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Old 31 August 2011, 12:08 AM
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Default How Long do R888's Last????????

How long do the average set of R888's last with track use on good days?

Also when are they no longer any good, if they are only to be used on the track on nice days are they still any good when down below 1mm or even the tread basically gone???
Old 31 August 2011, 12:11 AM
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5000 road miles on average
Old 31 August 2011, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Moley_WRX
5000 road miles on average
Wow! I can't get that from a set of Falken 452's on the rear of my M3 lmao

I like 888's on the road, not a huge fan on track due to how quick they go off if you're a bit too hard on them but that might be more down to my aggressive driving style than the tyre
Old 31 August 2011, 12:40 AM
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So when are they shot, when they hit the wear marks??
Old 31 August 2011, 08:44 AM
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1 mile on track is meant to equivalent to 10miles use on the road, or so i've heard.
Old 31 August 2011, 01:16 PM
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6500 miles plus two trackdays and that equals 13 months for me...

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P.S. Quite poor in the snow at Tan Hill Pub at xmas !
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Just bought some REO70's for my track wheels, 888's cost, wear and surge I decided against
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yeah the cost is shocking, but i was considering some used ones with a couple of mm left. I have another set of wheels with t1r's on as wet tyres so they would be just for dry track days, rally slicks are taking my fancy too.
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had them buffed to 1 mm so with no heat cycles through them at 1 mm they are v/good not sure what old ones are like at 1.6mm
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