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Road legal slicks
Janner_Sy:
i thought toyo were bringing out another semi slick tyre rated just below the R888s that were better in the wet and a little closer to road spec.
xxx_mojo_xxx:
Can the Toyos be used for normail day-to-day driving? Being a tart I like the tread pattern. Will they last a while - or do they just wear out after a couple of hundred miles?
Janner_Sy:
friend with an evo has r888s his lasted 7500 miles with a few track days thrown in, but even he says its a no no in the wet. he put me off getting them myself.
im sure driven normally in the wet they will bve fine until you hit standing ater then you are fooked.
Msportman:
Over the years I've run Yoko's, Toyo's and Dunlop's on my Golf's including slick's.
My advice is these tyres should only be used for track only unless you can afford to use and change them on a regular basis. They will NOT offer good traction in extremely wet conditions although if you get some heat into them they will grip well in damp conditions.
The Toyo's are the softest and will degrade heavily on the shoulders and don't have such a hard sidewall. They grip well when hot but can go off quikly on a hot trackday likewise the A0048 Yoko's.
The better of these are Dunlop D01j's. I've been using these for the last 4 yrs and they have a much better wear rate. I managed to get a load of ex VW Cup 235x40x 18's tyres and ran them on my 350BHP MKIV. I am now running my re mapped ED30 on KW Clubsports. I've yet to run the car on the KW's on track with these tyres but I did in July at Combe on the RS day on stock suspension....worked very well although with the KW's it will be in another league I suspect. They really help with traction that a diff would otherwise compensate on road rubber. Ultimately you would run a diff though if money no object.
I'll let you know if any slightly used cup tyres become available.
Ian
Janner_Sy:
what about other options though. not got any experience in track rubber and what is best only what i have read
but there are
kumho
hankook
yokohoma
goodyear
toyo dunlop
all produce road legal track tyres
absolutley no ideas what sort of compound, or how hard wearing or grippy they are. anybody care to take over there :stupid:
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