What Street Tire Do You Use

[empti]

My 420R currently has R888s, but the front tires saw some notable wear after roughly 1,000 miles (alignment issue) of road use. I’m looking for a more road-friendly tire that still offers good grip.  Which model would you recommend and where do you usually source them (local shop, online retailer, or dealer)?

 

[7Westfield]

I run the 888's

hard to beat them for all around use

[JB455]

My car also has the R888s on it and I haven't even fully worn through the paint stripes on them after 600+ miles. 

[S1Steve]

Stick with the 888, and get a better alignment.

[Slonie]

Yeah, have to agree with the alignment being the culprit here, I am nowhere near the wear bar after two thousand miles (of mostly-enthusiastic driving). Photo from July as that's the newest close-up (ish) I can find.

 

 

I am however considering Azenis RT660 if I get 14", and looking into ZZS when they start being newly-manufactured again.

 

Edit: When the ZZS *does* come back into production, Roger Kraus is the local Avon distributor and would be the natural fit to get them. He also sells the Nankang AR-1 for our sizes but it's my impression that the AR-1 is even less street-oriented than the R888R.

 

https://rogerkrausracing.com/pdfpricing/Nankang Porsche Cobra Caterham .pdf

 

https://rogerkrausracing.com

Edited October 17 by Slonie
Roger Kraus shoutout

[pethier]

On Sevens, I go with the Yokohama Advan A052 for both street and autocross.

[Slonie]

The Advan is definitely worth looking into. It seems like they sell a 185/55-14 here (filed for future reference!) but the 13" might need to be imported as Advan (nor the big US-based mail order sites) show it as existing. The 185/60-13 and 205/60-13 definitely exist though.

[IamScotticus]

My notes from here and L7C:

 

Uniroyal Rainexpert 3

Yokohama A008

Yokohama Advan A052

Yokohama HPT S-707

Pirelli Cinturato CN36

Continental ContiEcoContact 3

Waterfall Eco Dynamic @Walmart 

Toyo RA1

Hoosier Street TD

Kumho Solus TA11

Michelin 155 HR 13

Nitto NT05

Toyo Proxes R888R

Avon ZZR (soft)

Avon CR322

Bridgestone 720

My focus was always on the 13", larger sizes may not be listed

Edited yesterday at 01:27 AM by IamScotticus