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Toyo R888
ukdub:
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--- Quote from: ukdub on March 04, 2009, 12:19:29 pm ---How long would a set of R888's last under normal conditions. At the moment with mostly motorway miles I make a set of Toyo Proxy T1R's last 20k on the front and 40k on the rear.
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The compound of the T1R is 280. Ive just checked some 888's in stock and they are 100. Based on your figures you will use up the 888's 7200 1440 miles respectivley.
The lower the number the solfer the compound. to make it easier to understand if they were 200 and 100, the 100 would wear approx twice as fast.
HTH
Ben
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I was hoping for about 10k out of the fronts. Are there any other road/track tyre that are not as soft as the R888's and therefore last a bit longer?
tony_danza:
Hmm - if you had 18"s I could have sold you a nearly new set of Parada Spec2s.
Michelin Pilot Sport Cups? Hankook Ventus K107s that VWR use?
Hurdy:
It will always depend on how you use the car from day to day on how they wear. My Conti's lasted a mere 8700 miles and are much harder than the R888's.
I've been looking and asking about R888's for a while now on various forums and talking to quite a few peeps and although they are very good at what they are designed to do, they aren't designed to be used as an every day wheel. I've also seen a few posts about cold weather useage and they can crack in sub zero conditions. Here's a linky.
http://marktg.toyotires.com/file/TireStorage.pdf
The wheel man:
--- Quote from: ukdub on March 04, 2009, 04:21:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: The wheel man on March 04, 2009, 02:14:42 pm ---
--- Quote from: ukdub on March 04, 2009, 12:19:29 pm ---How long would a set of R888's last under normal conditions. At the moment with mostly motorway miles I make a set of Toyo Proxy T1R's last 20k on the front and 40k on the rear.
--- End quote ---
The compound of the T1R is 280. Ive just checked some 888's in stock and they are 100. Based on your figures you will use up the 888's 7200 1440 miles respectivley.
The lower the number the solfer the compound. to make it easier to understand if they were 200 and 100, the 100 would wear approx twice as fast.
HTH
Ben
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I was hoping for about 10k out of the fronts. Are there any other road/track tyre that are not as soft as the R888's and therefore last a bit longer?
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What size are you after? I can try and find some more info for you. Prada Spec 2's are OK although i found them treeible in the wet (diffeent car so wont apply to every vehicle) From memory Kumho make a track biasd tyre that wont break the bank.
But to echo Hurdy's comments, these are track tyres that are legal on the road rather than road tyres that can cope with the track......
DanGB:
you shouldnt use R888's for normal road use. 1. they wont last and 2. they will be pretty dangerous in the wet as they are not designed for tohswe conditions on the road.
I am going for some Hankook RS2 Z212 for my trackday tyres. these are supposed to be a bit less grippy than the R888's but alot longer lasting, as well as being decent in the wet. They are also only £99 per corner for 225/40/18's.
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