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Old 11-30-2017, 07:12 AM   #1
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So i am looking at getting new tires for track use only - interested in the toyo R888r and currently have 18X9 rear wheels. It looks like 265's are hard to come by, can i get away with 275's in the rear.
I know some folks that are running 235/40/18 front and 275/35/18 in the back in the R888R - the diameters are only slightly larger than the OEM sizes - this weekend they are running their first track day in that tire, if you wait until Saturday evening I can report back and let you know how they were.
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thanks, will keep a look out. hope they work out okay
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Old 12-03-2017, 06:16 AM   #3
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I know some folks that are running 235/40/18 front and 275/35/18 in the back in the R888R - the diameters are only slightly larger than the OEM sizes - this weekend they are running their first track day in that tire, if you wait until Saturday evening I can report back and let you know how they were.
What he said. There seems to be two ways the tire manufacturer make their brand 225/40/18 and 265/35/18, or 235/40/18 and 275/35/18. either go on 8" front and 9" rear. I do use a 17MM shim on the front and a 7MM shim.
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