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corsadonk
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30th Dec 10 at 19:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm looking at getting some tyres when I get paid, I'd like R888's but, I'd mostly be doing road miles, so don't see the point, anyway I might be called Michael, but my second name ain't Schumacher Also £400+ isn't ideal

So both of the above tyres seem to come in under £300. For 195/50/15.

Anyone had these tyres?
corsadonk
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30th Dec 10 at 20:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I know thats why I'm asking about R1-R's.
Mieran
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30th Dec 10 at 20:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My bad, I didn't read it properly.
corsadonk
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30th Dec 10 at 21:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
These are the Toyo's
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200557380953&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
and these are Federals
http://www.federaltire.com/en/html/pdetail.php?DB=motosports&pdline=3&ID=3
corsadonk
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31st Dec 10 at 14:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thanks for all the feedback guys, I went for the Toyos.
Paul_J
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31st Dec 10 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd of gone for the 595 RS's
djgritt
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31st Dec 10 at 15:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm considering the RS-Rs myself...
corsadonk
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1st Jan 11 at 16:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Now you all come out of the woodwork

Not long after getting the Toyo's I went on Pistonheads, and they had a thread, which said use Federal A bloke will be selling a set of RS-R soon on Ebay.
Paul_J
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Basically, the road legal track day tyre Toyo does is R888s....

The road legal track day tyre federal does is RS-Rs...

Therefore the R1R's wont' be as 'good' as potentially a track day tyre could've been.

That said though, you aren't using the car on track - so you don't need road legal track day tyres. What you have bought is probably perfect for road use.

A proper track day tyre such as a R888 is really noisey (whines), stiff tyre walls make the ride bumpy, they dont grip that well in wet weather on roads (e.g. standing water) and they wear out so fast because they're soft.

You probably made a good choice really.

 
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