C U IN REARVEIW

How much does age effect R compound tires (R888)? Lots of tread left ....but what about Thier age 1.5 - 2 y/o?


Pics for reference...

CMY SIX

I don't think tires "dry out" and I don't think 1-2 years is old. my last set of Kumho's was almost 5 years old without noticeably affecting performance, now that my 06 is not a DD I'm going to softer tires also, go spank it a little bit look at the tires?

theblue

it depends on the storage condition. if you know race tires once they are up to temp is easy to tell if they are working.

Suns_PSD

Not enough to offset their awesome performance.

C U IN REARVEIW

Added pics....have a few (3-4)heat cycles (track events) on them....but still has 6/32nd's tread left

hungryhippo

They should be fine for a couple more years. In my experience, the r888's start degrading after 6-8 track days, but you will not notice for street use.

C U IN REARVEIW

Still better for street use than a new aggressive street tire?

Suns_PSD

They look very similar to mine with several track days. They are still great tires to abuse until my inspection is due in 2 months.

C U IN REARVEIW

Still get some decent street miles out of them.....

C U IN REARVEIW

[QUOTE=hungryhippo;1592409489]They should be fine for a couple more years. In my experience, the r888's start degrading after 6-8 track days, but you will not notice for street use


Would they still hook well (600whp)? Tires I have now (getting low on tread) handle great....just can't hook the power (Yokohama ad08)

hungryhippo

They should hook better, but it's hard to say without knowing their exact condition. They won't work miracles with 600hp. At 500hp I don't spin the tires.