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Replace rears or buy all new?

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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 04:12 AM
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I'm running the OEM RE050's on my 06 S2000. My rears need to be replaced. The fronts measure about 6/32 tread depth. Would you recommend just replacing the rears with another set of RE050's or getting 4 new tires? Is 6/32 on the front enough tread to last as long as a new set of rears? Or would I be better off buying a new set of Star Specs for about $150 more?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:32 AM
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Bump. No opinions?

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 06:36 AM
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Get the full set of Star specs, I promise you won't regret it.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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For most it seems that the rears tend to wear roughly twice as fast. It's really your judgment call to make. The Star Specs are very popular.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 09:04 AM
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you can either get a new set of matching rears and finish all 4 at the same time or get a new set of 4 tires.

RE050 are good tires...just really expensive compared to others like star specs
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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On my ap2 the rears wore out, I replaced them with new re050's. By the time those wore the front were worn too and I did all 4
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