TOYO R888 or .....?

[DamienCBR]

Right well after much research i have ordered my OZ SuperTurismo GT's with TOYO R888's from a company that was i thought doing me a good deal, called me back after 3 days and said the charged me the wrong amount and could they have £70 more, but that is a different story.

Basically i have got 14" wheel on the Cat at the moment with 186x60x14 tyres. Now the idea was to get exactly the same size so that i knew they would slots straight on.

I have just been over on the Locost Builders website and notice a post that suggested that TOYO R888's come up wider than they are, to the point where a 185 tyre is actually more than a 195. Because i do not want to mess about with the wings i want to stay the same.

Has anyone experienced whether this is the case?

Also what else should i look at instead of the Toyo's?

Mainly fast road driving, not many miles in the year, possible track day this year.

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[Jubal]

If it's any help, on my 15" wheels Toyos are exactly the same width as the F1s on the second set of wheels.

[chrisg222]

They're 188 wide according to this

www.toyo.co.uk/page.php?identity=r888

Cheers

Chris

[DamienCBR]

SO i should be OK then????

Maybe i should look at something else. Just cant make up my mind, all i know is the tyres on there at the moment are SHITE.

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[Jubal]

It's hardly a big decision unless money's really tight. Go with the Toyos, if you don't like them then book a couple of airfield trackdays and hoon around to give yourself an excuse to replace them.

[grahambell]

Tyre sizes do tend to be rather nominal and the actual sizes can vary a bit, not just between different manufacturers but even between different 'models' of tyre from the same manufacturer. Just one reason why it's not a good idea to mix tyres across an axle.

[Xenocide]

You can get them in 14's?

Make sure you post pictures of then on!!