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      09-19-2020, 09:22 AM   #1
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Anyone tried the R888r on the back 265/35/19

Has anyone tried the R888r on the back 265/35/19?

And if so how did they compare to the oem MSS

From a bit of research they will be better
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      09-19-2020, 10:44 AM   #2
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Noisy as hell

But once warmed, you're gonna have more grip for sure.

The r888 is a track tire so it doesn't have any street qualities
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And not a very good track tire, at that.

The Trofeo R has just as much grip on track, and is much quieter and more comfortable on the street than the R888R.
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I ran a set this season (OEM size) because I had a special price, compared to the cup2s I was running last year they are pretty much garbage..
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Noisy as hell

But once warmed, you're gonna have more grip for sure.

The r888 is a track tire so it doesn't have any street qualities
I've heard this too, do they take long to warm up?

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      09-20-2020, 01:41 AM   #6
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I ran a set this season (OEM size) because I had a special price, compared to the cup2s I was running last year they are pretty much garbage..
In what way? Are they less grippy then the MSS OEM units...

The OEM slide out too easily, they are not ideal

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I was recently at Thunderhill 3-mile with 265 + 295 R888Rs and I had substantially more grip than stock (expected), more than I had with RE71Rs (255/275) and I felt like a bit more warning before they let go than I did with the Sport Cups (245/265) and perhaps more grip but probably due to the size difference. That being said it was a very hot and smokey day there may have been a bit too much heat in them in the final sessions. Hope to give them a better run another day.

I wouldn't drive them on the road though - I've luckily got a dedicated set of track wheels that I swap to at the track.
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      09-20-2020, 10:38 PM   #8
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As I and many others have said, it’s a crappy tire (and I’ve seen multiple 911s blow out sidewalls on track with R888Rs and they were lucky not to end up in the wall):



I feel bad for M2C guys stuck with 19s. Put some better 18” tires on an M2, and the M2C loses all its advantages on track.

I speak from experience: https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1464923
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      10-12-2020, 09:53 PM   #9
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Just to provide a little more input on this.

I just ran a 2 day weekend at Laguna Seca. Saturday I ran new MPSS fronts and almost new MPSS rears. On Sunday I ran new R888R front and rear, same tire size in both cases.

Track temps conditions were close between the two days.

I ran on avg ~2s a lap faster on the R888R than the MPSS. The car is completely stock other than pads/fluid - could have maybe done better with some stiffer springs/shocks with the stickier tires.

Other than that R888R felt good to me, ran them around 36 PSI hot - will report back with more info as I drive on them more.

Road noise is terrible.

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Drifting at nearly 305kmh with the R888

https://www.toyotires.com.au/news-an...-fastest-drift
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I was recently at Thunderhill 3-mile with 265 + 295 R888Rs and I had substantially more grip than stock (expected), more than I had with RE71Rs (255/275) and I felt like a bit more warning before they let go than I did with the Sport Cups (245/265) and perhaps more grip but probably due to the size difference. That being said it was a very hot and smokey day there may have been a bit too much heat in them in the final sessions. Hope to give them a better run another day.

I wouldn't drive them on the road though - I've luckily got a dedicated set of track wheels that I swap to at the track.
interesting that you say has more grip than RE71RS.... every single time attack racer i know or serious track racers.. all rate the RE71RS very very very highly... i dont rate the 888...

On another note... are you getting rubbing on the 295 ? or have you got it cambered like hell to avoid rubbing ?
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Just to provide a little more input on this.

I just ran a 2 day weekend at Laguna Seca. Saturday I ran new MPSS fronts and almost new MPSS rears. On Sunday I ran new R888R front and rear, same tire size in both cases.

Track temps conditions were close between the two days.

I ran on avg ~2s a lap faster on the R888R than the MPSS. The car is completely stock other than pads/fluid - could have maybe done better with some stiffer springs/shocks with the stickier tires.

Other than that R888R felt good to me, ran them around 36 PSI hot - will report back with more info as I drive on them more.

Road noise is terrible.
you cant compare 888R with MPSS two different class of tires.... i would expect them to be a few second a lap faster than MPSS.... it would be a more logical comparisson to compare to Cup2s
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      10-15-2020, 01:40 PM   #13
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you cant compare 888R with MPSS two different class of tires.... i would expect them to be a few second a lap faster than MPSS.... it would be a more logical comparisson to compare to Cup2s
The OP was literally asking for the MPSS vs R888R comparison.

I'm well aware of what an R888R competes against.

And you can expect a few seconds difference but I can tell you on a stock M2c I was seeing an avg ~2s a lap faster at Laguna Seca (which is a short track - the time difference as a function of the track is important) - on the same weekend and both sets practically new.

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