clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 trying to get back into doing more sprints this year, but my old r888's are shagged! if anyone has any leads on where to get semi slicks at decent prices, would be greatly appreciated located in brisbane, but i imagine most places will ship interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Check eBay, They usually have some good prices on tyres. Some also have shops near you for fitting and balancing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Or check out this mob. http://www.tyretrader.com.au/index.php?route=product/search&filter_tyrebrand=TOYO&sort=pd.name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 that last link looks seriously useful.. cheers pauly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Yeah i came across those guys trying to look for a tire rack equivalent in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 for the price, i ordered kumho ecsta V70A. will see how they go, will post feedback in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Another option is St George tyres in Sydney (via ebay). I ordered a couple of sets of R888 over the years and even wth delivery to melbourne, they were considerably cheaper than anyone local. Same prices to Pauly's link for the sizes I looked at. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2-X-NEW-205-50-15-TOYO-R888-SEMI-SLICK-RACE-TYRES-L-K-/291056383744?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43c44ff700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarreraG50 Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Clutch, I run Kuhmo Ecsta KU31(I think thats the number) on the rear of the 3.2, I know they are "only" a street tyre, but so far they are as good as the Conti sport contact's I used to run. Be interested to see how the Kuhmo's compare with the R888's, keep us posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Try Taleb Tyres in Sydney. Used to buy R888's for the race car from them for $1000/set delivered to Brisbane. They were 205/50/15 though. Just have to get them fitted locally. Edit: I saw that you had already ordered after I had posted. We have found the Kuhmos are faster than the Toyos, but they don't last anything like as long and they de-laminate before the end of their life. This happened at Lakeside in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Clutch, I run Kuhmo Ecsta KU31(I think thats the number) on the rear of the 3.2, I know they are "only" a street tyre, but so far they are as good as the Conti sport contact's I used to run. Be interested to see how the Kuhmo's compare with the R888's, keep us posted How long did the KU31's last? and what do you use them for? I'm thinking of replacing my toyo t1r's with these and use them just for street driving. And i won't want to loose to much performance with the tyre swap. I use the toyos for SMTs also and they get bashed on the roads. So to save the street tyres from getting hammered on a SMT i'm putting KU36's on another set of wheels and using them for SMTs and other events that'll shred tyres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Clutch, I run Kuhmo Ecsta KU31(I think thats the number) on the rear of the 3.2, I know they are "only" a street tyre, but so far they are as good as the Conti sport contact's I used to run. Be interested to see how the Kuhmo's compare with the R888's, keep us posted i have ku31's on my fuch street wheels, they are not bad at all. not as good as the toyo proxes RA1's they replaced but much more sensible for street use.. Try Taleb Tyres in Sydney. Used to buy R888's for the race car from them for $1000/set delivered to Brisbane. They were 205/50/15 though. Just have to get them fitted locally. cheers cal will look them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 i have ku31's on my fuch street wheels, they are not bad at all. not as good as the toyo proxes RA1's they replaced but much more sensible for street use.. cheers cal will look them up. You cannot compare those two! one is a R spec and the other is a street tyre. as long as the Ku31 is good, i'll get them or thinking about dunlop DZ101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarreraG50 Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 How long did the KU31's last? and what do you use them for? I'm thinking of replacing my toyo t1r's with these and use them just for street driving. And i won't want to loose to much performance with the tyre swap. I use the toyos for SMTs also and they get bashed on the roads. So to save the street tyres from getting hammered on a SMT i'm putting KU36's on another set of wheels and using them for SMTs and other events that'll shred tyres Pauly, Ku31's have only been on about a year, so probably <2000kms'. used on SMT's etc. Have to say they hang on really well in the corners, in fact on one SMT, the fronts (still conti sport contact2) let go (understeered wide through the corner) no movement from the rear. (disclaimer conti's are older than the Kuhmo's). But so far happy with the Kuhmos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 Try Taleb Tyres in Sydney. Used to buy R888's for the race car from them for $1000/set delivered to Brisbane. They were 205/50/15 though. Just have to get them fitted locally. Edit: I saw that you had already ordered after I had posted. We have found the Kuhmos are faster than the Toyos, but they don't last anything like as long and they de-laminate before the end of their life. This happened at Lakeside in December. well the UTQG is 50 AA A for the v700a and 100 AA A for the R888 so the V700a will last half the time the toyos will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 21January, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 You cannot compare those two! one is a R spec and the other is a street tyre. as long as the Ku31 is good, i'll get them or thinking about dunlop DZ101 i know. was too expensive to burn up on the street Try Taleb Tyres in Sydney. Used to buy R888's for the race car from them for $1000/set delivered to Brisbane. They were 205/50/15 though. Just have to get them fitted locally. Edit: I saw that you had already ordered after I had posted. We have found the Kuhmos are faster than the Toyos, but they don't last anything like as long and they de-laminate before the end of their life. This happened at Lakeside in December. cheers for the feedback - order hasn't gone through yet might change it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 have you tried Damo at Racing Ready? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 well the UTQG is 50 AA A for the v700a and 100 AA A for the R888 so the V700a will last half the time the toyos will. Well that explains it then. They still don't have to self destruct like that though. It's happened many times, I just happened to get a photo of this one. If that had let go at Lakeside while doing 1.01 - 1.02's it could have been deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted 21January, 2014 Report Share Posted 21January, 2014 It shouldn't rip apart like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 14February, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 14February, 2014 followed cal's advice and $1000 later and taleb tyres delivered these to me, took about 2 days to ship them so was perfect timing. local bloke happy to fit them up for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldblade Posted 14February, 2014 Report Share Posted 14February, 2014 Nice NT01 love to hear how they go I am currently trying to buy tyres and these are at the top of my list for track days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FL7 Posted 4March, 2014 Report Share Posted 4March, 2014 Hi, I purchased some track tyres. Are not full R spec, but in between R spec and road tyres. At around the low $200 each mark they are great value and the grip is fantastic. They are Hancook Ventus R-S3 17's and I purchased them from Bendigo Brake and Tyre Service who deal in motorsport stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
333pg333 Posted 5March, 2014 Report Share Posted 5March, 2014 Just be careful when ordering from St George and possibly Taleb. I've seen very cheap tyres but they're far from fresh. Hard to tell as markings on tyres are often as clear as Hieroglyphics but there's usually a reason why the lebs...er Taleb sell them cheap. You can find out if you do a bit of research on the dates. Usually it would have 13 somewhere among the longer numbers on the side which would denote made in 2013 etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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