Anyone ever use 295/30/18 R888's?

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What tire would you suggest? I've also been thinking about getting the RE 11's , looking to stay around the $300 range.

R888s are lacking grip compared to full race tires. They will have much more grip than RE11s.

You'll like R888s compared to any street tire. I run NT01s personally. I'm pretty happy with them.

[paul_3rdgen]

I'm trying to figure out the best all around package.  I just don't drive the car enough or have a truck and trailer so these tires will be driven too and from the track and occasionally street driven.  I don't mind going through a set a season.  The r888 are looking pretty good to me especially at the $273 price tag.
I like the NT01s but they don't make the size I want.

[crash]

Get a small tire trailor for your FD.   Ive got a tow hitch and a small trailor that I carry my race wheels, tires, jack, and other stuff on to and from the track.  Lets you do both without having a truck and trailor

[kukri]

Will be a tough fit in the front, I barelly had 295 Hoosiers on in the front but R888 is wider.

[4packet]

I'd be surprised if R888's held up long on track. That width would help, but my friend's used to struggle to get more than 2 trackdays out of a set on their M3's (stock sizes). They all run Federal 595RSR's now due to cost and longevity (as do I). I think the Toyo's are good for the road as they don't need warming up unlike a lot of the others.   

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What? Something is wrong then if you are killing them in less than 2 track days.

R888s are not identical to NT01s and I don't run them personally. Every one I know that does run them gets decent life out of them.. 8+ track days before they are trash.

I get 8-10 track days out of NT01s

[4packet]

The full weight e46 in our group chewed through a pair of 225's on the rear in one trackday. Granted the width wasn't ideal, but he had his reasons. I shared a drive in a stripped e36 (235's all round) and we did nearly half the tread on 1 trackday with a slipping clutch. R888's are too soft and melt on a car that weighs much over a tonne-granted I've not seen how they hold up in puddle jumper widths. They used to be really popular over here until the price went through the roof and the market became more competitive.

[gc3]

235s on a e36 is still way undertired.
or maybe i mean undertyred :p

I'm not sure running a tiny little tire really says anything about wear of a tire.

[willcoop]

I run 295/30/18 R888s in my ronin widebody Fc. the price is hard to pass up for a 295. They will last much longer then 2 track days. I have a few thousand miles on mine several autox's and one track day with plenty of tread left. I run square 295s on 18x10.5s. I have heard that R888s and NTO1s are made from the same compound and just have different tread patterns.

[4packet]

With stock bodywork it’s a struggle to fit much more than a 235 track tyre(thanks gc3!) on an e36. Regardless, switching to the same size in a 595 or similar has roughly doubled the longevity on track because the compound can deal with the temperature. No good for autocross I guess because they need a bit of heat. The smaller tyre reduces unsprung mass/rolling resistance and can deal with uneven road surfaces and the wet (we get a lot of that!) better. 

Every car/driver/track is different and if you are able to run a wide enough tyre maybe it can dissipate the heat sufficiently. Road use or autocross isn’t going to upset an R888 either. Like for like though, R888’s definitely have a reputation for being soft, so they work great from cold, but melt after a few laps. No-one cared here when they were cheap, but they certainly don’t dominate the paddock anymore.

[Sabre002]

What? Something is wrong then if you are killing them in less than 2 track days.

R888s are not identical to NT01s and I don't run them personally. Every one I know that does run them gets decent life out of them.. 8+ track days before they are trash.

I get 8-10 track days out of NT01s

That has more to do with the track.  I can kill a set of anything you give me on a Miata at CMP.  Its all the track we strait up erase tires there. 

Paul I would say for what you want the R888 or the NT-01 I know they don't make some of the same sizes.  I'm just use to the Hoosier R6 and nothing is that sticky in the DOT R comp stuff.

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235s on a e36 is still way undertired.
or maybe i mean undertyred :p

I'm not sure running a tiny little tire really says anything about wear of a tire.

That depends. You realize that contact patch area is not a function of tire width, yes?

[gc3]

235s on a e36 is still way undertired.
or maybe i mean undertyred :p

I'm not sure running a tiny little tire really says anything about wear of a tire.

That depends. You realize that contact patch area is not a function of tire width, yes?

contact patch shape is though

[paul_3rdgen]

Tires are ordered!  Got a close out special ADVAN A048 295/30/18.  $206ea.  I will take some pics in a few weeks when I get them installed.  

[jjdrivesajazz]

here are my 295's on my 18x10.5, sorry i don't have any pictures of them mounted on the car