R888 - Mileage?

[Simon_16v]

Hi guys,

Looking at getting some R888's to replace my heavily worn 595RSR's.
Having found them for a half decent price in 15" I'm considering getting a set but my worry is that they aren't going to last too long being used as a daily.

My plan was to get some decent track orientated tyres and then if a track day pops up I don't need to worry about having T1R's spoiling my day!
I average approx. 12k a year, so if 10k was possible then I'd be pretty happy.

Thanks

 

[JamesBryan]

I wouldn't bother with R888's as a daily tyre.

Get some AD08R's, they're the best of both worlds for road and track in my opinion.

 

[Fletcher]

I don't think you would get anywhere near 10k out of the fronts. I tend to run R888 all the time once the weather warms up (on my track car/ toy)

 

[Simon_16v]

I have considered the AD08Rs @JamesBryan , will look at the price of them again.

@Fletcher not even 10k if they were rotated front to rear?

 

[Paprika123]

R888 only have 4mm odd tread brand new.

I had a set on my trophy and was about 3k before they were close to the wear bars after a few track days.

 

[Simon_16v]

@Paprika123 4mm! Well that's that decision made.

Just looking into AD08Rs, £75 fitted on black circles for a 195/50/15. That seem a decent price?

 

[alistairolsen]

Toyo R1-r?
http://www.camskill.co.uk/m12b1522s...es_Toyo_R1_R_-_R15_inch_-_195_50_15_195_50R15

 

[JamesBryan]

@Paprika123 4mm! Well that's that decision made.

Just looking into AD08Rs, £75 fitted on black circles for a 195/50/15. That seem a decent price?

Very good price.

They're £72 on Camskill.

 

[ilovewilly]

Wasted on a daily.

Buy a spare set of wheels for track use, fit the R888s to those wheel and swap over/chuck in the boot to change at your track day.

I just think it's a bit silly to run them daily, book a track day 7,000 miles down the road, attend the day and finish them to then think how you are going to potentially risk having to drive home/to work the next morning with illegal tyres.

 

[leeds_182]

I thought you had your £12 each track wheels?

Stick some ns2r's on. They're so cheap it doesn't matter if you burn them out.

 

[Simon_16v]

I sold the 16s ages ago, have no space to store another set of alloys.

Will look into the AD08R's

 

[leeds_182]

I sold the 16s ages ago, have no space to store another set of alloys.

Will look into the AD08R's

I'm liking the rat look with the spare.

 

[Simon_16v]

You'll like it even more knowing there are 2 spares on the rear! The ones that were on the front had about 1mm tread!

Just ordered some NS2Rs, get them fitted when they arrive

 

[Mini182]

I wouldn't bother with R888's as a daily tyre.

Get some AD08R's, they're the best of both worlds for road and track in my opinion.

This.

AD08R's offer 90% of the performance of 888's but will last a lot longer, they are also better in standing water.

 

[charltjr]

AD08R is what I'd do too if I could only run one set of wheels on a 182, they're a good compromise tyre. They're not as outright grippy on track as the 888 but they're not far off and they're much better for road use in dodgy weather.

The NS2-R's are apparently in the same ballpark if they're the track compound but if it's the street compound they're definitely not as grippy - good feedback though and they're consistent.

 

[15MAS]

My R888 have done just two track days and no longer look legal, I think wear rate is sensitive to ambient temperature and tyre pressures

Bought a second set of wheels with winter tyres to use on the road, probably all year round as I save hard driving for the track. I do like the look of stock road cars running R888s, look purposeful.

 

[StuOwen86]

If your on the facebook group im sure there is a lad who sells the AD08r cheap..