Kingster Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 Looking for some tyres to suit 13” x 7” wheels. R888, R888R, AR-1, ZZR, AO48R type of tyre - for road and track use. Need a full set.
BenD Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?LH_AvailTo=-99999999&_ssn=paultwin82&_sacat=179680&_fcid=-99999999&_sop=12&_stpos this guy usually has some good deals on new tyres if your looking for new 1
TAFKARM Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 Don't get anything too sticky Chris, you'll never get them warmed up!
Kingster Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 59 minutes ago, Archibald Jinglepants said: Don't get anything too sticky Chris, you'll never get them warmed up! Where’s the middle finger emoji when you need one... 🤔 1
Kingster Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 But seriously - is the R888r “gg” compound the very soft one as I don’t want them too soft for road use wear rate.
stephenh Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 GG is the hardest of their compounds. Still soft by road tyre standards, but in competition terms it is a medium/hard compound. 1
BenD Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: But seriously - is the R888r “gg” compound the very soft one as I don’t want them too soft for road use wear rate. if my memory serves correctly the gg has a wear rating number of 100 so is comparable to other tyres of this number. maybe a bit low for the amount of road miles you do chris. and also if you remember our very very wet day at cadwell a few years back they arent the greatest in the wet unless you can get them warm and it took me a good few laps to get enough heat into them to feel comfortable. but in the dry there a fantastic tyre both on road and track 1
Kingster Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 23 minutes ago, Ben (bunje) said: maybe a bit low for the amount of road miles you do chris I've calmed down a bit recently - maybe only 2-3k a year now, so should be manageable 24 minutes ago, Ben (bunje) said: our very very wet day at cadwell a few years back Don't think any tyres other than 'proper' wets worked on that day!
Kingster Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 OK - one more question for those more knowledgeable about 13" tyres than myself (that's pretty much all of you!) - is the R888R 185/60 x 13 suitable for use on the rear, or is it a tad too narrow?
BenD Posted January 3, 2020 Posted January 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: OK - one more question for those more knowledgeable about 13" tyres than myself (that's pretty much all of you!) - is the R888R 185/60 x 13 suitable for use on the rear, or is it a tad too narrow? according to toyos website the 185 is too narrow fo the 7j rim https://www.toyo.co.uk/tire/pattern/proxes-r888r
Kingster Posted January 3, 2020 Author Posted January 3, 2020 Pity - that bloke you pointed me to has 4x at a good price!
Kingster Posted January 4, 2020 Author Posted January 4, 2020 8 hours ago, AdamR said: I've used them on 7" rim and no probs. Good enough for me then 😁
AdamR Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 Also the smaller tyre will drop your gearing and CoG, they'll be a nice choice for a track tyre.
TAFKARM Posted January 4, 2020 Posted January 4, 2020 Not tempted by something with a bit less grip @Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO? I’ve been having huge fun with @Lionel on 10 year old Parada Spec 2
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