i just wasnt sure if the new owners kept up the quality of work. I went there for some tires for my truck. 255/55/17s they didnt have any in stock so i told them goodroads had 2 in stock. for some reason they wouldnt call goodroads for the tires. go figure.
I love mine. thanks to the guys on this forum, it was easy to make a good decision. I do want to add that the wider tires throw up a bit more dirt in the front. I noticed that it sprays a bit more. but the thread seems to hold and my F1s were just too far gone to be effective. When replacing (18K miles) the guys said i had about 10% of pad life left on rears and about 20% left on front. so I have ordered the posi-quiets from zechhausen along with the slotted rotors.
Guys you won't regret getting these tires, the tech that put mine on was concerned that the fronts would rub, wrong! I just took them on a road trip to Tennessee and they were flawless. I thought about buying a second set while there are at $525, and just leave then in the garage.
After 5 sets of F1's I switched to the Proxes 4's about a year ago. No regrets.
They look great, ride great, handle well and cost a lot less.
The Toyo website shows NO Tires for our cars.
The only thing I can tell that is NOT an exact match for us is the "W" speed rating. They are rated up to 168mph, as opposed to the F1's "Y" rating 186 mph. Toyo does maka a Proxe RA1 that IS "Y" rated, but it does not come in our exact size (255/35/20 IIRC).
Yesterday I did some MORE tire research, looking for a tire with a really LOW tread wear rating for the track (theoretically lower rating = stickier tire) Pirelli PZero Assymetrico's come in a 255/35/ZR20 with a 140 Tread Wear Rating. They are only 27" outside diameter (the Proxes 4's 255's are 29.1") so the car would sit 1 inch lower and the gap in the wheelwell would also be 1 inch bigger.
Has anyone else found a 20 inch tire with a lower tread wear rating?
BTW: I am Definitely sticking with the Proxes 4's for the street. They are great tires and I have gotten a lot more miles out of them than the F1's too.
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I put nitto invos on my car and launch improved by around 600%
im willing to bet the toyos are equivalent.
friend put nittos on his corvette z06, theyre almost like drag radials he pulls away from other z06s by 3-4 carlengths at launch lol damn goodyears
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