Cheapest Places to get Toyo semi slicks in Aus & some help please????

[RELEASE]

Hey all,

looking at cheapest place to get Toyo Semi Slicks for my car.
In particular the R888 and for a 18" rim.

the tyres for the car should be a 245/45/18 with 96V load rating but it seems the toyos dont come in anything near that :(

now in 45series they have no 18 based on there AUS website which means speedo etc will be slightly out but not such a big issue at the track

The closest i am gonna get is:
245/40ZR18 93Y
255/35ZR18 94Y
265/35ZR18 97Y (Meets and exceeds load rating) but may rub at the front guards

From the site:
30 SERIES
335/30ZR18 102Y
315/30ZR18 98Y
295/30ZR18 98Y
285/30ZR18 97Y
35 SERIES
275/35ZR18 99Y
265/35ZR18 97Y
255/35ZR18 94Y
40 SERIES
245/40ZR18 93Y
235/40ZR18 91Y
225/40ZR18 92Y


now if i go the 265/35ZR18 97Y that meet the load rating will rolling the front guards mean i can get away with it and from my calculations by going wider 245 to 265 the lower profile over stock 45 to 35 means the sidewall may be very close to the size of the one for the stock 245/45/18????


load rating is a big thing for me as i am gonna need it for the track but also as they are a street legal tyre i want them to be right as i will probably drive to the track with them on from home or the workshop

[Pav]

Give Bayswater Tyres a call, their prices are usually pretty good. And at the least, you might have your questions answered. The owner Mark loves to talk ;)

[RELEASE]

Give Bayswater Tyres a call, their prices are usually pretty good. And at the least, you might have your questions answered. The owner Mark loves to talk ;)called them and yes he loves to talk
only problem is they are the distributor for Toyo and charge what they want

$580 per tyre for 245/40/18 93Y

Bayswater $ 2320
Over east $ alot cheaper

also got a guy at Toyo number in sydney who sponsors a mates EVO over east...so could be cheaper again :)

[Tocchi]

dean, you still live baldivis way?

if so, DONT drive with them on to barbagallo... it will rape them.

[R3N]

try national tyres in Kewdale... cheapest around when I last got Toyos

[RELEASE]

dean, you still live baldivis way?

if so, DONT drive with them on to barbagallo... it will rape them.nope dont live that way anymore....

back to a NOR kid again :D

try national tyres in Kewdale... cheapest around when I last got Toyosthanks will call them

[DISTRBD]

called them and yes he loves to talk
only problem is they are the distributor for Toyo and charge what they want

$580 per tyre for 245/40/18 93Y

rang a company over east...same tyre $400 each!
plus $120 for lot to be sent over

Bayswater $ 2320
Over east $ 1720 including freight

$600saving going over east
also got a guy at Toyo number in sydney who sponsors a mates EVO over east...so could be cheaper again :)

Need to make sure there not selling you 3-4 yr old tyres also

[vnrockit]

Check ebay i've been planning on getting the same tyres think they where $1500 for 4 and $150 postage they have them up in all different sizes
i can only see 17's up at the moment but if you email them they can put a buy it now sale up for what ever your after if they have it in

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/4-X-NEW-215-45-17-TOYO-R888-SEMI-SLICK-RACE-TYRES-WRX_W0QQitemZ360174686653QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car _Parts_Accessories?hash=item53dc1591bd&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262&_trkparms=|293%3A2|294%3A30

[xr06t]

hey, just wondering about the load rating you are after, are you sure 96 is right? i thought the ve's only needed 94?

[RELEASE]

thanks for the replies.
definately going TOYO R888s in 245/40/18 93Y all around as they are gonna suit my car and what performance i want out of the tyres well :)
just sourcing prices.
it seems the price i got over east was a phoney.
waiting on some prices which should be easily cheaper than locally

hey, just wondering about the load rating you are after, are you sure 96 is right? i thought the ve's only needed 94?yeah looked at tyre placard last night.
was told i can have whatever the lowest is on the tyre placard NO MATTER the tyre size.

94W is the lowest and thats for the 19".

even still wont be able to "legally" drive them to and from the track

[iluv2moan]

have u ever thought about tire rack?

they dont sell toyos but for an example, 4x 265/35/18 advan A048 http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires/yokohama/yo_advan_a048_ci2_l.jpg
would cost about 1800 landed (3-5 days) if u dont pay gts or tax.

have plenty of other brand racing rubber so might be worth the look unless your dead set on toyo r888

[RELEASE]

sorry for late reply as havent been around for a while

am now going for RE55 as i can get them locally cheaper than the R888
RE55 > R888

now to paint up the rims, get tyres and hit the track!

