Toyo Proxis R888
#2
Old Rotary Dog
Since you seem to be doing a significant amount of street driving, have you thought about getting a second set of wheels specifically for the track? It will save you money in the long run. Something like a Bridgestone RE-01R would be a better choice for a daily tire (still a bit soft, IMHO) and you can save the DOT stickies for the track. They will also give you much better wet performance for those times when you get caught out in the rain, and can serve as a wet tire on the track.
It's a win/win.
As for the R888's - everything I hear indicates that it will be a hair faster than the RA1's it replaces. It won't be as fast as the Hoosiers on the track. But it should still wear better like the RA1's did.
I have RA1's on the FC, but I only run them on the track. The FD has an old set of Bridgestone S02-PP's that are need to be replaced, probably by the RE-01Rs, since they are currently on sale at TireRack.com.
-bill
It's a win/win.
As for the R888's - everything I hear indicates that it will be a hair faster than the RA1's it replaces. It won't be as fast as the Hoosiers on the track. But it should still wear better like the RA1's did.
I have RA1's on the FC, but I only run them on the track. The FD has an old set of Bridgestone S02-PP's that are need to be replaced, probably by the RE-01Rs, since they are currently on sale at TireRack.com.
-bill
Last edited by wrankin; 01-25-08 at 07:38 AM.
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#10
Old Rotary Dog
Yeah, unfortunately Bridgestone doesn't offer anything in a 15-inch size - 195/50/15 would be more than a bit narrow on 7-inch wheel. 225/50/15 or 225/45/15 is a more common size for that rim.
Do a search on Tirerack.com and plug in size 225/50/15. I see that the Goodrich g-force T/A KD's are on closeout at $148/ea, which seems a decent price, but I have no experience with the tire.
Good luck,
-bill
Do a search on Tirerack.com and plug in size 225/50/15. I see that the Goodrich g-force T/A KD's are on closeout at $148/ea, which seems a decent price, but I have no experience with the tire.
Good luck,
-bill
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At the 25 hours of thunderhill this year...the R888 was the only tire we ran. Even when it started to sprinkle, it was freakin awesome. The entire race only used up one set of tires, and they wore perfectly the entire time. They heat cycled wonderfully, and they heated up quickly coming out of the pits.
We used them on our first gen, and our miata, on some panasport wheels, 15x7 I believe.
Personally, I love this tire...handles like a dream, and the other miatas that still had RA1's were getting spanked in the corners by ours...course it was David Voden driving...so that might have something to do with it too.
We used them on our first gen, and our miata, on some panasport wheels, 15x7 I believe.
Personally, I love this tire...handles like a dream, and the other miatas that still had RA1's were getting spanked in the corners by ours...course it was David Voden driving...so that might have something to do with it too.
#13
Old Rotary Dog
Even at 205, it is still not enough tire. I run 205/50/15 Toyos on my NA FC w/ stock 15x6 rims and that's a proper fit for that size wheel. And it's still not enough tire for the car. There is a reason that the ITS guys are running 225's either in 50 or 45 profile on 15x7 rims. I'm currently looking for some cheap 15x7s so I can run 225's. You can supposedly shoe-horn the 225 Hoosiers onto 15x6, but it's not recommended.
-bill
-bill
#15
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The Hankook RS2's are available in a 225/45/15, and the Toyo R1R's are supposed to be available in a 225/45/15 soon, then there's a few in a 225/50/15, like the BFG T/A KD and the RS2's again. So there's some selection, but it's not great.
Then again, you can always step up to some 16" or 17" sizes to get a better selection.
Then again, you can always step up to some 16" or 17" sizes to get a better selection.
#20
Old Rotary Dog
According to the Toyo site (http://www.toyo.com/), the R888 will be produced in both 225/50/16 as well as wider 245/45/16 (a nice alternative). The first is a fairly common size, but the second is a bit rare. There will probably be an issue of locating someone who actually stocks these sizes.
-bill
-bill