i'm looking for R compound tires to fit on 18' wheels ( 9.5 F and 10.5 R)
should i go with Nitto NT01, TOYO R888 , or BFG ?
I need help coz i have to order the tires ASAP
Thanks !

ps : need tire dimensions too

 

I'm curious, why do you think you need or want R-comps??

Asking for "dimensions" is almost meaningless without further explanation. I know people running 285/30/18 and others running 245s. An awful lot depends on what you intend to do - autocross, road race, etc?

 

If they will be your daily drive wheels/tires, skip the NT-01, they are quite loud.

 

go with F265 35 /R305 30 or 295 35

 

Need to know offsets too, they are a huge factor on what you can run with.

 

^Offset is +30 R and +28 F.

I currently have Bridgestone RE 050A and i'm getting too much wheelspin...
thats why i'm looking to buy R compound tires.

Should i go with F265 35 /R305 30 or 295 35 ? TOYO R888 ?

 

You do realize that they are not really "streetable" tires. They wear out quickly, they can't be used on water.

While the grip of a R-comp is significantly higher than OEM or street tires, they usually require a certain amount of warm-up to really work.

All you have is a vortech SC, it sounds like you need wider tires more than anything. There are a lot of HP and UHP street tires that would serve you better than R-comps - look into the Bridgestone RE-01 or Michelin PS2 for example.

You could run 255/35 285/35 or 255/35 295/30 combinations if they are available in 18" diams.

 

Michelin PS2s (reckoned to be the best in the world) are useless here in Lebanon...i used to have them on my z before the RE 050A , and still suffering from wheelspin.
that why i need R compound Tires, and i'll have them on my Z just for summer.

what about 275/ 35 F and 305/ 35 R TOYO R888

 

I would highly suggest you do not get R compounds to drive around on the street. You don't build up enough heat in them during normal driving to make them effective. So basically you are running around on tires with no wet weather capability and that aren't gripping so great in the dry because they aren't hot enough. Get some RE01R, PS2, or other extreme or ultra high performance street tire.

Or if you have to some 555 RII would be about as "R" comp as I'd go on the street. Maybe the 888's but I've had no experience with those personally. Sometimes with power you just have to learn to live with some wheelspin.

 

Can't find the tire sizes im looking for,concerning the RE01R you guys are telling me about. biggest tire they have is 265/35/18

 

For the street 275/35 front and 295/35 rear and grab your self a set of Nitto Invo's.

 

You have the Nittos on ur Z ?

 

get PS cups if you want a good "all-rounder"

 

won't do much...

 

I run the Toyo Proxes R888 on my car in 275/35/18 305/35/18. I run them at the track and on the street. I live in FL where it rains every day in the summer and unless it's torrential rain the tires are fine in the wet. Just watch for standing water. The R888 in those sizes is perfect. Your going to have to roll your fenders flat. The improvment in grip is night and day over a summer street tire even when they are cold.

 

i couldnt agree more

 

In the end do what you want. Most of these people have never ran R compounds on the street before. I ran michelin pilot sport cups on enkei nt03's 17x10 all four corners with 255 tires for a long long time on my evo9. Nothing complements my custom valved robispec kw clubsport coilovers than the R's did. Anyone and everyone that's been in my car with this setup agree that my evo9 was the best handling car they've EVER been in. It is true that the R's need to be warmed up a bit for optimum performance, but it's no big deal.

I stopped using them after they started chording in the rear cause I'm running ridiculously aggressive toe and camber. But as I said in the beginning, if you really want to, just do it. I had no problem in the rain with the R's on. Probably because I have AWD, but if you're priority is performance, go for it. Good luck.

 

I'll get suspension to put the power on the ground... first. just the spring is a joke for a supercharged car.. and eventually a quaife lsd (if your concern is street driving) or a cusco RS 1.5 60% lock to be pretty streetable.

first find how to put the power on the ground.. THAN work on tires.
IMHO.

 

JET
Thanks for your input; it really helps.
You helped me with a previous post and I ordered R888 tires but wound up holding off (read $$ problems)

It makes me happy to see you running 275/35/18 305/35/18.
I'd like to run the same setup but my rims; which I can't return are 18" +15 all around.

I just don't understand offset's as well as I'd like to.

Anyway, would you support me going with your setup or should I step it down down in size to play it safe? I'm prepared to roll/cut whatever I have to but I don't want to get "stuck" with wrong size tires; I don't think I'd be able to return them. Thanks.

 

I would run a 245/40/18 front 275/340/18 rear in the R888. That will work for you.