Again, will Toyo R888R's work on a boosted Vette??

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05-04-2018, 12:35 AM

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Yup the r888rs hook GREAT on my a&a sc car. Won’t be buying anything else again.

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05-04-2018, 04:46 PM

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Yup the r888rs hook GREAT on my a&a sc car. Won’t be buying anything else again.

LSX228R, Please do tell me about your rear tire/wheel setup.. Thank you

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05-05-2018, 01:00 PM

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LSX228R, Please do tell me about your rear tire/wheel setup.. Thank you

stock wheels with 295/255 r888r combo.

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05-05-2018, 02:41 PM

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Please post pics? ^ and more specific sizes. Are you running 20" rear or 19"?

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05-06-2018, 10:46 PM

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Please post pics? ^ and more specific sizes. Are you running 20" rear or 19"?

badass1g, I'll bet you that's a 295/30/19 because it's not available in that size in a 20.. I wish someone would speak up on running a R888R in 315/30/20 without rubbing.. I just can't spend $800 Plus on two tires that will rub..

Looks like I'm going to try some 285/30/20 R888R's on some 20x11 XO Verona's..

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05-08-2018, 05:11 PM

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OP, why don't you want to get the MT tires? You don't think they would be better then the 888's?

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05-08-2018, 05:14 PM

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https://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stor...3AOrderItemAdd

They say they are coming out the end of may or first of June, I would wait if you possibly can. They should def work better then the 888. IMO.

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05-08-2018, 05:28 PM

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OP, why don't you want to get the MT tires? You don't think they would be better then the 888's?

badass1g, You can't run run-flats on the front when you run drag radials on the back.. I want the Vette to still handle like it's on rails..

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05-08-2018, 05:41 PM

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AWWWW I see, that makes sense now. Well please post back here when you get them on and let me know how it goes. So if I have non run flats up front, I would be ok with the ET streets on the back right? Just wouldn't want to push it in the corners too crazy right?

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05-08-2018, 06:14 PM

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Anybody using 325/25 on after market wheels for stingray?

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05-08-2018, 08:17 PM

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Looks like I'm going to try some 285/30/20 R888R's on some 20x11 XO Verona's..

I am running NT01 315/30/20s on a 20 x 11 (not sure of the offset but was told the outside lip sits exactly where the stock 20 x 10 sits) They barely rubbed at times when I was lowered. Mainly if I hit a off ramp hard or sometimes launching hard. I ended up raising the car up close to stock and they stopped rubbing. When lowered they would actually barely rub on the outside of the sidewall. If I would trim about a 1/8 th of a inch off the inside quarter panel lip they would fit perfectly.

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05-08-2018, 08:53 PM

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But Nittos run narrow. So a 315 Nitto would most like be a 295 or 305 in other sizes

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05-08-2018, 09:35 PM

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But Nittos run narrow. So a 315 Nitto would most like be a 295 or 305 in other sizes

I can t say from experience. On Nittos website the specs say the NT01 is 12.6" wide the same width as the R888R. The R888 specs are 12.5" wide.

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05-09-2018, 07:00 PM

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But Nittos run narrow. So a 315 Nitto would most like be a 295 or 305 in other sizes

NT01s definitely don't run narrow.

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05-13-2018, 03:38 PM

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I run 305/35R19 Nitto NT05R's and they definitely don't run narrow either. And hook quite well for a street tire for anyone wondering.

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08-01-2018, 02:12 PM

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OP what did you go with? Updates?

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08-01-2018, 06:04 PM

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Curious here too. Summit shows the MTs are available for the Z51s but I haven't tried to order them yet so not sure. Im gonna try to keep my run flats up front with the MTs. She's not my daily driver so as long as it's not terrifying to drive I'll leave them on. I'm still 2 months away from my sc install tho

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08-08-2018, 09:13 PM

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Below is the difference between the base Z51 wheel setup and what you want to do with the 20x11 Verona’s. Appears to be slightly more than a half inch bigger in diameter. We know 305s definitely fit 20x11 wheels with correct offset. Probably a good chance 315 fit too, but they are slightly taller that the 305s.
285/30-20 315/30-20 DifferenceDiameter inches (mm)26.73 (679)27.44 (697)0.71 (18) 2.7%Width inches (mm)11.22 (285)12.4 (315)1.18 (30) 10.5%Circum. inches (mm)83.98 (2133.14)86.21 (2189.69)2.23 (56.55) 2.7%Sidewall Height inches (mm)3.37 (85.5)3.72 (94.5)0.35 (9) 10.5%Revolutions per mile (km)754.45 (468.79)734.96 (456.68)-19.48 (-12.11) -2.6%

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08-11-2018, 03:42 AM

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also, not sure if you knew but the MT ET street are coming out in 3 weeks in Z51 sizes. 285 30 20, that's what I have currently on my OZ Verona wheels. I'm pretty sure the MT ET street will hook better then the 888?

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08-18-2018, 06:13 PM

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Im at 630 and run 325/35/19 on cray spiders not lowered I run the 888 handles real good very noisy and from a dig it still slips first and second grat

Do you have any rear pictures of the Spiders and 325?

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