Since my old Fuzions zri's that were on the car got chewed pretty bad at Expo I had been browsing the net trying to find tires. Now I dont trive the car daily so I had made up my mind I wanted a grippier tire.

Anyways I found a deal on R888 on ebay. There was a vendor on thier selling them for $155 shipped for a pair (2). So I ordered 3 pairs ( a set for me and a pair for my brother)

any ways pic's (delivered yesterday)




I'll probably have them mounted in a few weeks before the winter.

 

That's a good price, but mounting them before the winter?

 

Oh, Sorry I usually dont drive the car in the winter. I was just going to get it done before its gets cold and I dont have any where to store the tires.

 

Come to VIR oct 8-9 and rock the tires!!

 

Whats going on at VIR on the 8-9th? Any open noob track sessions? I just see Bosh NASA Octoberfest.

 

I found a vendor on ebay selling these tires a pair for $139 but shipping was not mentioned. The ad mentions the tires were produced in 2009, I remember America's tire company telling me there is a limitation as to age of tire they can mount, would 2 years be in that range?

 

I have no Idea. I can tell you however the tires were manufactured in 2009 that I purchased.

 

PM'd. We have around 7-10 itr's going so far

 

I wonder if it's the same vendor because it doesnt mention free shipping.

 

You went from all seasons to R comps, you are going to leave them on the car during winter AND your a noob?

GL with that.

 

I don't drive the car during the winter. My initial plans were to have them as "Summer Tires". And to be perfectly honest I wouldn't have bought them if they had not been so cheap. Sorry when I wrote noob I was referring to track time. I should have stated novice.

 

Sorry the auction was 2 tires for $135 and shipping to my state was $20

 

So you know, cold/freezing weather whether the car is being driven or not will turn those soft tires hard and they will be ruined forever. Unless your garage is heated put that car on jack stands and take the tires inside for the winter. Were you planning on driving on the street with these?

I know, I was talking track time too. A track noob should never ever be on R conmps for saftey and learning purposes.

 

ok, thank you for bringing that to my attention about the tires. I was under the impression that they were "streetable" r comp from what I had read. So I need to rethink how I want to use them. Like I said I had originally attended them to be summer tires and maybe take them to a track event or two. I knew their life span was short but I might drive my car 2000 miles a year.

 

Its all good, bro. Theres alot to learn about tires. I've been a student of them for years now.

 

Those tires are very "streetable". But, yeah, they are more sensitive to temperature changes. Of course, that really only matters if you're trying to maximize their performance (ie, on track, measuring lap times). Have no fear, you can let your car sit on those R888s for a year (in the cold) and your ITR will get you to the milk store in the spring without killing you. There are cheaper tires that can do the same, too, but they don't look as cool. As far as starting tracking on R888s, I don't think it's a big deal. High performance summer tires offer almost as much grip as those tires on the track, so it's not like you're starting on "racing slicks". YMMV.

 

I think I'll just hold on to them until I get through the winter and then decide on what Im going to do with them. I'll just have to make room inside in the mean time.