Guys, while searching for winter tires and rims I found an ad for 4 original black Renault rims with Toyo R888 tires (once used during a trackday). Price is around 500,- euros so is it worth getting theses? I'm having Michelin PSS's now and I'd like to do a trackday in the future. We all know there will be more trackdays to come and therefor I think 500,- sounds like a good deal but perhaps you can give me some help deciding.
Go for Cup Sports if they do them. I've got different sets of wheels on the GT-R and on my show wheels I'm running MPSS, however on track wheels I've used Bridgestone RE070's, MPSS, R888 and Pilot Cup 2's. Terms of grip the R888's are a fraction better than the Pilot Cup 2's however the Pilot Cup 2's are very usable in cold / wet weather. The MPSS are best all round for all seasons though. No idea if they do the Pilot Cup's in the Megane sizes though?
r888s sound like all 4 wheel bearings are shagged, not pleasant to drive at constant speeds with them.
Thanks for the replies! As I was searching for winter tires with original Renault rims second hand because the dealer is a bit too expensive for me. I came up with the black set with Toyo R888 tires. I can remove the tires and fit winter tires on them. But as a track day will arrive sooner or later I thought the R888's might be better than the PSS's. So it's not for daily use. Just for the track days.
