Did you go for medium? I have them on the front of my Clio but can't remember what wear rating they're.
Finally had a chance to try these on track on the front of my Clio. Had them on the back for 3-4 trackdays and they are good, take a little bit of time to warm up , but fine.
On the front.... well they definitely arn't 888's. Did a couple of sessions around Brands last night , Nankangs ( 120 tread wear ) on front and R1R's on the back.
Bearing in mind I have used this set up previously but the other way around (R1R fronts, Nankang backs ) , I dont think they are as good as the R1R's. They grip well enough up to a point but when pushed hard understeer a fair bit ( more than the toyo's anyway ).
Neither of these are a patch on 888's which basically go where you point them . I was pushing quite hard admittedly, but on the exit of Druids, Graham Hill and especially Clearways they were struggling to hold on. On a plus point they were very predictable, not at all squimy and never actually let go completely. It was certainly fun but I think they'll be staying on the back from now on where I am perfectly happy with them.
Im not sure how much you have or do push but IME R1R melt to pieces on the front when dry.
Im going to go for the tread wear 180 on my Meg, has anyone got an idea of mileage they are getting from these or even the 120 tread wear.
On the road with the 180s, I saw just over 8k. They would of lasted slightly more, I reckon 10k, but one got a puncture so I just swapped them both. That was with very hard driving on the roads.
Yes I agree R1R do cook up easy if pushed on the front ( I mainly use them as wets ) but from a grip point of view , my opinion is they are better than the Nankangs.
As for longevity, I have now had the Nankangs on for 4 full trackdays and 2 Brands evening sessions including driving to and from each circuit ( donington, cadwell,snetterton, bedford and brands ) so a good few miles and they are wearing very very well, probably still only half worn . They are the 120 tread wear one's and all on the back except the one Brands evening.
As for how hard I push, I dont claim to be any driving god, but if you are pushing hard enough for them to understeer quite badly then surely thats hard enough. I know that with 888's on I can push a lot harder.
Would you recomend the 120 or 180 from your experiences?
These are so so soooo bad with standing water.
Whoops - just bought 4 of these!
Is the ns2r ok for just road use, i can get them for £63 a corner. What compound/number should i be going for ?
Is the ns2r ok for just road use, i can get them for £63 a corner. What compound/number should i be going for ?
What's the difference in lifespan and performance between the soft and medium compounds?
they're coming up £40 cheaper than potenza re050as after a quick search
Well the track has a wear rating of 180 and the street spec tyre (hard compound) is a wear rating of 120 so I think the wear for normal road use would be considerably different looking at what tyres fit into each rating group
So how many miles do you expect from each compound for a car doing mainly dual carriageway driving with the occasional B road blast?
Soft to give back about 6k and harder to give back about 8-10k with good hard use 12+ if you are easy on tyres...... Jenson button esc lol
My rear contis have lasted me 20 odd k and I've seen people go through them in 10-12k. I think I could make the ns-2rs last a bit lol