tmak26b

Just had my first experience with the Toyo R888 on my non Z06 C6. Anyway I am just checking to see what others' opinions are on them. Here are the few things I noticed. 255/35/18 and 295/30/19

#1 They are very soft tires, the ride on it is slightly better than the Goodyear RunFlats
#2 They are one of the three companies that make tires for the C6 with stock rims. Hoosiers A6, Hoosiers R6 and Toyo R888
#3 These tires seem to be extremely noisy. I noticed a noticable roar going down the road with them. Normally I would say it is the alignment, but then I just had the car aligned. So I think I have to blame this on the tires.
#4 Grip wise, they are very good. They do require some heat in them, but they work well once you get some heat in them. They are close to what the RA1 was, but definitely not close to the A6 in grip.

Keep in mind I just put them on Saturday and have no miles on them other than driving to and from the event

SouthernSon

Get 'em hot. Let 'em cool for atleast 48 hours and then take them out for a good thrashing!!!! Oh yeah, take them off the ground and let out half the air pressure while letting them cool down for 48 hours. footnote: "racecar engineering"......UK edition......

gkmccready

They are *very* noisy tires. Much louder than anything else I've put on short of snow tires. I agree they have good grip for what they are. I've got a few (3?) events on mine now and I've been very happy. C6 non-Z, 295/30r18+305/35r18 on CCWs.

tmak26b

Good to hear I am not the only person hearing the roar of the tire.

MungoZ06

I talked to a Ferrari guy (instructor) at a Track Day Friday at Summit.
He had the 888's and I asked him what he thought of them and what he had before.
He came from RA-1's, and was just getting on the 888's.
It was in the low 80's so got good heat into the newly paved track.
He said they picked up more heat from cold than the RA-1's ... so he will start with a lower cold temp.
Said he felt the sidewalls were stiffer.

CaryS

I have extra set of split spoke wheels with R888's. I need to drive to events with tires changed at home. I feel these tires are best bang for $ if you need to drive on them to events. Yes, they are loud on highway. But the turn in on these seem very fast and feel light when turning the wheel. I am very happy with the stick they have, and after a couple of AutoX days and driving to and from events, hardly show any ware.

Rob Burgoon

What are you guys paying for R888 to fit stock C6 wheels?

NOSLO6

I run these as well and second all of the above comments. I'd note that they stick better than the Nitto 555R2s that I ran on my old C5Z06. I'm also guessing that they'll be substantially less predictable wet performers thanks to the pretty minimalistic grooving.

On the noise, I get a lot of noise at low speeds (say < 45), but not much more than stock at highway speeds unless I'm driving on grooved pavement. I find the noise noticeable, but not annoying.

tmak26b

$14.95 to mount and balance. I got my whole set mounted balanced and aligned for 1400

TTRotary

I have them on my 05 in 295 front and 335 rear sizes, 18. Had the 555R2 and the NT01 in different sizes before. To me, they feel like any other Nitto / Toyo R tire, which is to say they achieve grip quickly, have good stiff sidewalls but with good compliance, and good breakaway characteristics. The R888 seems to have better straightline grip than the other tires.

I am surprised at the noise comments, because mine are quiet. There is some resonance around 45mph or so, but it goes away above or below that. They are more quiet than the runflats, for sure.

Obviously, they are no match for the Hoosiers, but you can't drive the Hoosiers to the track. I have used my Nittos / Toyos as street tires the last 4 years and they have been just awesome. A great tire.

Blue Angel

Any other comments comparing the noise of the R888 to Nitto RIIs? I drive my car alot and I'm quite happy with the noise level of the RII (MUCH quieter than the OEM Goodyears), I'm hearing good things about the R888 but I want to make sure the noise isn't out of line. Thanks!

naschmitz

I've run mine in three autocrosses here in New England. Two events were wet and cold (46 deg-F). I was surprised how well these tires did in the wet.

But in the dry they are NOISY. Don't notice the noise during the event, but on the highway my C6 sounds like a Jeep with these.

I did get them up to 150 deg-F at one of the events and they really did well.

What pressures are most of you running these tires at? So far I have found they are way less sensitive to tire pressure than the Goodyear Runflats and because of that I haven't found the best pressure yet.

tmak26b

They are noisy, 29-31psi seems to be the key.

I got my $100 rebate, a month after my purchase, very quick

gkmccready

Yeah, 28psi front, 26-28psi read starting pressure, I come in after a session in the high 30s, low 40s. Any higher and they start to feel greasy. I'd probably try the same starting pressures at autox, they seem to grip fairly well while warming up.

tmak26b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54reBt3vmo0

They dont grip well in 40F weather, doesnt help that they have less than 30 street miles too.

i couldnt use 27-28psi, tires roll too much. Tires are too expensive to mess around like that.

AlexB333

I am trying to figure out a good pressure to run in mine. I just got them today and when I switch lanes at higher speeds the rear gets sloppy with roll. I am running about 40psi. The car never had this problem prior.

Is this to high. I sure hope I am just running the wrong pressure because the sway was a little scary, unpredictable almost.

Thanks

Rob Burgoon

Body roll? It's not the pressures, it's stickier tires pulling higher G's. Invest in sway bars or coilovers or maybe Bilsteins. Any of those should help.

On an unrelated note I'd be willing to guess 40 is a bit too high. Maybe 35 hot for the street? This will give you more grip and make your sway worse if you do it again at the higher speeds now possible.

gkmccready

I run 28/28 on the street. Oddly real close to my starting track pressures... I don't get weird wear issues, but I also don't look for 10s of thousands of miles from them. :-)

AlexB333

very good point, I didn't think of the car itself being the problem now that the tire is sticker. I have the car lowered 2-1/4" so I didn't think that it was a suspension issue.

Rob Burgoon

How did you lower it the 2 1/4? I'll bet there is a significant suspension compromise in there somewhere. Do research on that before you buy anything.