[Turbo2.6L]

Tech 9 are currently sourcing them i believe?

[RELEASE]

Tech 9 are currently sourcing them i believe?RE55 or R888????

[Turbo2.6L]

R888 i heard

[RELEASE]

R888 i heardunless they import from overseas not a chance.

Toyo and Bridgestone have one distributor each in perth..and other "approved" distributors buy from the OFFICIAL ones.

For Bridgestone its Kerry
BTC Bentley
21 Sevenoaks St,
Bentley WA 6102
Phone : (08) 9458 4586
Fax : (08) 9451 7664
Email : tyreways@westnet.com.au


for Toyo its Mark i think
BAYSWATER TYRE SERVICE
22 EMBLETON AVE
6053 08 9371 9988

[Turbo2.6L]

Give them a call & find out

[RELEASE]

Give them a call & find outspoke to my contacts Toyo head office in sydney and Bridgestone. there business plan is only ONE official distributor in WA

and i will pass on calling Tech 9....lets just say i had a not so nice issue with Scott over a year ago so yeah

[DT95WA]

try kostera's dean, there up in kalamunda, when i drop tyres there they always got piles of race rubber.

will try price up a set of the R888 thru work.

[Scaf]

^^ What he said, kosteras kala arnt bad.

[BP-13B]

try kostera's dean, there up in kalamunda, when i drop tyres there they always got piles of race rubber.

will try price up a set of the R888 thru work.

For motorsport tyres:

Kostera do Dunlop
Exleys in Willetton were doing Yokohamas (presume they still do)
Toyo is only through Marc @ Bayswater

I was working for one of the biggest sellers of Toyo tyres in Perth the other week and even then Toyo would not us out and said I had to go through Mark :(

[RELEASE]

I was working for one of the biggest sellers of Toyo tyres in Perth the other week and even then Toyo would not us out and said I had to go through Mark :(yeah and if u want tyres from mark grab a bucket of lube and be prepared to cop it!

i called him and he gave me price above the RRP!!!!! :shake:

try kostera's dean, there up in kalamunda, when i drop tyres there they always got piles of race rubber.

will try price up a set of the R888 thru work.legend..thanks adam :)

would try kosteras but they do dunlop only

[DT95WA]

yeah and if u want tyres from mark grab a bucket of lube and be prepared to cop it!

i called him and he gave me price above the RRP!!!!! :shake:
legend..thanks adam :)

would try kosteras but they do dunlop only

BP-13b is pretty much my boss, so looks like we cant get the R888 then... farken.

[Tocchi]

*bump*

dean, what prices did you end up getting for the 18" RE55s?
or the advans?

[RELEASE]

*bump*

dean, what prices did you end up getting for the 18" RE55s?
or the advans?Kerry at Bridgestone Motorsport was at the time able to do them for a smidge over $500 per tyre RE55 on the 18"

not sure now tho.
His price for RE55 for 18" was cheaper than the Toyo R888 for perth anyway
although have heard you get more kms out of a Toyo R888 over a RE55 but grip levels are better on the RE55

[Aristoman]

Kumho KU36 are a good compromise, decent street legal slick and bloody cheap too.

http://www.option1garage.com.au/NewTyres.htm

Good service and prices are more then competitive.

[R3N]

Kerry at Bridgestone Motorsport was at the time able to do them for a smidge over $500 per tyre RE55 on the 18"

not sure now tho.
His price for RE55 for 18" was cheaper than the Toyo R888 for perth anyway
although have heard you get more kms out of a Toyo R888 over a RE55 but grip levels are better on the RE55

What are the treadwear numbers? Lower = softer = grippier in most cases

[DISTRBD]

Kumho KU36 are a good compromise, decent street legal slick and bloody cheap too..

Shit if you have over 150hp

[Tocchi]

im chasing either the best price for

RE55's ... R888s ... A048s ... even the 585 RS-R's

end of the day, i want a R-comp (for the extra grip), but BFYB ... as my stock car isnt going to be reaching the limits of the tyres etc.
happy with any brand

[Aristoman]

Shit if you have over 150hp

Have close to 600 there fine on the street just not for the strip.