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toyo r888's x4 235/40/17
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I think the closest you'll get is 195/50/15.
They are shit in the wet though, infact I think it's plain irresponsible to use them on the road. Just imagine coming up to a crossing with kids on it and it's raining. Not good IMO.
They are shit in the wet though, infact I think it's plain irresponsible to use them on the road. Just imagine coming up to a crossing with kids on it and it's raining. Not good IMO.
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my car stops no different with them in built up areas at 30mph.
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Totally understand what your saying christian, but the car will only be coming out in the dry so i want maximum grip! i.e summer car/ dry weather.
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What in heavy rain/ice? I'm just trying to imagine, if the worst did happen, and it does happen or else Toyo wouldn't issue a warning with them, how you'd fair in court when they learnt that the car had trackday tyres on it, OK, road legal, but I know for one that courts don't always play fair.
Just saying.
Just saying.
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What in heavy rain/ice? I'm just trying to imagine, if the worst did happen, and it does happen or else Toyo wouldn't issue a warning with them, how you'd fair in court when they learnt that the car had trackday tyres on it, OK, road legal, but I know for one that courts don't always play fair.
Just saying.
Just saying.
i find them fine if you drive normal in the wet ,drive like a tit and it wont matter what tyres you have you will get caught out as you put it.
p-s i have been on them for 31/2 years with no probs
All I'm saying is that I bet if stopping distances were tested in dry/wet/very wet/ice the R888's would come out shit in all but the dry tests. OK, so any tyres will slide in ice, but not as easily and as far as R888's. They have no aspect of their design that take into account water displacement and ice etc.
3 1/2 years driving on them doesn't take into account ONE situation where you get caught out.
Take my example, entirely different I know. When my bonnet flipped because I didn't put my bonnet pins in, I have never really lived down the trauma in my mind of thinking what could have happened if that car that missed me literally by INCHES as I swerved all over the road in a big slide had've T-Boned me, killing him/me/both, then in the investigation it wouldn't have been hard to prove that my bonnet pins were never closed, causing the accident. Can you just imagine it?
I race on R888s and they grip well in the wet. I have been on circuit in torrential downpours and they grip really well. You wouldn't want to be on mud, snow or grass, but so what. In the wet they are fine - hence road legal.
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I've been accused of being arrogant on here, but thats nothing compared to you.
All I'm saying is that I bet if stopping distances were tested in dry/wet/very wet/ice the R888's would come out shit in all but the dry tests. OK, so any tyres will slide in ice, but not as easily and as far as R888's. They have no aspect of their design that take into account water displacement and ice etc.
3 1/2 years driving on them doesn't take into account ONE situation where you get caught out.
Take my example, entirely different I know. When my bonnet flipped because I didn't put my bonnet pins in, I have never really lived down the trauma in my mind of thinking what could have happened if that car that missed me literally by INCHES as I swerved all over the road in a big slide had've T-Boned me, killing him/me/both, then in the investigation it wouldn't have been hard to prove that my bonnet pins were never closed, causing the accident. Can you just imagine it?
All I'm saying is that I bet if stopping distances were tested in dry/wet/very wet/ice the R888's would come out shit in all but the dry tests. OK, so any tyres will slide in ice, but not as easily and as far as R888's. They have no aspect of their design that take into account water displacement and ice etc.
3 1/2 years driving on them doesn't take into account ONE situation where you get caught out.
Take my example, entirely different I know. When my bonnet flipped because I didn't put my bonnet pins in, I have never really lived down the trauma in my mind of thinking what could have happened if that car that missed me literally by INCHES as I swerved all over the road in a big slide had've T-Boned me, killing him/me/both, then in the investigation it wouldn't have been hard to prove that my bonnet pins were never closed, causing the accident. Can you just imagine it?
your the one getting on your high horse over a non factual statment you made about the 888s being so bad in the wet and ice and irresponsible to use them on the road as there a track day tyre.
if there so bad link up some news reports there must of benn loads of people been killed or injured as a result of them.
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C, they aren't as bad in the wet as you think. They may peform worse in standing water than something like an f1 or uniroyal rainsport, but then so do other tyres.
You could reverse your argument and say, what if a child ran out onto the road in the dry, and you didn't have the 888's on? The dry stopping distance is significantly shorter with 888's so by having them on you saved that childs life...
To be honest, they shold only be used on 2nd cars for a number of reasons, mainly due to the noise/wearing out. People only usually take the car out in fair weather, if if does rain then just be very careful.
Rick
You could reverse your argument and say, what if a child ran out onto the road in the dry, and you didn't have the 888's on? The dry stopping distance is significantly shorter with 888's so by having them on you saved that childs life...
To be honest, they shold only be used on 2nd cars for a number of reasons, mainly due to the noise/wearing out. People only usually take the car out in fair weather, if if does rain then just be very careful.
Rick
i driven my 205 in all conditions, even snow and ice
snow, shockily bad
ice above x10
dry great
damp great
bit wet great
very wet, now here is the awkward one, as normally they fine, except puddles and nailing at low speeds
even with the experience above ive decided not to put them on my 306 road car, which only does a few miles a day back and forth train stations.
its just to much of a risk
in the summer, i may run my 205 wheels on my 306 just for some summer drives, but thats it, even though i know how they are in all conditions
my two pence worth
snow, shockily bad
ice above x10
dry great
damp great
bit wet great
very wet, now here is the awkward one, as normally they fine, except puddles and nailing at low speeds
even with the experience above ive decided not to put them on my 306 road car, which only does a few miles a day back and forth train stations.
its just to much of a risk
in the summer, i may run my 205 wheels on my 306 just for some summer drives, but thats it, even though i know how they are in all conditions
my two pence worth
C, they aren't as bad in the wet as you think. They may peform worse in standing water than something like an f1 or uniroyal rainsport, but then so do other tyres.
You could reverse your argument and say, what if a child ran out onto the road in the dry, and you didn't have the 888's on? The dry stopping distance is significantly shorter with 888's so by having them on you saved that childs life...
To be honest, they shold only be used on 2nd cars for a number of reasons, mainly due to the noise/wearing out. People only usually take the car out in fair weather, if if does rain then just be very careful.
Rick
You could reverse your argument and say, what if a child ran out onto the road in the dry, and you didn't have the 888's on? The dry stopping distance is significantly shorter with 888's so by having them on you saved that childs life...
To be honest, they shold only be used on 2nd cars for a number of reasons, mainly due to the noise/wearing out. People only usually take the car out in fair weather, if if does rain then just be very careful.
Rick
i driven my 205 in all conditions, even snow and ice
snow, shockily bad
ice above x10
dry great
damp great
bit wet great
very wet, now here is the awkward one, as normally they fine, except puddles and nailing at low speeds
even with the experience above ive decided not to put them on my 306 road car, which only does a few miles a day back and forth train stations.
its just to much of a risk
in the summer, i may run my 205 wheels on my 306 just for some summer drives, but thats it, even though i know how they are in all conditions
my two pence worth
snow, shockily bad
ice above x10
dry great
damp great
bit wet great
very wet, now here is the awkward one, as normally they fine, except puddles and nailing at low speeds
even with the experience above ive decided not to put them on my 306 road car, which only does a few miles a day back and forth train stations.
its just to much of a risk
in the summer, i may run my 205 wheels on my 306 just for some summer drives, but thats it, even though i know how they are in all conditions
my two pence worth
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