Kennedy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 As the title says..are these road legal..LinkThanks Quote
MattyCD Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 no, your on the motorsport - racing tyres section, they look like semi slicks Quote
Kennedy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 didnt think so..just wanted to check Quote
MattyCD Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 i may not be right, just from looking at them though they don't look like they'd fare well on the roads Quote
wee shougle Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 no mate dont think there legal i think you could have good fun with them tyres Quote
WallaceGlanza Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 They are road legal yes. They are obviously track biased rubber and won't be much fun in the wet but are legal, same as the toyo R888's - http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?pli.../15,_165/50_R15 Quote
Kennedy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 They are road legal yes.so they would pass an mot? Quote
WallaceGlanza Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 As long as they have the correct depth yes. Bear in my mind they are track biased, so they are a soft compound rubber which will wear quickly and also need more temperature to provide proper grip. They also don't like standing water and in winter won't get upto temperature properly so won't grip.I wouldn't advise using them in an everyday car. Quote
Kennedy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 well what it is i need some wheels asap.. was looking at these..linkdo you think is worth it even if the tyres are temps till afta xmas? Quote
WallaceGlanza Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 No, I wouldn't be wanting to run those tires over the winter, unless you want to be visiting the hedges and ditches of chester's countryside. Quote
WallaceGlanza Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 If you need some wheels quickly and cheaply there's lots of choice on ebay:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-4x100-114-100-plu...id=p3286.c0.m14http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-4x100-114-100-plu...id=p3286.c0.m14http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4x-15-valbrem-4x100-...id=p3286.c0.m14http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-Alloy-wheels-for-...id=p3286.c0.m14http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-4x100-team-dynami...id=p3286.c0.m14etc etc Quote
ste91 Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Wallace has already mentioned everything I was going to say...These would be great for summer wheels though.If you want some nice grippy all round tyres I recommend Toyo Proxes. Quote
Starletraje Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 i got some wheels with good tyres soon to be for sale, toyota ones i bought off mikey, if they are temporary they'd be perfect Quote
dave-gtturbo Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 I've been using Yokohama Parada Spec II Couldn't fault them to be honest. Dave Quote
paulgtt Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 I've been using Yokohama Parada Spec II Couldn't fault them to be honest. Dave+1 Ive got them on the Celica and they are a fantasic tyre, wet or dry Quote
Sparky Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Im getting 2 prada spec 2's next week to try them compared to my T1R's My uncle used to use the a048 yoko's on his ae86 and gt4 rally car, very good tyres but as said anything like them or the r888's will be suicide unless on a baking hot summers day Quote
SpeedFreak Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 I had semi-slicks on mine when I first got the car, still got them on the rear and they have passed 2 Mots. Quote
Si@Fiske Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 yep as others have said they are road legal.. cant see you getting any miles to them though mate!! Quote
GARAGE EP Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 I ran these on my first GT - I got 6K miles out of them The most money i've ever spent! R888's are being ran by my mate and rekons they aren't 'Too bad' in the wet unless you hit standing water, again, probably killing you in a an instant!I run Yoko spec 2's as i've found they give a longer life than the T1r's and performance wise are very simillar unless it's mega mega wet when the Toyo is better - Both very good though!!! Quote
Sparky Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 6K out of semi slicks is good!!I got about 3k out of my last t1r's LOL Quote
Liam_D Posted October 18, 2008 Posted October 18, 2008 Ahhhh Tyres, my speciality. lol. As stated they are fully road legal mate, just be very very weary of standing water, because things can get very dangerous. There will be immense grip in the dry though. They also wear very very quickly, in-fact Joe from Banzai Magazine as only managed to do 1,000 or so miles from a set of R888s which is pretty patheic to be honest. If you are after a very good road tyre though mate i would recommend either Toyo T1-Rs, Yokohama Parada Spec-2s or the new Goodyear Eagle F1 Assyimetric. Quote
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