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Are the alignment settings critical for semi slick tyres ( 888, DO2 ) etc ?
If I'm running normal alignment (eg CT's settings) with Yoko 539's if I swap to Toyo 888 for the extra grip does the alignment have to be reset ?
I realise that increasing the neg camber is usual but want to avoid tramlining etc for a car thats used 90% on road.
And if it handles well now won't upgrading the tyres just improve the grip level at the expense of wear,or will standard settings chew the tyres out.
As the car is a Sunday driver if I were to only get 10,000K out of a set that wouldn't matter if the grip was there.

Wheels are 14\" x 5.5\" and 185/60 x 14\" tyres.

Hopefully the brainstrust can enlighten me

Thanks
Fozzie

Hi fozzie, your alignment will be fine except that for full on track driving on a semi, they like more camber. That said, if you check your tyres regularly and get them flipped on the rims - inside to outside - the tyres will wear fine. You will certainly get an increased level of grip, just that a more agressive alignment will give you a greater contact patch through corners thus wearing squarer and giving a slight grip advantage.

I doubt you'd get 5k km out of a set of R888's
heat cycles will be the biggest killer. So in a short period of time. Those tyres will be crap as well.

StanTheMan wrote:I doubt you'd get 5k km out of a set of R888's
heat cycles will be the biggest killer. So in a short period of time. Those tyres will be crap as well.

i got 10k on my set but the car was 800kg