I swap mine every winter for proper winter tyres, but we get proper snow over here in germany+if you crash over here and they see you have unsatisfactory tyres for the conditions you become liable immediately. That would be the same for R888s in the rain, so be aware of that when travelling over here.
Quote from: simonskerton on September 05, 2009, 10:03:24 pmI swap mine every winter for proper winter tyres, but we get proper snow over here in germany+if you crash over here and they see you have unsatisfactory tyres for the conditions you become liable immediately. That would be the same for R888s in the rain, so be aware of that when travelling over here.....Achtung! Herr Hurdy!
...I've chosen 18's for my OZ Allegerita's rather than their 17's, for aesthetic reasons. My car is basically a 5-door fast road car which occasionally will do track. ...
Quote from: RedRobin on September 05, 2009, 07:53:07 pm...I've chosen 18's for my OZ Allegerita's rather than their 17's, for aesthetic reasons. My car is basically a 5-door fast road car which occasionally will do track. ...I wouldn't call a GTI, even tuned one, a "fast" car. It is quick, yes, but not fast.
I was thinking of getting the 225/40 R18 R888's but worried about rubbing, is the profile anymore more bolbous than normal 225/45 R17 tyres?
The Pescara's weigh around 26.5lb. With tyres the weight is 24.1kg as opposed to 19.3kg for the TD/R888 combo. That is a saving of 4.8kg per wheel = 19.2kg, which is the equivalent of taking around 96kg out of the sprung weight of the car.