Toyo R888 Tyres, Help Needed Plz

[Turbz RB-25]

Hi Fellas,

Currently running Kumho KU31s 265/35 18 on the rears (With 18x9 +22 wheels), however, it has a lot of negative camber, and I am loosing a lot of traction

My issues is:

I got camber kits for my car, however, the space between my current rear tyres and the guard is only about 7mm.

My soulution: (Let me know if you think this is good)

For this reason, I was thinking of getting Toyo R888 in 255 35 18 (Slightly smaller) which are a lot stickier and will give me more room to play with the camber.

Should this resolve a lot of my traction issues?

Let me know what you guys think.

Cheers.

[Turbz RB-25]

Sorry fellas,

I forgot to mention that i heard that semi slick tyres, even though they may have a smaller road surface (i.e. 265 normal tyre vs 255 semi slick) that the semi slick may still be wider, is this correct?

[scotty nm35]

I noticed my ku36's were an inch wider than the crap tyres they replaced, even though they were both 235. Is that common with all semi's?

[mxfly]

Yes it sure is. The side walls are more squared up on R comp tyres while street tyres have a more rounded edge.

[aza]

if a daily driven car u may find that you will only get between 5 tho and 10tho km out off them as that tar that is used on a street road will tear them up

[Turbz RB-25]

Hi fellas,

Would it be better to get 245 40 18 R888 with a more positive camber?

I doubt the 245 R888 would have more width than my KU31s in 265?

Then again, is there a big difference between 245 semi slick vs 265 road tyre? (I mean, road tyre has less grip, but it's wider - Not setup correctly but...)

Not too worried about the KMs I get from the tyres I only travel about 20KM a day in it. Plus, they'd probably be stickier once they start to wear out (In the dry)

CHeers

[aza]

yes and no as the semi slick ages it losses its grip level unless it is rapped up and coted with a paint like thing

the compound that makes the tyre so sticky will leve the tyre and make it hard and you will not have the grip u shoud have

[MrStabby]

Some tyre manufacturers publish tread width spec on the web - see what you can find. IIRC you want 0 deg camber at the rear for max traction, and r spec circuit tyres wont be the best option for straight line traction. Maybe ask in the drag forum for a suggestion on a street legal tyre??

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

i'd say to run ku36's in a slightly smaller width

also ku36's are NOT a semi and will last for a fair while

[ARTZ]

I swear so many of your problems could be solved with a cheap daily runaround..

A race engine doing 20kms a day it just aint right...you have built a car thats almost trackworthy take it to the track where it belongs and you wont have to worry about things like camber wear and excessive fuel consumption...Well you will but it will be justified

Motors that are built to go as hard as yours dont like to be putted around on daily commutes, actually they really hate it. Over time they clog up and just dont run right

What they do like however is to be warmed up and driven hard , stretch their legs and breath

Do us all a favour man buy a barina for work take your real car to the track and treat it like a whore..Get it on cam then youtube that shit....PLEASE!!!

Maybe Its time to take it to the next level..

Peace out

EDIT*.was old thread searching laat night and found threads from a few years ago ,U had just started modding your car...Bug bit you pretty hard hey ..

Edited July 22, 2010 by Arthur T3