[DeTomaso] 90% thread. Toyo R888 cheap for sale

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 24 00:50:17 EDT 2009 

Kjetil,

 

There are a 3 or 4 sellers of this size Toyo's I think it is because it is the standard Sprint Cup tire and those guys are serious enough to only use them one day. They do shave them prior to use.

 

I had contact with this seller a while back and they did confirm to me that the tires were shaved, unless of course this is a different batch. Not a big deal, in fact possibly better for your intended track use, but shaving does take the tread from 6/32 as molded down to 4/32 and then they have one day use from there. I don't want you to pay big bucks shipping to Norway to find they are not what you expected.

 

God luck,

Julian
 
> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:29:07 +0200
> From: kjetfinn at online.no
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 90% thread. Toyo R888 cheap for sale
> 
> Hi Julian/all 
> 
> You may find the tires by typing the following search in ebay motors:
> 
> TOYO R888 335/30ZR18 
> 
> The tires are only 10% worn which makes this a good deal. They claim they have been on the track one day only. Why they are selling almost brand new tires makes you wonder?
> I am going to use theese tires on the track only.
> 
> I have the combination off 17" and 18" as well. I,ll be running 17" 235's up front.
> I have been looking up John Berget as well. I'll be inquiring about front tires from him.
> Thanks for the heads up.
> 
> Kjetil
> 
> > From: Julian Kift [julian_kift at hotmail.com]
> > Sent: 2009-07-23 17:32:37 MEST
> > To: kjetfinn at online.no, De Tomaso List [detomaso at realbig.com]
> > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] 90% thread. Toyo R888 cheap for sale
> > 
> > 
> > Kjetil,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I couldn't see the Ebay item, are you sure that is 90% of full tread and not 90% post shaving, which brings it down to about 3/32 of tread left. Yes, it's a cheap way to get track tires, but I wouldn't run that little tread on anything other than a dry road with the R888 compound. Depending what wheels you are running, finding front's to match is more of a challenge. I ended up buying new fronts, but I have an odd mix of 17" front wheels and 18" rears.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > FWIW for a selection of racing tires in the 335-30-18 size the best place I found is John Berget Racing Tires. He gets all the Sprint Cup guys used tires, is a great guy to deal with and shipping is only around $20/tire in US. Find him here.... http://www.jbracingtires.net/index.htm
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Julian
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:18:54 +0200
> > > From: kjetfinn at online.no
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] 90% thread. Toyo R888 cheap for sale
> > > 
> > > There is a limited amount off 90% thread Toyo R888 tires (335 30/18) for sale on ebay at a very good price. I just bought four off them.
> > > My offer was 65$ a pcs, but you may get them for less?
> > > Just the messenger.
> > > 
> > > Kjetil
> > > 
> > > > From: Tomas Gunnarsson [guson at home.se]
> > > > Sent: 2009-07-22 17:04:47 CEST
> > > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Booster talk
> > > > 
> > > > Larry,
> > > > 
> > > > Fear not, the secondary piston (plunger) is moved by hydraulic pressure, not the spring. The spring is there to push the primary piston back to its point of origin so the opening to the fluid reservoir is not covered. When the primary piston moves past the reservoir port the secondary piston immediately starts to move from the primary circuit pressure.
> > > > 
> > > > Tomas
> > > > 
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
> > > > To: "'Thomas Tornblom'" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>; "'Tomas Gunnarsson'" <guson at home.se>
> > > > Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 2:16 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Booster talk
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Call me crazy, and many do, but I think the design of the master cylinder
> > > > plunger sucks. I would never want the front 1/2 of the piston being pushed
> > > > by a spring! If the bore got gooped up the piston would not move forward,
> > > > the spring would just collapse. I want to regulate the pressure by the
> > > > amount I push with my leg, not the amount of movement the spring is
> > > > allowing. 
> > > > 
> > > > I think I am going to shoot mine when I go home tonight.
> > > > 
> > > > Larry (still crazy) - Cleveland
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> > > > Behalf Of Thomas Tornblom
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:33 PM
> > > > To: Tomas Gunnarsson
> > > > Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Booster talk
> > > > 
> > > > Tomas Gunnarsson skrev:
> > > > > Yes, but it takes more than sleeving down the front part of the bore.
> > > > You'd have to turn down the front part of the slave piston and sleeve down
> > > > half the bore for that piston in order to get a change in pressure. I think
> > > > you'd need a notably longer cylinder and piston combination to retain
> > > > sufficient clearances to make the two circuits work with redundancy to
> > > > failure in one circuit. I can look for it and we can take it apart together.
> > > > Note that my cylinder is very early in case they changed during production.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > 
> > > > I found a photo of a disassembled cylinder here:
> > > > http://www.brakecylinder.com/oddsandends.htm
> > > > 
> > > > Although it is a Bonaldi, it appears to be very similar, if not identical.
> > > > 
> > > > I guess a dual master setup with a balance bar is the simplest to get 
> > > > working.
> > > > 
> > > > I also noticed that the GT5 use a cylinder with a larger bore (25mm) 
> > > > than earlier cylinders (22 or 23 mm).
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Tomas
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Thomas
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > From: "Thomas Tornblom" <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
> > > > > To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:44 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Booster talk
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >> Anyone got a late master cylinder to spare, working or not working?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I'd like to see if it would be possible to add a sleeve to the front 
> > > > >> bore and thereby increase the pressure to the rear brake circuit.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Pictures of a disassembled Benditalia master cylinder would also be 
> > > > >> interesting.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Tomas:
> > > > >> Wasn't your stock master cylinder broken? Have you opened it up?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Cheers,
> > > > >> Thomas
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