Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question ?

[Cliotoby]

OK, so just toying with the idea here, but i was thinking about buying some R888's for summer use and keep the Pilot primacy's for winter as they are pretty pants. Im aware that the R888's are not a long lasting tyre due to the soft comound, but does anyone have any idea about how long they will last, mileage wise? I expect to cover 6000 miles over the summer months :dead: and id like to make the most of warm tarmac etc.

What does the 88w mean on a tyre? My Pilots are 195/50R16's and 88W. The R888's are 84W. Will this be an issue ?

About the coils, i bought mine to try and eliminate body roll, i find that when going round a bend at around 70-90 mph there is still a fair amount of body roll, my fronts are fairly low with the tyres only just sitting in the arches, do you think that moving the suspension up a bit will make them corner better ?

 

[ForceIndia]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

R888's on a 1.6?? Beyond pointless.

 

[oli_the_thread]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

far from pointless IMO
smaller engined cars make up the time and speed in the corners, so having a well handling good grippy car is the best way of making the most of the 1.6

all IMO of course

 

[EllD90]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

far from pointless IMO
smaller engined cars make up the time and speed in the corners, so having a well handling good grippy car is the best way of making the most of the 1.6

all IMO of course

on the track yes, road no.

 

[Daz.]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

I want to try 888's on the missus fiesta - It's sometimes much more fun than the 172!

 

[Cliotoby]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

as much as i dislike my car, its actually a right hoot round corners especially now its on coilovers.

 

[TimR26]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

88 is the load rating and W is the speed rating.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

OK, so just toying with the idea here, but i was thinking about buying some R888's for summer use and keep the Pilot primacy's for winter as they are pretty pants. Im aware that the R888's are not a long lasting tyre due to the soft comound, but does anyone have any idea about how long they will last, mileage wise? I expect to cover 6000 miles over the summer months :dead: and id like to make the most of warm tarmac etc.

What does the 88w mean on a tyre? My Pilots are 195/50R16's and 88W. The R888's are 84W. Will this be an issue ?

About the coils, i bought mine to try and eliminate body roll, i find that when going round a bend at around 70-90 mph there is still a fair amount of body roll, my fronts are fairly low with the tyres only just sitting in the arches, do you think that moving the suspension up a bit will make them corner better ?

As you've said, you might have lowered them too much. I know they have limits on ride height, but you don't need to go to them. Remember suspension needs a range or travel to work correctly. Body roll won't be changed much by this to be honest. It's more to do with the spring/damper stiffness. Might just the the limitations of the coilovers you're running?

 

[Peperami]

Re: Question about R888's, and what does 88W mean on the tyre, and coilover question

Why would you want to eliminate bodyroll?