R888 Prices.

Post Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:35 pm

Who gives the best deal on a set of R888 tyres currently ?
( Mail order ). 195. 50. 15. Soft for sprint and hillclimb use.
( GGG ? ).

Post Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:52 pm

Camskill, or it always used to be. They have gone up by around 35% since 2008/2009. GOod luck.

Even at trade they cost more than you used to be able to pick them up for on ebay.

Post Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:38 pm

Yep, prices up and also restricted to certain dealers now. Trouble for Toyo is that they have brought them directly in line with Dunlop and Yokohama prices, and the R888 just doesn't cut it against its new competition.

I found Demon Tweeks to be cheaper than Camskill. Camskill claim to price match but to be honest i'd rather buy from somewhere that was straight with me in the first place.

I just wish I'd bought 10 sets when they were £45 a tyre.

Post Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:49 pm

agent006 wrote: I just wish I'd bought 10 sets when they were £45 a tyre.

Aye, hindsight is a wonderful thing.

As you say, they have priced them too highly now and people WILL start to move to a 'new' brand again. Silly really, unless they were making a loss on them initially-but a company would have to be mad to do that for the time period Toyo 'did.'

Post Tue Apr 06, 2010 9:51 pm

I will be looking elsewhere this year too. Still have 2 new sets left but was shocked when i checked the prices a couple months ago.

So, whats a good tyre in the previous r888 price range or am I just going to have to bite the bullet and pay more?

Post Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:08 am

kumho v70a

Post Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:43 am

Dunlop DZ02!
Even at buying R888 at the old price the Dunlop is the better value for money IMHO.
Much more mileage out of the Dunlops AND better grip and handling.

Post Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:38 am

Try http://www.mikestokes.net/ he is the PBMW tyre supplier

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 12:20 pm

UweM3 wrote:Dunlop DZ02!
Even at buying R888 at the old price the Dunlop is the better value for money IMHO.
Much more mileage out of the Dunlops AND better grip and handling.

Trouble is that Dunlop don't appear to do these in any size that I would want to use on my M3...

I run 215/50/15 on the track...I have 16" rims, too, but would prefer not to track those and, even if I did, the 225/45/16 that is the ideal size is not listed for DZ02..there is a DZ03, though...

Post Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:25 pm

DZ03,s are better that the DZ02,s anyway...

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:17 am

Nine468 wrote:DZ03,s are better that the DZ02,s anyway...

Are DZ02's still even available (other than old stock)? Can't get DZ02's down here in SA, only DZ03's. I'm more than happy with DZ03's.

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:54 am

GeoffBob wrote:
Nine468 wrote:DZ03,s are better that the DZ02,s anyway...
Are DZ02's still even available (other than old stock)? Can't get DZ02's down here in SA, only DZ03's. I'm more than happy with DZ03's.

yeah looks like DZ02's are sold out/replaced by DZ03. I have spoken to a Dunlop chap at a car show and he promised that the DZ03 will outperform the DZ02 in every aspect.
If I recall correct, the DZ03 will be directional and can't be swapped around as easy as the DZ02.

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:00 am

UweM3 wrote:yeah looks like DZ02's are sold out/replaced by DZ03. I have spoken to a Dunlop chap at a car show and he promised that the DZ03 will outperform the DZ02 in every aspect.
If I recall correct, the DZ03 will be directional and can't be swapped around as easy as the DZ02.

Afraid so Uwe, the DZ03's are directional. Our local motorsport dealer stocks the popular sizes (the 15/195's and 17/225's etc) in two (sometimes three) different rubber compounds, so its worth checking/specifying which compound you want/require when ordering from your local dealer. I would have finished up with H1 compound on the front, and R1 on rear if I hadn't checked during delivery, even though I did specify that I wanted R1 all round. It seems the H1 compound is very popular here as it lasts longer (is a harder endurance orientated compound) compared to the R1 compound which grips better, but wears away faster). For the really adventurous there is the super-soft S1 compound which sticks like you-know-what to the proverbial blanket (once warmed up), but wears down so fast that nobody over here (at least that I know) has a budget sufficient to risk trying a set. Personally I’d love to give a set a try, but I am told that you can destroy a set within a few laps if you are in the habit of braking on the threshold of losing traction. Definitely not a compound for drifting with.

One of the things about the Dunlop Direzza’s that impresses me is the stiffness of the tyre wall, which permits substantial experimentation with tyre pressures. Watching the tyre fitment person trying to fit them was classic. He’d never experienced a race tyre before and was completely befuddled by how hard they were to get onto the rim

Dunlop Direzza 03G PDF here for anyone interested. File size is 1.9MB.

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:19 pm

GeoffBob, second your opinion about the sidewall stiffness. From all the different R-compounds I have tried the dunlops have the best steering response. They feel like a proper slick. If I recall correct mine are R1 compound and they grip very very good.
But I will have a look when I have a chance to make sure I am not mistaken.
Wear is still outstanding considering the grip they offer IMO