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Old 10-19-2018, 05:43 PM
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Just quick Toyo R888R tire review copy and pasted from my Instagram page

Installed the Toyo R888R tires on all four corners and took her for a spin around a lightly damp H3 Freeway. The tires are fairly quiet, but not completely quiet as some reviews may imply. There’s a vibration upon low speed deceleration. And it does have a fairly light “cupped” tire sound (or mud bogger tire sound) especially on freshly paved roads that I can hear above my exhaust noise. But I’m surprised how minimal the sound and vibration is. And it’s very reasonable given the tires performance. Hopefully these last for a decent amount of time. Hoping for 1.5 sec or lower 60ft and 9 sec 1/4mi performance on the street. Dragy GPS data coming soon



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THanks for the review! Provide more feedback when you can.

I am getting a set next season spring when I will be receiving my wheels that are on order from Japan. For traction we should be looking 60fts in the 1.50s hopefully. On my stage 2 that should be good for low 10s. Plus by that time I might be stage 3 too...
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Originally Posted by kouzman
THanks for the review! Provide more feedback when you can.

I am getting a set next season spring when I will be receiving my wheels that are on order from Japan. For traction we should be looking 60fts in the 1.50s hopefully. On my stage 2 that should be good for low 10s. Plus by that time I might be stage 3 too...
Thanks for the acknowledgement and i totally intend to post a follow up review. There's a lot of mis-information on the internet which is frustrating so hopefully i can help others.

Are you getting the Advan GT's? That's top 3 on my list cause they're cheap, ultra light weight, and built the right way. They're closed die forged which has superior strength over other forged aluminum wheels including all those fancy machined wheels from forged billet blanks. Those fancy forged billet wheels are nice too and i'm also considering those.
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Originally Posted by Harry Da Hamster
Thanks for the acknowledgement and i totally intend to post a follow up review. There's a lot of mis-information on the internet which is frustrating so hopefully i can help others.

Are you getting the Advan GT's? That's top 3 on my list cause they're cheap, ultra light weight, and built the right way. They're closed die forged which has superior strength over other forged aluminum wheels including all those fancy machined wheels from forged billet blanks. Those fancy forged billet wheels are nice too and i'm also considering those.
correct! I got a super nice deal. I dont mind the wait since as you mentioned they check every single box on my checklist. Plus I love the look!
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What tire sizes did you get? Didn’t know they fit turbo sizes
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Upsized the width a tiny bit but it's unnoticeable. 255/35R20 and 315/30R20. Stock is 245 and 305. Amazon was by far the cheapest for me factoring shipping: https://amzn.to/2PGYykU
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Originally Posted by Harry Da Hamster
Just quick Toyo R888R tire review copy and pasted from my Instagram page

Installed the Toyo R888R tires on all four corners and took her for a spin around a lightly damp H3 Freeway. The tires are fairly quiet, but not completely quiet as some reviews may imply. There’s a vibration upon low speed deceleration. And it does have a fairly light “cupped” tire sound (or mud bogger tire sound) especially on freshly paved roads that I can hear above my exhaust noise. But I’m surprised how minimal the sound and vibration is. And it’s very reasonable given the tires performance. Hopefully these last for a decent amount of time. Hoping for 1.5 sec or lower 60ft and 9 sec 1/4mi performance on the street. Dragy GPS data coming soon



Just curious...does Toyo make the R888R tires in a Porsche spec tire like Michelin does the SC2? (I just bought the Porsche spec SC2's for my 997.1TT which is currently undergoing an approx. 700WHP build


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Thanks. Might try these, if feedback is good.
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Bump, any updates on the performance of this tire?
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Would love to hear a long term review of the tire and particularly how the thread wear is compared to the stock PZero's.

Is the car lowered by any chance?
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ive had them on my lotus elise for past year and love them. street and track. not bad in rain or cold either. and great value too
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Originally Posted by 95spiderman
ive had them on my lotus elise for past year and love them. street and track. not bad in rain or cold either. and great value too
Better than Cup 2? I've got Cup 2 and I'm looking for more.

OP has since installed some new wheels on his car.. Not sure which rubber he chose.
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Originally Posted by Psorcery
Better than Cup 2? I've got Cup 2 and I'm looking for more.

OP has since installed some new wheels on his car.. Not sure which rubber he chose.
Running 21" Pilot Sport 4S ATM. It's so nice having a quiet car again!! I ran my R888R's air down at around 28psi, daily. Aired down, they're even louder. I do wish they made R888R's in 21's though.
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better on street than mpsc. and so much cheaper.
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Thanks guys.. I'm gonna try them out here soon because Cup 2's don't have the grip I'm looking for.

28psi sounds good for traction, but how does that affect acceleration at higher speeds?


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