SimpleTire.com sale on Toyo R888R's
07-06-2018, 08:49 PM
#41
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Chit! I just pulled the trigger on 18" wheels and am getting R888R's mounted. Oh well, hopefully they are an improvement over the stock MPSS. They are definitely cheaper.
07-07-2018, 01:40 PM
#42
Le Mans Master
Eventually i I just learned that it's better to run them a few psi low than high. I aim for 34 hot max so if they hit 35 I'm still okay. At 36 they get finicky. At 37 they're way down on grip.
I also run 30 min sessions so I probably have a bigger range. I normally do one 70% lap halfway through to save the tires if I do a full session.
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07-09-2018, 03:23 PM
#43
Le Mans Master
Surprised by this info.
I don't have a the wealth of track experience you guys do however.
But I did track my R888s about 5 times and although I haven't yet tracked the R888Rs they sure stick better on the round-abouts and what not.
I don't have a the wealth of track experience you guys do however.
But I did track my R888s about 5 times and although I haven't yet tracked the R888Rs they sure stick better on the round-abouts and what not.
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07-16-2018, 11:54 PM
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09-19-2018, 02:12 AM
#47
Drifting
village, so what is you further experience with the r888rs? still suck compared to cup2? (i have these right now.)
anybody else?
anybody else?
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09-19-2018, 09:24 AM
#48
Le Mans Master
theyre probably 1.5 sec slower than cup2 despite being 30mm wider up front. Think of them as a cheaper PSS that doesn't overheat as fast but wears quicker on the street.
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09-19-2018, 02:49 PM
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Le Mans Master
09-21-2018, 09:31 AM
#52
Le Mans Master
vs
or even PSS:
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09-28-2018, 09:42 AM
#53
Also, they don't come in the same sizes though. At least for what I was looking for.
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09-28-2018, 01:42 PM
#54
Le Mans Master
Can you run them bald? Are there wear indicators/dimples on them somewhere?
09-28-2018, 01:56 PM
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09-28-2018, 06:35 PM
#56
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General pattern is that track tires heat cycle out, just getting slower and greasier with every passing day.
All the while taunting you that they still have a TON of tread left...
Exception seemed to be the old Toyo RA1... when you saw sparks, I guess they're finally done.
NT01s might be similarly durable?
All the while taunting you that they still have a TON of tread left...
Exception seemed to be the old Toyo RA1... when you saw sparks, I guess they're finally done.
NT01s might be similarly durable?
09-28-2018, 08:15 PM
#57
Melting Slicks
That seems to be the popular opinion. Hoping that's what happens for myself. I'm on my first set now, so we'll see. I just used a set of R888R's, and they heat cycled out pretty quick, IMO. There was still a lot of tread left and they were darn slippery.
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10-03-2018, 02:42 PM
#58
Safety Car
funny part is Toyo and Nitto are owned by the same parent company, they are also both 100 TW.
ive always assumed because of this the NT01 and R888R is the same tire with different tread patterns.
ive always assumed because of this the NT01 and R888R is the same tire with different tread patterns.
10-03-2018, 03:09 PM
#59
Le Mans Master
R888R is like 1/4-1/3 tread voids. I don't get it. (and they still suck in the rain)
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10-05-2018, 09:42 AM
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When the NT01 came out, Toyo had been phasing out the RA1. It was widely rumored that the Nitto was the same carcass and rubber, just in a different tread.
They do behave the same...
Funny thing though, I'd been running RA1s on my M3, and then they were discontinued. Toyo brought them back, but they seemed different... the old ones would just get quicker until they were gone, but the new ones cycled out at about the same pace as their peers.
They do behave the same...
Funny thing though, I'd been running RA1s on my M3, and then they were discontinued. Toyo brought them back, but they seemed different... the old ones would just get quicker until they were gone, but the new ones cycled out at about the same pace as their peers.