I was told that…
The 'R’s have more tread (rubber) on the outer edges to beef them up as the 'S’s would wear much more in heavey cornering, in particular track days. The 'R’s superceed the ‘S’ I understand although both are available still
And I agree… for a heavier car!
I have seen how the T1S’s can be even too soft for a TVR but then it’s much heavier.
I think he said the R’s are a standard fit now on new Trevors and have TVR stamped on like the LTS Yokos? Or I imagined the whole thing and should leave off those funny little mushys from the park???
PS - the chaps who fitted them told me the treadwear rating of the 048’s at 60 is about the softest available for the road. The proxes are - wait for it - 280!!!
BTW, do you know how he found this out? Do you know if it is printed anywhere on the tyre?
PS - the chaps who fitted them told me the treadwear rating of the 048’s at 60 is about the softest available for the road. The proxes are - wait for it - 280!!!
BTW, do you know how he found this out? Do you know if it is printed anywhere on the tyre?
Ian
how much of a saddo am I?? - I had a look at my ‘trackday set’ (048’s) and its only printed on one side of the tyre.
In an increasing level of sadness I checked out the ‘Falcons’ on the MR2 - treadwear 380!!! Hewn from the finest granite!!!
I looked and noticed the rears said AA traction, haven’t checked the fronts yet, but I think the website said just A for traction, so perhaps that’s the medium hard thing for the fronts.