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Old 11-12-2001, 05:35 PM
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I am getting ready to order (2) Bridgestone Potenza S-02 225/50WR16 rear tires ($156/each) from tirerack.com Does anyone have the part number for these tires? These are the closest to Honda OEM rear tires right? Thanx.
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Jim from Tirerack posts his extension in the Tirerack forum -- I would call him directly. Or you can call Connor at Tirerack at 1-800-428-8355 X269. If you order on the phone, make sure you mention this site so that CThree will get some credit.

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$156 each? Did the price come down? I paid $189 last time.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by yu888
[B]$156 each?
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Dang, i just got front S02's for more than that! Oh well...live and learn. Glad prices are coming down...hope that doesnt indicate anything being discontinued or anything...
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tanqueray
[B]Jim from Tirerack posts his extension in the Tirerack forum -- I would call him directly.
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Yep they have dropped. I just bought mine 2 weeks ago, and they dropped the following monday. Talk about crappy timing.


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I went to a bridgestone dealer and he wouldn't stop talking about the SO3. I say I want SO2. He said they are being discontinued. I think this will cause problems with my car.

I now have dunlop SP Sport 5000. They suck. I want SO2.
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From reading the tirerack.com forum, Jim@tirerack.com is totally raving about the S03s. I would love to give them a try but my front tires are still at 50% so I wouldn't want to mix the S02s and S03s together. Maybe my next whole set would be S03s...
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Originally posted by yu888
...hope that doesnt indicate anything being discontinued or anything...
Same here. I just ordered a pair @ $156 each and was assured these are for the S2000's rear. However, didn't Bridgestone used to make FOUR S-02s in our particular sizes (front/rear)?

* standard
* OEM for Porsche
* OEM for Honda (S2000)
* S-02 Pole Position

I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I remember seeing all these in a Tire Rack magazine ad a while back.

Anyway, Tire Rack's web.site only lists two Bridgestone 225/50-16 S-02s now, and I don't see anything at all related to the S-02 or S-02PP on Bridgestone's web.site. If Bridgestone does decide to discontinue the S-02 line, we'll just need to carefully watch what Honda puts on the newer S2000s. Hopefully, Honda will put as much homework into these as they did with the current OEM S-02s...and that the Tire Rack will be willing/able to get them.

Anyway, my tires should be here on Monday, so I'll let you all know if these are not the S-02s I'm expecting (w/92W designator).


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