tyre's?

Got a dilemma with tyres. I have spare set of 17" wheels for trackdays but current tyres are crappy (1x wanli worn on edges, 1x champion with cut in side, 1x wanli with 7mm tread and 1x event with 2mm tread).

In an ideal world I'd want r888s or at least decent tyres but can't really justify cost especially when new normal tyres will get ruined in one day at llandow (and misses would go mental with our first born on the way!)!

So I'm thinking of part worns but how much tread do you think I'd need as a min and should I cross off punctured repaired tyres?

Sell a kidney and get r888s you know its the right thing to do

p.s dont tell mrs Nell i said that

Why 17's??

15's will fit on the lude??

Cheaper, and a bigger range of choice!

Alot will depend on how soft/hard the tire is. For an example l did 15mins at mallory on decent toyo proxes and after the 15mins l was just above the minimum tread marker on the rears. My budgets which are a much harder compound lasted a full day at mallory and still have plenty of life.

These 17's turned up at a good price. Did consider 15's but got to be careful with brakes due to 282mm on front.

A guy is selling some integra wheels with r888s but said not road legal so don't know how long they'll last on track.

Will budgets send me into rude walls then or do you think they'll be ok for an amateur like me?

Budgets should be fine if its dry.

Bugdets on track are great fun, but don't expect quick times...

Ran Brands on 'Dark Horses'.... sideways G was clearly more than the grip they produced... but it was awesome

R888's are the same as slicks and come in different compounds, the harder the compound, the longer they will last, but the slower they will reach temprature.

Not sure what size you're running, but these are a good buy...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-Yokohama-Parada-Spec2-205-40-17-2054017-Tyres-/170481760684?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item27b18139ac

Again they're quite soft, but most tyres of this sort are, but as track only tyres, used in rotation should see you at plenty of days!

Not sure if 2mm will last long on track?

Would having budgets on back and good tyres up front cause any issues apart from the back not being too grippy :$

nellers2001 wrote:

Not sure if 2mm will last long on track?

Eh?? Those i linked are brand new?

I plan on running budgets on the way there, the same tyres on track then drive them home. But then I also have no power at all.

i've got 2 sets of wheels in honda 5 stud. 15 or 17 inch. Any good?

Huw wrote:

I plan on running budgets on the way there, the same tyres on track then drive them home. But then I also have no power at all.

Ahahahahahaha i'm making that your sig...

Those Parada's are so cheap compared to R888's. I was going to buy R888's for mine but might give the parada's a try. They road legal?

Yeah they aren't slick, the equivilent of a TR1...

Norledge wrote:

Huw wrote:

I plan on running budgets on the way there, the same tyres on track then drive them home. But then I also have no power at all.

Ahahahahahaha i'm making that your sig...

Go for it, i'd do it myself but I'm kinda busy! It's the truth though tbh.

Yeh just look more closely at them lol. Anything like a TR1 they will melt. Id best keep saving for R888's.

Ad... even the hardest R888's are softer than TR1's...

oh.....urm now l dont know what to do...

nankang ns2's are the new next big deal now r888's are big money

nankangs last for ages

true.

sad, but true

99p tyers ftw

The lude is 4 stud but what are the tyres?

Did look at a cheap new tyres but they'll get destroyed in a day so thought part worns would be cheaper alternative!

New tyres should last you more than a day, again all dependant on compound etc...

BTW i can you 4 Paradas in 205 40 17 for £260 and can bring them to the meet... Save you the postage

parada spec 2s are awesome tyres, as for a budget tyre what about kumho ecsta sport tyres I get on with mine great

I looked at couple sets of road tyres after a day at llandow and the tyres were screwed. Had quite a bit of tread left but all the tread blocks were leaning to the left as llandow is mostly right turns and seems particularly hard on tyres.

Decisions, decisions!

KU31's

Frankly Genrel Grabber AT2 FTW.

Who cares?

Less tread, easier to get round corners

Kris wrote:

KU31's

cheers kris couldn't remember the bloody number of the kumhos

Colway's?


Can't go wrong with a set of Parada Spec2's.

paradas look the shizzle aswell