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 Friday at 01:46 AM 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.