luke2152
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 03:28 PM |
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Tyre choices
Have done a bit of reading on here but wanted to hear a few more opinions-
Having never driven a 7 style car I'm not exactly sure what I what sort of rubber I need to put on it.
Super sticky Toyo r888 and Yoko A048 seem to be popular. What I'm worried about is they will stick so well that I won't really be able to
explore their limits without driving like a complete idiot. Have had race rubber on a road bike and it wasn't as predictable as I would have
liked.
Am I better off with something a bit more 'normal' to learn the dynamics of the car, something that gives good feedback and breaks loose
gradually? (suggestions?)
Or am I worrying about nothing and should just get the stickiest rubber I can afford?
Car will be mostly weekend road toy but I intend to get it out on the track as often as possible.
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Charlie_Zetec
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 03:34 PM |
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Try some Toyo TR-1's - they're slightly less track orientated, and more road going then the R888's.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 03:34 PM |
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You could grab a set of these off Dave for starters.
Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 Tyres
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=188466
Or you can go for Toyo R1R's like I have, they'll give you very good grip but allow you to mess around a bit too.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 03:54 PM |
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Another vote for toyo r1r's very good tyres, pretty good in the wet too.
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luke2152
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 04:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
You could grab a set of these off Dave for starters.
Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 Tyres
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=188466
Or you can go for Toyo R1R's like I have, they'll give you very good grip but allow you to mess around a bit too.
Unfortunately I have 14's - awesome buy there though. Plus I'm on a forces base in Germany which makes buying stuff in UK trickier but
not impossible. I can get vat free here so thats probably the way I'll go. R1R's look good but can't see them in 14. R888 and T1R
are easy to find in 14's
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 04:25 PM |
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Stick with the T1R's then, they are much cheaper than anything else. They are harder so not as suited for lightweight cars as the R1R's.
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mac1ZR
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 05:24 PM |
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R888, great in the dry. can be a bit scary in the wet in my experience
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beaver34
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 10:40 PM |
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Depends on the power really, I ran 180 bhp on normal tyres was great, never wear out and cheap
Now I run a lot more and use r888 as normal tyres were pointless
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bi22le
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| posted on 25/2/14 at 10:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mac1ZR
R888, great in the dry. can be a bit scary in the wet in my experience
and expensive to replace if you get a puncture
I have 2 sets of 14". One for road one for track. Currently ZE912 (terrible tyre for grip) and R888.
I will be trying to go for 13" slicks and T1R 14" for the best of both worlds. Wet and dry, road and track.
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