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[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Chill, I went direct to Kumho UK. They told me which UK dealers had what I wanted in stock & I then ordered them from that dealer. I am aware that there is some sort of supply issues, not sure what though!

I spent half the day on phone to a number of suppliers All started off saying they have no stock but can get them for next week But when they try to order them with kumho there unable to get them I do wonder if they comply with the new tire rules ?

[techieboy]

I thought I'd read that Kumho (and others) had dropped a load of sizes of V70's as a result of the EU tyre regs and the remaining sizes were only going to be sold as motorsport (non-road) tyres. So you may well be right.

 

That said, R888's were always hard work to get hold of at certain times of the year once all the race series had got their allocations and Toyo would be forever saying "they're in a container, on their way".

[Nev]

If you go for V70a you will have the grippiest treaded tyre that I've ever used, however be warned they really don't last long. My 285 width rears only lasted 2500 miles on Nipper, and remember I don't even track my car. I did only have the medium compound, maybe the hard one is longer lasting.

 

 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

The hard v70a is now discontinued and other v70a compounds are not available

[Captain Vimes]

And the problem with the zzr is no competition for the sales of them

Does this mean you think they're over priced?

Yes

I thought they were around the same price as the v70a's but with similar grip but last 10 times longer. Seems like good value to me?

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

And the problem with the zzr is no competition for the sales of them

Does this mean you think they're over priced?

Yes

I thought they were around the same price as the v70a's but with similar grip but last 10 times longer. Seems like good value to me?

Are you getting them ?

[Captain Vimes]

If you haven't seen EVO this month they have a good article that explains what's going on and the approach that Toyo, Avon and Kumho are taking to tackle the new rules. This explains the current scarcity of V70's. You may find the new V70's from a motorsport supplier? Wonder when the 720's will be available..

 

Edited by Captain Vimes, 11 April 2016 - 07:09 PM.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Cheers for that captain So it looks like the v70a may of been hit by the rules

[Captain Vimes]

 

 

 

 

And the problem with the zzr is no competition for the sales of them

Does this mean you think they're over priced?

Yes

I thought they were around the same price as the v70a's but with similar grip but last 10 times longer. Seems like good value to me?

Are you getting them ?

 

 

Thinking about it. There's another day left in my rears so will burn through them first.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

MOT passed Only 3350 miles last year Hate to wonder how much this car costs me per mile

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

I've had the tires put on today

Somthing very wrong with tread pattern
Does anyone know if there is a right hand and left hand tire

According to demon tweeks it's right





It looks very wrong

[smiley]

888 had big ass rotation direction arrows on the side.

I take it the R's do not?

 

Edited by smiley, 14 April 2016 - 05:14 PM.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

The new R888R just says inside outside

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

There fitted right but should there be a left hand tire and a right hand tire

[techieboy]

They're fine, they're asymmetric, so just look weird compared with normal directional tyres. I remember the internet melting when Goodyear Eagle F1's changed from a traditional directional to an asymmetric tread.

[siztenboots]

those red, white and yellow lines are also important, no tyre is made perfect and this tells you the runout

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

They're fine, they're asymmetric, so just look weird compared with normal directional tyres. I remember the internet melting when Goodyear Eagle F1's changed from a traditional directional to an asymmetric tread.

 

wonder if one side is worse in the rain than the other ??

 

on a plus the R888R has a 16% stiffer side wall than the old 888s

[smiley]

Based on the pixies from the toyo website, and how the regular 888 flows, i would say:

 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

no they are as they drive in the pics 

 

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

they are not rotational there marked inside out side so the thin tread in the pics are always  the inside edge