Tyre compound

[Aparoon]

I see there are soft, medium and hard... I understand that soft will be stickier but for everyday road use will hard still be beneficial, and hopefully last a little longer... 

Chris

[JPC]

That's the idea mate. Every tyre has a compound rating. Typically an alrounder tyre will have a treadwear index of about 280-300

contisportcontact 3 is 280

toyo r888 is 100. The lower the softer

[tony_danza]

Hard will still be way softer and stickier than road tyres, plus we're a big old heavy sledge, so you'll race through mediums and softs in no time.

I'd go for hard.

[JPC]

Have I complete missed the point here? Haha. What tyres are we talking about?

[RobH]

Have I complete missed the point here? Haha. What tyres are we talking about?

I think hes talking about hard compound track tyres, been looking at the kuhmo v70s in hard bbut carnt decide between these or the Toyo R1R's.

[Andy]

Have I complete missed the point here? Haha. What tyres are we talking about?

track tyres i think Jay

[Aparoon]

I'm getting some track tyres but to use daily, just want to give it a go and see if theres any benefit, hopefully you won't find me in a hedge, upside down, on fire as was mentioned...   

[Andy]

i fitted some toyo r888 medium compound to a clio track car yesterday- he really rates them

[tony_danza]

Purely for the fact they're assymetric, so you can fully rotate them, I'd get the Kumhos.

The M3 boys love them.

[Beddie]

I'm getting some track tyres but to use daily, just want to give it a go and see if theres any benefit, hopefully you won't find me in a hedge, upside down, on fire as was mentioned...   

Pull your finger out then and get them fitted for tomorrow night, takeway and tyre testing sounds like a perfect friday night... 

[RedRobin]

I'm getting some track tyres but to use daily, just want to give it a go and see if theres any benefit, hopefully you won't find me in a hedge, upside down, on fire as was mentioned...  

....Friend Hurdy had R888's on his highly modded Ed30 on our trip to Nurburgring last Autumn. It was very wet at times and he managed extremely well. Sounded like an army lorry inside his car though - But I love all that! The only tricky times he had were keeping up with me through water at 90 mph on the road back through Europe. I had Goodyear F1 Assymetrics and they were excellent - Did a track day in the wet at Spa too.



P.S. - Kumhos sound the biz, Mike.

[Hedge]

hopefully you won't find me in a hedge, upside down, on fire as was mentioned...   

  Me too.

[tony_danza]

Hankook do some similar stuff too, might be worth a look?

If only VWR would use their powers to shod us with lovely sticky stuff.

[RedRobin]

hopefully you won't find me in a hedge, upside down, on fire as was mentioned...   

  Me too.

....Subtle! 

There's only one Hedge though.

A sight I think I would avert my eyes from too. Someone please say something else so I can rid myself of the picture in my head!

[MAT ED30]

Hankook do some similar stuff too, might be worth a look?

If only VWR would use their powers to shod us with lovely sticky stuff.

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