Originally Posted by
5hane
No I believe it is the construction, the r888's tend to balloon in the center,where as the r888r's don't and stay more square - so the center wears alot more linear with the outsides, rather than the r888's where the center will wear quicker than the outsides (keeping a close eye on air pressures at all times ofcourse!)
Ah, makes sense. My old Michelin pilot cup sport 1's used to do that and go up by about 8 psi when warm on track so I had to set the pressures as 32psi HOT, if not you lost grip and wore the centres.