Track tires - Toyo R888

[TripleM]

R888 is now availabe in more sizes even 19in!
But as usual, no tire shop will stock em so u have to order em like 3mths in advance.
Here is the info...cool stuff, excellent tire that gives Mich PSC run for its money

Toyo Proxes R888 Road-Race Tire

Swee2x

 

[acupunch]

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Pak, looking for tracking tire for your new matachia to come har?

 

[TripleM]

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new matachia comes in semi slicks tires already

 

[acupunch]

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hoo woo...

 

[axl]

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Can attest to these tyres.. wet grip is surprisingly good. And it lasted me 35k mileage... granted, I only went to 1 TD with them, somemore a wet one, hah.

 

[Rastaman]

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Best bang for e buck semi's for track IMHO. Make sure u get the medium compound. Now me having hard time during last TD trying to get used to AO48's , very diff feel ! I dun like it.

 

[kurqa]

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any guesses on how much they'll cost for 225/40/18 when out in 4Qtr 07?

 

[axl]

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Mine was around $370/pc for 245/40 R18 fyi...

 

[kurqa]

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thanks axl...225/40 not out yet...think should be dec/jan to get to sgp.

what do you guys think for normal daily use...if not tracking..? overkill or still purposeful...

 

[TripleM]

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Can attest to these tyres.. wet grip is surprisingly good. And it lasted me 35k mileage... granted, I only went to 1 TD with them, somemore a wet one, hah.

Contrary to popular belief, R compound tires are actually grippier than regular street tires on damp road surface by bout 15pct due to the compound (this is claimed by by Michelin on their MPSC , iirc ) .. The only danger is only when u see are going thru standing water.

35k mileage is amazing.

 

[TripleM]

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Best bang for e buck semi's for track IMHO. Make sure u get the medium compound. Now me having hard time during last TD trying to get used to AO48's , very diff feel ! I dun like it.

A048 u get locally is all Medium Hard. If u try the Medium one ( available at Garage R, PI tires btw) then u will love em.

I find MH is really too hard and takes bloody long time to get the tempt up..

This toyo R888 compound is probably quite similar to the Medium version of A048.
and cost probably about the same if not slightly cheaper.

 

[axl]

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Thanks for the info Jack! Dint know that...

Anyway, this is how 35k on a semi-slick looks like. Wanted to get RT615, but no stock on a Sun, and I dint want to risk it bursting when travelling, so went for AD07 again.

That's the FR tyre fyi.

 

[TripleM]

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Axl, u drive till like dat, so disgusting..
25k max is probably wot u shud aim.
RT615 is pretty good too, had it on my Spec C b4.

 

[Shaun]

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WTF kind of a ricer are you Axl? Trying to give your car a touring car look with all that camber and then rolling around (or worse still, launching) on the streets in a straight line on semi slicks and wearing out the insides like that.

Severely disappointed. :errrrrrr:

 

[TripleM]

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his car hops too

 

[RaptureM3]

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i was thinking about r888 or a048 for daily drive. then decided against it and went with re01r.

sorry i p*ssy.

 

[Rastaman]

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A048 u get locally is all Medium Hard. If u try the Medium one ( available at Garage R, PI tires btw) then u will love em.

I find MH is really too hard and takes bloody long time to get the tempt up..

This toyo R888 compound is probably quite similar to the Medium version of A048.
and cost probably about the same if not slightly cheaper.

aba then, of coz i went for medium fm garage r - rear 265 size n it aint cheep mate..700buckaross each ! u have to indent or maybe if luck yr side like me i got them. front using MH ..arghhh !

yes agree r888 was medium compound which i used last ! make sure u ask for em !

 

[dave]

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Been using these tires for the past 2 TDs. What I can say is Don't Leave For Track Without It ..:woowooo:

D 888

 

[VLee]

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Oh, just out of curious. Recently i am on Toyo T1R. Any feedback on this? Correct me if i am wrong. The side wall seems soft thou. Haven tried others except OEM RTF tyres.

 

[TripleM]

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Rastaman
Front MH, rear M is clearly wrong set up....
Better to be the other way round.