paul jacobs Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 There are stacks of recommendations on here for this tyre or that tyre, 888's, Stunners, 048's, 021's CR500's, plus others, but is there a clearly identifiable tyre for all round roaduse that is better in all conditions than anything else, price and wear notwithstanding? Paul J. My CSR now back with it's new and remapped Omex ECU - Hooray no more kangarooing and 268.6 bhp / 204lb-ft :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvoas73 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 My 2ps worth ... CR500's, I have experience of 021, R888 and CR500. The 021 is the better wet tyre, the R888 better in the dry, with the CR500 close to both in wet and dry conditions. Even though the CR500 is slightly more expensive than others it does tend to wear better if you have a spirited driving style, i.e. you get more miles per tyre for you money. I guess there is a reason why Caterham use the CR500 as standard ....... airborne tweaked supersport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 If it's value for money you're after I reckon my ZV3s will do about a million miles, mind you they might kill you in the doing of it. 😬 😬 😬 😬 Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 He said he wants grip CR500's for me. I save mine for road use only. Yes, they are more expensive, but they wear better. Ideal for touring as well, as they grip well in the dry, and deal well with wet weather. Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted April 15, 2009 Support Team Share Posted April 15, 2009 IMO, for all round road use CR500s have it over anything else I have tried. The thing that makes them stand out is how much lighter thay are than any of the competitors which translates to a much better ride. They have a great compromise between dry and wet grip and they don't tramline. FYI I have also tried A021R, AO48R, R888 and Kumho V70A. Now for track use... Yellow SL #32 - member of Drowned Rat Racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Ah, but what size 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul jacobs Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Well, big of course Seriously in this context size isn't important, I just wanted opinions on the best all round tyre, and it appears to be the CR500. Now what is best for trackday work? The CR 500 again or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageyH Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Something else. ACB10's (never used them) or something like a Toyo R888. Only dead fish go with the flow....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lardy Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 CR500's for me I found R888's pretty awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidvoas73 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Trackday work, hmm, its got to be second hand slicks, .... if you have 3 sets of wheels then slicks, wets and your road tyre is probably all you need.... fwiw I have found the R888 a good compromise for road & track work, they don't react too well to deep standing water, but given the 7's light weight nature I am not convinced any other road tyre will perform much better in this respect. airborne tweaked supersport Edited by - wavydavy on 16 Apr 2009 20:23:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Man Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Just in need of a helpful bit of advise, thought I'd tag the question onto the bottom of this thread instead of starting a new one. I'm looking to buy a new set of 4 Toyo 888s. Currently I'm running Yoko 48s with Medium at the rear and soft on the front. I'm wondering if it's worth ordering medium all round over the soft/ medium setup. Would there be much difference ride/ handling wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnty Lyons Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 If available in your size I'd stick with soft front medium rear jj N.I. L7C AR 🙆🏻 Membership No.3927. 240BHP 1900cc K Series 40th Anniversary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Man Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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