Front - MPSS 275/40/19
Rear - R888R 285/35/20
Gears: 4.10
Drove from Wichita, KS to Cedar Rapids, IA and back. The trip there was mostly in the rain with heavy rain at times. I actually pulled over twice to check out the radar to see what I was driving into. Didn't need hail damage. The drive back was sunny, thankfully.
I had zero issues with the R888R's in the rain although my pucker factor was high the whole way there. The tires are brand new and have full tread. I'm betting with worn tires they would not have faired as well. I didn't drive my normal 80+ mph and kept the speeds down to 75 or less and maybe down to 60 during heavy rain. To be honest I was so busy driving the car I didn't spend a lot of time looking at the speedo, so my speeds are an estimate. Did a brake check once and they seemed ok. I sorta got on it once leaving a rest area that had wet pavement and they hooked suprisingly well. I did not drive through any standing water that I can remember. Another factor is the toll roads in Kansas are in really good shape from Wichita to Kansas City. They seem to drain water pretty well and the pavement isn't all worn and shiney.
The tires were fairly quite by my standards. I did hear a low pitch sound though. Best way I can describe it as a straight gear sound but lower pitched and not very loud. Overall have zero complaints with the R888R's on the trip.
The 4.10s performed well. The mileage was around 21 mpg on average. I say around 21 because some tanks were 22 mpg and others were closer to 20 mpg. I attribute this to the speed limits in each state. It is 75 in Kansas and 70 in Iowa and Missouri. I calculated mileage based on how much gas I put in the car at fillups. The air fuel ratio bounce around between 13.8 and 14.2. Don't know if that is normal for highway driving or not.
Rear - R888R 285/35/20
Gears: 4.10
Drove from Wichita, KS to Cedar Rapids, IA and back. The trip there was mostly in the rain with heavy rain at times. I actually pulled over twice to check out the radar to see what I was driving into. Didn't need hail damage. The drive back was sunny, thankfully.
I had zero issues with the R888R's in the rain although my pucker factor was high the whole way there. The tires are brand new and have full tread. I'm betting with worn tires they would not have faired as well. I didn't drive my normal 80+ mph and kept the speeds down to 75 or less and maybe down to 60 during heavy rain. To be honest I was so busy driving the car I didn't spend a lot of time looking at the speedo, so my speeds are an estimate. Did a brake check once and they seemed ok. I sorta got on it once leaving a rest area that had wet pavement and they hooked suprisingly well. I did not drive through any standing water that I can remember. Another factor is the toll roads in Kansas are in really good shape from Wichita to Kansas City. They seem to drain water pretty well and the pavement isn't all worn and shiney.
The tires were fairly quite by my standards. I did hear a low pitch sound though. Best way I can describe it as a straight gear sound but lower pitched and not very loud. Overall have zero complaints with the R888R's on the trip.
The 4.10s performed well. The mileage was around 21 mpg on average. I say around 21 because some tanks were 22 mpg and others were closer to 20 mpg. I attribute this to the speed limits in each state. It is 75 in Kansas and 70 in Iowa and Missouri. I calculated mileage based on how much gas I put in the car at fillups. The air fuel ratio bounce around between 13.8 and 14.2. Don't know if that is normal for highway driving or not.