Gaz6002

I'm planning on using my car a lot, and over prolonged periods of time in less than ideal conditions. The R888 is too extreme for a road car IMO... On track it's great, IF the track is dry and temps are over 10 degree centipede. However, I'm buying a car specifically for the track (well, rally stage) and so I want something that will give me GT levels of driveability without too much compromise. When I bought my Supra the mantra was: a road car which can drive to a track, scare the shit out of my passengers, then drive home again. I'm agonisingly close now, and rubber is a very important factor in building such a car. Interesting, thanks for the info Gav I certainly don't want to use the asymetric ones! I've heard nothing but bad news about them compared to the GSD3s. It seems a leap forward in technology isn't a leap forward in performance! My friend was trying to get me to try a set of these... but I'm not paying £500 for a set of rears for a road car, regardless of how they perform! My R888s were significantly less than that.

Do you live far from the exchange? Was the performance better before?

OK, Michelins appear to be in the lead right now. Two questions: does anyone have experience of the Bridgestone SO2, and does anyone know where I could find a set of Goodyear F1 GSD3s in 265/35/18?

They're around £40 at Demon Tweeks - see here Not sure which one you'd need. Might be worth a call tomorrow?

No mate, I just upgraded to a new Momo one. I'm sure Demon Tweeks or Whifbitz can source one?

I have a very similar wheel (Momo too) with a bit of wear on the top of the rim. Offers?

It is now! He's such a 'Moe'.

That's a fantastic price

Cool, thanks mate. I've found you can get them in 265/35/18s on special order, they fit them to the DB7 so Bridgestone will still make them. Any reviews on these? I've found them for around £180 per tyre here in the UK... I didn't think that was too high compared to others? Interesting, because I used to swear by GSD3s on all of my cars. In which way were they better?

Happy birthday fella

As per the title, I'm going through the extremely hard decision of buying new rubber for the back of the Supe, because I don't want R888s any more and can't get the F1s I used to have. I'm after dry grip, but some type of decent water dispersal system is a must and they have to be able to perform on track. So far I've narrowed it down to Michelin Pilot Sport, Bridgestone SO-2 or Toyo T1-R. I've seen Jamie's thread, but also wondered if anyone else had an opinion, because I just can't believe the Michelin doesn't perform at least as well as the Toyo, judging by price and quality. For reference, I'll be using 265/35/18. Any other options are welcome

I *think* it was Moe Blunt.

I know... I thought there would be a bidding war for these!

Yes, it's going very well

Allegedly, I'm a motoring journalist. Currently working for a major performance car/super car publication (BTW, I have their permission to sell all these packs and the proceeds will be going back to the mag in question)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird

...I'm not into telecoms anymore though mate. I quit that for something I find a lot more fulfilling

I'm sure I've got some Lancia, but I know I've got silly amounts of Ferrari stuff.

Drag radials on order Lee?

I'm still sticking with Sparco right now... I'm sure I've seen them before.

That's bollocks.

Don't quote me on this but if they're really that light I think they could be Sparco wheels. Very rare.

Without tyres, £400? Do they clear UK brakes?

He should have stuck it up his naris.

A Supra is not a good car to learn to drift in. It will snap back in after a slide and teach you several expensive lessons about picking the right car. You're obviously still a learner (because you have no idea how to set up a car for sliding) so stick with the RC car/poster/S15 for a while.