sticky road legal tyres

[nige-p]

ok got cav turbo wheels on my mk3 astra and car is now a fair weather / track toy, so im wanting to fit some better rubber what are peoples reccomendations , i was thinking about toyo 888's but had heard these were soon to be classified as to slick for road use, or is that just rubbish info

[ccm640]

i was about to say r888's a few mates run these and have had no problem from police ect not heard anything about it to be honnest i know there is still a huge waiting list for them new

[mk14]

Maxsport RB5 or Federal FZ-201

[dewismotorsport]

R888's or yoko A034's is what I use on mine the yoko's have a better side wall and are the better track tyre but it's by a nat's **** tbh but for drag the r888's are better only due to the softer sidewall rubber compound is practically identical, not heard anything about them being banned for road use though

[Gordo]

There's been talk of some 'Blue Book' approved tyres being made illegal for road use for a while, despite them also being DOT rated.
It's because of the semi-slick nature of the tyres which may allow aquaplaning and their compounds which can be rather slippery when cold.
I can't find anything about whether the UK law has changed yet or not.

What I would suggest is contacting the main tyre manufacturers, or at least checking their web sites, and seeing what they recommend and whether they are road legal.

[mk14]

Dont rally tyres have to be road legal?

[corsadonk]

Have you looked at Toyo R1-R and Yoko AD08? Both a lot cheaper that the others. Also a lot more road friendly.

[nige-p]

just had a look at the maxsport rb5 and i cant believe they are road legal but at £65 a corner seem like a bargain may order 4 just to give them a try, as 2 x yoko's are the price of 4 of these, they are worth a go if they are not great will sell them on

[Belmont turbo]

I've got these on mine they're in a different league to all the normal road tyres i've used but haven't tried any other road legal slicks to compare them to as i needed a 45 profile 16" tyre an all the other i could find were 50 profile

Ecsta V70A Tyre