread and the effect it has is nominal at best. So of all the things people can try to pin on the RE92s, increased hydroplaning is not one of them. So, treaded tires hydroplane the same as slicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sduford Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 What he said ^^^ Sylvain www.digitalfotographer.com - Audi Q5 Club - MB-GLK Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinw Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 What he said ^^^ Prove to me they don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGT Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Easy. Race cars use slicks in the dry and grooved tires in the rain. Duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinw Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Easy. Race cars use slicks in the dry and grooved tires in the rain. Duh. But that's not proof of hydroplaning ability. Just overall traction. And even then I'd like to see some real tests done with a slick vs treaded tire in the same compound. Race slicks and Race rain tires have different compounds (rains are very soft comparatively). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sduford Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Some tires can funnel 100's of gallons of water per minute through their channels. That goes a long way towards preventing hydroplaning. Above a certain speed though, any tire will just "float" Sylvain www.digitalfotographer.com - Audi Q5 Club - MB-GLK Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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