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Offline mk_boy85

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R888's or ad08 r's
« on: October 10, 2013, 09:33:48 am »
Thinking of getting some road legal track tyres wondered if anyone had any feedback on the above ?
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2013, 05:39:14 pm »
Quote from: mk_boy85 on October 10, 2013, 09:33:48 am
Thinking of getting some road legal track tyres wondered if anyone had any feedback on the above ?

For primarely use on the road Ad08, i have both and this is my recommendation  :happy2:
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2013, 08:03:04 am »
I'd seriously recommend Federal RSR's, cheap and work very well!
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2013, 09:09:28 am »
2nd for federals. Great value
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2013, 07:10:37 pm »
I've had Federals in the past and they are a great tyre. Less noise than R888' on the road too.
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2013, 07:10:45 am »
I'm not quite sure how the Federals came into the equation as the question is between R888 and AD08?
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2013, 05:24:35 pm »
Quote from: danishmkvgti on December 23, 2013, 07:10:45 am
I'm not quite sure how the Federals came into the equation as the question is between R888 and AD08?
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Just advising him about other options and tyres available, isn't that what this place is about? People giving their views and recommendations to other fellow car noobs.

Also worth pointing out Federals are cheap too, there under £130 a tyre in 225/40/18 where as 888's are £200 a tyre! That's quite a lot more.
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2013, 05:28:36 pm »

I think they're comparable & worth mentioning Jake.   :smiley:
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2013, 09:52:55 pm »
Fair enough, my point being they were the ones the tread starter had chosen and wanted input to.
Of course others can be mentioned but that's not what were asked for  :wink:
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2013, 02:24:46 pm »
AD08s are not that far off R888s in terms of grip, they're better in the wet and come with more tread so last a bit longer.
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2014, 09:43:52 pm »
+1 for the federals. Nurburg and Lydden hill track.
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2014, 05:45:38 am »
I went for AD08's for mine, only as my car doesn't see much track action!
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2014, 11:22:19 am »
Your car still hasn't seen the wheels and tyres!
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2014, 12:19:21 pm »
I think a semislick is not ok for road use (except going to and coming from the track). You need to warm the tires before they grip and that's not the case on the public roads.
So, if someone is looking for daily drive tires and occasional track use I would say ad08. For track days only, R888.

Fast road: high performance tires (Continental Sport Contact 5, Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2, etc)
Fast road + occasional track days: high performance tires + extreme performance tires (Yokohama ad08, Federal RSR 595, etc)
Track days (+ going to and from the track): semislicks (R888, Federal FZ 201, etc)
« Last Edit: January 08, 2014, 12:22:52 pm by rex »
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Re: R888's or ad08 r's
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2014, 01:26:35 pm »
I was thinking about Federal 595 RSR for my car, mainly for everyday use and occasional track days (hopefully this year) but they dont do them in 235/35/R19
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