Toyo R1Rs

[Bomber Denton]

What's the verdict? Currently use 888s for dry and T1R for wet, does this tyre kill two birds with one stone?

[Wh00sher]

guy had em on his E36 when I was at Spa. It was a very hot day and by the end of the afternoon, they were shredded. My 888`s had worn as usual but his R1R`s had overhated. Obviously that could be all down to driving style.

The Federal RSR`s 595`s seem to get good reviews as an `allrounder`

[thegreenhell]

I've heard similar reports of their poor performance in the heat, even on lightweight Lotuses.

[16v_paddy]

I've been informed that R1R's are of similar performance & quality as Yokohama Parada's and I can safely say that on track my R888's are vastly superior to my Parada's

[Bomber Denton]

Thanks for that, might stick to what I've got then.

[piefacemate]

Does anyone have any experience with the Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 instead? Demon tweeks have them at the same price as the R1R in my size; was planning on trying the R1R's as an upgrade to the T1R's, but having second thoughts after the comments in here since I'll be tracking the car sometime next year.

[roddo]

We used R1R's and RSR 595's as a control tyre this year. I'm with the 595's
They are 99.9% as good as a toyo 888 in the dry and much better in the wet with an added bonus that they will last longer.

What size are you running??

Paul

[piefacemate]

I'm running 15"/50/195 which works out about £80 a corner for R1R's or AD08's, and £130 for R888; with a £200 difference and far quicker wear rate you can see why I'm looking at other options!

[thegreenhell]

piefacemate said:

I'm running 15"/50/195 which works out about £80 a corner for R1R's or AD08's, and £130 for R888; with a £200 difference and far quicker wear rate you can see why I'm looking at other options!

I have AD08s, but haven't had a chance to use them on track yet, so can't comment properly on their performance. You might also consider Hankook R-S2s if you're after something that's good on road and track, and wears well. I ran them on the Elise for a full trackday season and was very impressed. I got about 10000 miles and a dozen trackdays out of them before they needed replacing.

[Slagathore]

piefacemate said:

I'm running 15"/50/195 which works out about £80 a corner for R1R's or AD08's, and £130 for R888; with a £200 difference and far quicker wear rate you can see why I'm looking at other options!

I'm sure you can get 888s in that size from Camskill for ~£100 a corner. Maybe even slightly less.

[fast eddys]

The Federal 595 RSR are just £75 each and a superb tyre as has been said.

Eddy

Edited by fast eddys on Wednesday 29th December 14:47

[piefacemate]

fast eddys said:

The Federal 595 RSR are just £75 each and a superb tyre.

Eddy

I can't see the Federals in my fittament, am I missing something? Was checking Camskills.

[gruffalo]

piefacemate said:

fast eddys said:

The Federal 595 RSR are just £75 each and a superb tyre.

Eddy

I can't see the Federals in my fittament, am I missing something? Was checking Camskills.

They are cheap for sure but 888's they are not.

[fast eddys]

piefacemate said:

fast eddys said:

The Federal 595 RSR are just £75 each and a superb tyre.

Eddy

I can't see the Federals in my fittament, am I missing something? Was checking Camskills.

What is your prefered size then and i will check for you.

Eddy

[fast eddys]

gruffalo said:

piefacemate said:

fast eddys said:

The Federal 595 RSR are just £75 each and a superb tyre.

Eddy

I can't see the Federals in my fittament, am I missing something? Was checking Camskills.

They are cheap for sure but 888's they are not.

The RS-R is superb value and fair very well against the 888 so it is a no brainer really with the silly price for 888's. Feedback from customers is very good.

If you want something better that 888 and a little cheaper then the Silverstone RR is what you want, but not recommended for very wet roads really even though they are E marked.

Eddy