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azmurciev12 · 06-28-2009, 10:57 AM

my yoko rears heat cycled out right when it hit the wear bars. the rear was just so alive from losing grip. i couldn't put power down and it was scary in long fast sweepers. when i changed to new rear tires, i found again the grip i was missing. 2 trackdays later, the front now has no grip. and it's not a gradual loss of grip. once it heat cycles out, the tires are simply greasy. the fronts are washing away now and it cannot handle hard braking from 100+mph.

so now i have a dilema, should i buy a048 fronts again for about $420++ considering my rear have only done about 500miles including 2 trackdays. or should i buy a new set of R888 for $740++??? what do you think is the most cost effective way?

06-28-2009, 10:57 AM	#14 (permalink)
azmurciev12 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 117	my yoko rears heat cycled out right when it hit the wear bars. the rear was just so alive from losing grip. i couldn't put power down and it was scary in long fast sweepers. when i changed to new rear tires, i found again the grip i was missing. 2 trackdays later, the front now has no grip. and it's not a gradual loss of grip. once it heat cycles out, the tires are simply greasy. the fronts are washing away now and it cannot handle hard braking from 100+mph. so now i have a dilema, should i buy a048 fronts again for about $420++ considering my rear have only done about 500miles including 2 trackdays. or should i buy a new set of R888 for $740++??? what do you think is the most cost effective way?