wheel choice

[christiantimms]

R888's the sidewalls are much stiffer than standard tyres

Really! I thought they were particularly wobbly, so less so or the same as standards.

[k11cpc]

R888's the sidewalls are much stiffer than standard tyres

Really! I thought they were particularly wobbly, so less so or the same as standards.

So I'm told by the tyre place that fitted them and I assume they know what they are talking about

[Muddy Water]

The majority of track day tyres have a stiffer side wall - you'll find out soon enough if you swap from a "normal" tyre to a track day specific tyre, especailly when cornering.
The difference is amazing

[AceAceBaby]

I think someone else tried out the Maxsport RB5 slicks (http://www.ears.co.uk/motorsport/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_RB5_F2_Moulded_Slick_59.html) which are pretty good and cheap.
One thing to remember is that the tyres have to be road legal (E-marked).
Compounds is another issue...there's a lot of variables - track type, temperature, etc, etc.
Soft compound will give you great grip on a tarmac circuit but not likely to last very long.
HTH

I ordered a set of these yesterday afternoon from ears, and they were delivered this morning- impressive turnaround. They certainly look the part- definitely E marked and road legal. The proof of the pudding is in the eating though, but I'm looking forward to trying them.

[alanwheeldon]

Im now considdering the standard 15" rear wheels all round running a 215/45/15 tyre. That should make the acceleration a little better, id be saving on weight compared to my 18" and the 45 profile should be better compared to the standard 50.

Any thoughts on that??

[k11cpc]

Yes your mad...... Need wider on rear than front or you will end up going backwards out of every corner............

[alanwheeldon]

Yes your mad......

Sorry I should have made that more clearer.

195/45/15 on the front, 215/45/15 on the rear Im just thinking about lowering the profile to reduce the sidewall wobble??

Thats what im thinking about at the mo. Currently I have 215/35/18 all round

[k11cpc]

I would go 225 on the rear that's what toyota put on a std

[christiantimms]

I agree with Chris here - I wouldn't go lower than the Toyota standard at the rear - you shouldn't go lower than 225. I wanted 235, but they don't do that in my wheel size.

[Neil_turbo]

maybe a little late to the party here.

But a good thread to read (if you havent already)...

http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15623