How's advan A032 S compond compare RA1?

 

I've driven both, although it's been a few years apart and on different cars. I think they are similar, the A032R soft compound heats up much faster and is probably a bit stickier right off the bat. The RA1's are also decently grippy but take some beating on to get up to temp to perform at their best. They're both good tires, maybe not the stickiest R comps out there but usually pretty cheap and a good value.

The A032 was 245/40/17 on a M3 and I'm running the RA1's in 255/40/17 on my RX-8 currently.

 

how about the treadwear?

thanks a lot

 

In my experience, the RA1 will get you lower lap times and will last a lot longer. (But I have a lighter car.)

 

I think durability for both is better than most R comps being not quite as soft. I only did about 3-4 events on the A032's before I sold the car and the tires but they seemed to hold up well to the cheese grater rough type of asphalt we run on. Only did 1 event on the RA1's and saw little wear as well so I was impressed with both. The same surface destroyed my RT615 falkens pretty quickly.