Toyo R888's

[longbow]

Anyone on here running their Cerb on these? I've just ordered a set to fit on the Spiders, just wondering if anyone had done so already??

[Alistair H.]

longbow said:

Anyone on here running their Cerb on these? I've just ordered a set to fit on the Spiders, just wondering if anyone had done so already??

I do. i run mine on spiders. You cant get the proper size for the fronts, so you have to go 225/40/18. There is no kerb lip on the tyres, so keep well away from the kerbs!

To say they are awesome in grip is a total understatement. I ran them for the trackday at Rockingham, and round the high speed corners, cars in front of me were twitching all the place whilst I was on rails waiting for them to get out of the way!(hello keithyboy)

As for wear, dunno yet, only run a few hundrd miles on them, and I have never yet run them in the wet at all. I also noticed quite a difference in the steering. The wheel feels decidedely heavier, and "chewier'. The car tends not to self correct properly as well, the wheel just sticks where you left it.

I get rubbing on the drivers side arch, but then again, I got rubbing from the so2 bridgestones I just took off.

Lastly... they look the dogs danglies! - enjoy!

[marcus1970]

longbow said:

Anyone on here running their Cerb on these? I've just ordered a set to fit on the Spiders, just wondering if anyone had done so already??

How much was a set?

MB

[softtop]

Alistair H. said:

longbow said:

Anyone on here running their Cerb on these? I've just ordered a set to fit on the Spiders, just wondering if anyone had done so already??

To say they are awesome in grip is a total understatement. I ran them for the trackday at Rockingham, and round the high speed corners, cars in front of me were twitching all the place whilst I was on rails waiting for them to get out of the way!(hello keithyboy)

so you passed two people then?

[longbow]

I've ordered 225/40/18 for the front and 255/35/18 for the rears. I have heard that grip is around 3/4 the way toward full slicks from fast road tyres, and they do look the nuts.

A set retails at around £750 and I am expecting them to wear out pretty quickly, but then again I don't plan on doing too many winter miles.

[Keithyboy]

Alistair H said:

. . . To say they are awesome in grip is a total understatement. I ran them for the trackday at Rockingham, and round the high speed corners, cars in front of me were twitching all the place whilst I was on rails waiting for them to get out of the way!(hello keithyboy). . .

. . . and I thought it was because you were a better driver than me btw - were you running uprated shocks too? I certainly thought the track didn't have a lot of grip- others said the same too. Coincidently I have just invested in another set of spiders (thanks fubar ) so will also be looking for some trackday stickies for them - 888s do seem the way to go.

[Chimjunkie]

Anyone able to comment on the A048's as a comparative?

[Toadusmodus]

Seasider had these on his Griff at FT, which is how he beat me I'm sure!

[Alistair H.]

Keithyboy said:

Alistair H said:

. . . To say they are awesome in grip is a total understatement. I ran them for the trackday at Rockingham, and round the high speed corners, cars in front of me were twitching all the place whilst I was on rails waiting for them to get out of the way!(hello keithyboy). . .

. . . and I thought it was because you were a better driver than me btw - were you running uprated shocks too? I certainly thought the track didn't have a lot of grip- others said the same too. Coincidently I have just invested in another set of spiders (thanks fubar ) so will also be looking for some trackday stickies for them - 888s do seem the way to go.

Hi mate, Im on Nitrons. funny circuit. You were pulling stumps out of me on the oval banking, then I was all over you on the infield.... I am slowly convincing myself i need this mapping and intake stuff.

Get the r888's on the spiders...you wont regret it.

[Seasider]

Toadusmodus said:

Seasider had these on his Griff at FT, which is how he beat me I'm sure!

& the other 20

[Guillotine]

longbow said:

I've ordered 225/40/18 for the front and 255/35/18 for the rears. I have heard that grip is around 3/4 the way toward full slicks from fast road tyres, and they do look the nuts.

A set retails at around £750 and I am expecting them to wear out pretty quickly, but then again I don't plan on doing too many winter miles.

http://www.tvrmonster.co.uk/shop/tyrestoyo.html

[Dave 500]

wow thats not cheep...

I pay around £280 for four on the rover......

[HarryW]

Guillotine said:

longbow said:

I've ordered 225/40/18 for the front and 255/35/18 for the rears. I have heard that grip is around 3/4 the way toward full slicks from fast road tyres, and they do look the nuts.

A set retails at around £750 and I am expecting them to wear out pretty quickly, but then again I don't plan on doing too many winter miles.

http://www.tvrmonster.co.uk/shop/tyrestoyo.html

Another reason for sticking with 17" wheels imho, not so painful at tyre changing time .
Out of interest the 17" Cerb sizes are not available on the Monster site, is that there is no demand, or are they getting harder to get hold of , although they are top dollar now compared to say a year ago .

Whilst on sticky tyres, anyone tried or heard first hand of the Federal 595-RS's they seem to be priced where the R888's were and as a semi slick with a 140 wear rating they 'should' be much gripier than normal road tyres for not a lot more money.

Edited by HarryW on Saturday 25th August 22:26

[Alistair H.]

I got my 888's from James at TVR-MADS.... got an extremely good price...having said that, with a life expectancy of 2500 miles.. i think i need it!

[Guillotine]

you'll get more than that Alistair, even with loads of track use.

4000 is about right IMHO

[longbow]

Yum yum... Just fitted but not used in anger yet!!

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/270486332006117098...
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/234405002006117098...

Edited by longbow on Wednesday 5th September 10:51

[touching cloth]

They do look a proper hardcore tyre don't they

[thegreengoblet]

longbow said:

Yum yum... Just fitted but not used in anger yet!!

http://rides.webshots.com/photo/270486332006117098...
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/234405002006117098...

Edited by longbow on Wednesday 5th September 10:51

So satisfying when you see how easy it is to push your finger nail into that rubber!

[HarryW]

Looks nice windsor , any rubbing as I've heard the shoulders are very square compared to 'normal' road tyres.

[Kerberos]

I've just ordered some Toyo T 1R's from here http://www.camskill.co.uk/index  for a lot less than anywhere and believe me I've shopped around cos no-one has any in stock.

If they do the R888's at a similar discount you could save a packet!

Mick