Would anyone consider running Toyo Proxes R888 225/45-13's on the street?

 

I know people who run R888's on the streets.
RA-1's etc.

I dont know why someone would run 13's,but yea R compounds on the street .. its been done.

 

Switching the tires to 13's is much easier than switching the final drive gear....

 

Probably cheaper too considering pulling the tranny, having the work done and then putting it back in...
I am enlightened

 

Last I ran 13's I was dragging *** all over the place. I have shaved mud flaps from it being so low. But I guess if you have coil overs its not an issue.

I ran r compound on the street, when its dry out tho.

 

I think it's my only option. As you may have guessed the car isn't an Acura. It's a pre-2000 classic Mini that weighs about 1700 pounds wet and has a JDM B18C Type-R engine. The largest tire that will fit is a 13...and as you may have noticed, there aren't many choices in 13". It does have new sub frames and coil overs all the way around as well as Willwood 4 pot disks in front. It's down being turbo charged as I write this...Garrett GT28RS.
The car has a flip up fiberglass front end so access to everything is much easier. I was able to change the cam belt sitting on top of a 5 gallon bucket and never had to get up. It has no power steering, power brakes or A/C.

This winters plan is to finish the body work and paint it. At that time I'm gong to drop the transmission and send it to Sychrotech and have it re-geared and put in carbon fiber synchros.
The ratios we came up with are as wide as will work in a hydraulic trans. It has so little weight and will have even more power that a close ratio gearbox result in starting out in 2nd and maybe going to 4th.
After a few discussions with Synchrotech I'm going to end up with the following:
1st............ 3.08
2nd............1.9
3rd............1.269
4th............0.966
5th............0.714
F/D............3.47 (Houseman)

I'm hoping that if I use Toyo Proxes R888 with such a light car, that they'll last me a bit longer than most. I have and will use the car as an almost daily driver.
When I drove it from Ohio to Alabama, where the turbo is being fitted, I got 39 to 40 mpg. My low was 33 mpg and that was when I was having a little fun.

 

I have a buddy with a b-series powered Mini. He also runs 13s but I don't know what type of tires he uses. That car is a blast to drive.