Luke - you guys need to carry Toyo 888's!

[Irid]

Can you get 888's? I run RA-1's on the street and they are the best thing ever. Toyo just released the updated version.

+1 vote to carry them!

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"The Proxes R888 is a street-legal motor sport tyre recommended for competition use. The Proxes R888 has a low-void ratio for minimised tread squirm on dry tracks. The new groove design optimises water drainage from the contact patch. Round tread shoulders for progressive turn-in. Casing construction & belt package designed for optimised cornering & braking grip. Provides competitiveperformance for a wide range of motor sport disciplines, from hill-climbs to endurance racing.Fast warm-up & predictable behaviour when cold. Progressive brake-away. Size range growing."

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[Luke@tirerack]

sorry, but we do not carry that brand

 

[Irid]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/toyo/toyo.jsp

Did you just pick them up? Can we special order?

 

[Luke@tirerack]

while there are now a couple of Toyo tires on our website because they are being offered as OE on one of the new Korean cars. We are not going to carry their full product line at this time.

here's the official company reasonning

The Tire Rack focuses on brands that are used as Original Equipment (O.E.) on many of the world's finest vehicles. Of the three brands you inquired about, only Toyo has any, although limited, O.E. fitments on vehicles sold in the United States.

Nitto Tire is subsidiary of the Toyo Tire & Rubber Company.

Since these tire brands have limited awareness in the United States (with the exception of performance tires), they rely heavily on their independent dealers for sales.

Some of the larger regional tire dealers who sell the off-the-road tires used for logging and mining, H.D. truck tires used for tractor trailers and busses, as well as light light truck and passenger car tires have been given "exclusive geographic distribution privileges" to minimize competition.

This results in a conflict because The Tire Rack offers its selection of products nationwide, and is not able or willing to restrict delivery to specific regions. The regional dealers have threatened to stop selling the tire manufacturer's "full" line if The Tire Rack delivers into their "area".