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      07-15-2014, 10:58 AM   #1
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Anyone fit Toyo Proxes R888? 285 front and 315 rear

Has anyone put these on stock 20's? I am planning to do either Dinan or BMS piggyback and looks like these tires will be a must since OEM tires can barely handle the stock power output.
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I have been looking at these , but they dont do a 295 35 20 fitment , 315 would be a little to large .
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I had this same issue on my Supercharged E60 M5. I wanted to run Nitto NT-01's but they didn't make my rim size.
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What about just 285's R888 in the rear leave the stock Michelins ones in the front? Would it be very bad to have mis-matching tires?
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Anyone care to comment? I'm very surprised there is so little discussion on tires here considering how much traction problems M6 has. There is no point in adding any power if you can't put it down, the only result it will have is more traction control light blinking.
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I don't know if that size tire will fit the stock wheels. I honestly don't think they would otherwise I would think that another member would have thought of fitting them to the car. I am having Pirelli 255 and 325 put on my car but that's cause I'm changing the wheels altogether. I'm looking forward to seeing how this translates onto the car and traction once they are on. As of right now my tires get lit from 1st to 3rd gear and I'm running the car stock with just the charcoal filter delete and the M Performance Exhaust.
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Has anyone put these on stock 20's? I am planning to do either Dinan or BMS piggyback and looks like these tires will be a must since OEM tires can barely handle the stock power output.
IMO leave them stock Michelins.
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Anyone care to comment? I'm very surprised there is so little discussion on tires here considering how much traction problems M6 has. There is no point in adding any power if you can't put it down, the only result it will have is more traction control light blinking.
The 315's will definitely rub in the back a LOT . The 285's may work without rubbing upfront with more camber than stock , but would likely rub under full load at stock camber . R888 is a track tire that isn't that great even when it's within it's operating temps vs other at comps . If driven in the cold , wet , or just not warmed up yet it has MUCH less grip than a PSS . In it's operating temp in the dry it's got very good grip for about 2 track weekends then it heat cycles out with plenty of tread left . Constantly cycled on the street it would heat cycle out even faster ( become hard / loose it's grip even at temp ) . It's ride quality is awful because of its sidewall design and it's turn in feel is poorer than the PSS . It has 2 advantages , much better dry grip for a limited window , and it's cheap .
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