Life after boost: Tires
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Life after boost: Tires
You guys probably have seen me around here asking a ton of questions. Well, I'm not ready to stop yet 
What do you guys think is the horsepower level where you need to get into different tires. I've got supersports now, do I need to get into R888's with 600 wheel horsepower? I dont want to get into a drag tire, I'd like to keep the road course 'idea" alive, if possible. What are some popular brands that arent marshmallows or borderline unsafe on the street (cup tires in the wet)
What do you guys think is the horsepower level where you need to get into different tires. I've got supersports now, do I need to get into R888's with 600 wheel horsepower? I dont want to get into a drag tire, I'd like to keep the road course 'idea" alive, if possible. What are some popular brands that arent marshmallows or borderline unsafe on the street (cup tires in the wet)
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You guys probably have seen me around here asking a ton of questions. Well, I'm not ready to stop yet
What do you guys think is the horsepower level where you need to get into different tires. I've got supersports now, do I need to get into R888's with 600 wheel horsepower? I dont want to get into a drag tire, I'd like to keep the road course 'idea" alive, if possible. What are some popular brands that arent marshmallows or borderline unsafe on the street (cup tires in the wet)
What do you guys think is the horsepower level where you need to get into different tires. I've got supersports now, do I need to get into R888's with 600 wheel horsepower? I dont want to get into a drag tire, I'd like to keep the road course 'idea" alive, if possible. What are some popular brands that arent marshmallows or borderline unsafe on the street (cup tires in the wet)
r888r should be good for that power
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I just have a procharger with the canned tune, guessing 525 hp. I bought an extra set of 19s and went with the 285 35 19 MT drag radials with the MT street comps up front. Still gets a tad squirrelly up around 115 but not too bad. Don't think I'd want to try the half mile with this set up tho lol. Mainly subscribing to this post because my plan is to buy the r888r for my 20s while keeping the MTs up front and run them daily. Not my DD so rain isn't a problem. The way these drag radials hook, I'm more than sure it was overkill for my set up but in all my research I just seen too many saying they still had a hard time hooking from a dig with anything else. My plan is to stop around 625 hp, then I'll start replacing cam and pistons
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I just have a procharger with the canned tune, guessing 525 hp. I bought an extra set of 19s and went with the 285 35 19 MT drag radials with the MT street comps up front. Still gets a tad squirrelly up around 115 but not too bad. Don't think I'd want to try the half mile with this set up tho lol. Mainly subscribing to this post because my plan is to buy the r888r for my 20s while keeping the MTs up front and run them daily. Not my DD so rain isn't a problem. The way these drag radials hook, I'm more than sure it was overkill for my set up but in all my research I just seen too many saying they still had a hard time hooking from a dig with anything else. My plan is to stop around 625 hp, then I'll start replacing cam and pistons
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Probably not what you were thinking, but I’m running firehawk Indy 500’s. 295 rears and 255’s front at 640whp and have been really happy with them. Great in rain and sticky in dry, plus they are supper cheap.
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@village idiot Said it was like staring death in the eyes. 
Anyway, I don't know why anyone gets R888R when NT01 is out there for the same price. Such a better tires all around (except maybe rain, I haven't driven either in much rain).
Not even close. Half worn R888R are really loud and annoying.
Last edited by village idiot; Feb 25, 2019 at 02:17 PM.
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holy cow- Cup2 on a 40 degree day in the rain was about the scariest thing I've ever done in my life.
Anyway, I don't know why anyone gets R888R when NT01 is out there for the same price. Such a better tires all around (except maybe rain, I haven't driven either in much rain).
Not even close. Half worn R888R are really loud and annoying.
Anyway, I don't know why anyone gets R888R when NT01 is out there for the same price. Such a better tires all around (except maybe rain, I haven't driven either in much rain).
Not even close. Half worn R888R are really loud and annoying.
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I have Toyo R888's on my twin turbo mustang-making low 600's rwhp. When it's at least semi warm outside they really put down the power nicely with just a little wheel spin in 1st gear-no comparison to a regular tire. They do hum a little on the highway, but it's nothing horrible. And I've driven them in the rain, and as long as you don't do anything stupid, they are fine.. I'm thinking about getting a set for my supercharged grand sport, but at $500 a piece, I might just go for the cheaper Nitto NT05R's.