Well picking up my car at about 5-6PM today. Finally getting rid of the RSAs with 21K miles on them and putting on a full set of 245 45 20 Toyo Proxes 4. Guess I'll have to slow down to 168 MPH now. Being a conservative type I am staying with the OEM size. Feeling pretty excited right now. I am hoping the dry slipping and sliding and terrible wet traction will disapear. At a traffic light the other day in the rain had to back off and let a SUV beat me off the line - geez. And in the winter if I happen to get caught in a little snow... Well I know you folks are well versed on these tires but I'll let ya know my thoughts.
Please do let us know!!! That's one of the two sets I am trying to choose between. The only knock I've heard on these is some road noise on concrete roads (which sadly I have a lot of around here). Considering 255's all the way around but not sure why other than looks Everyone seems to really like these tires so hopefully you do too! Agree 110% about the RSAs... total garbage.
Please do let us know!!! That's one of the two sets I am trying to choose between. The only knock I've heard on these is some road noise on concrete roads (which sadly I have a lot of around here). Considering 255's all the way around but not sure why other than looks Everyone seems to really like these tires so hopefully you do too! Agree 110% about the RSAs... total garbage.
Will do Hap. Just picked the car up. Many miles to go now.
OK, early results - couple of days, couple of long rides, couple of short rides. And remember I am comparing these to crappy RSAs. Ride quality is very nice. Handling / cornering is excellent. Traction is very good. It rained early today and the rodes were wet - starting off from a stop and punching it some it was wonderful to not have the rear wheels spin like crazy. Don't get me wrong if you floor it from a stop on wet pavement the wheels will spin but not any where near as long and they will grab soon. If you just punch it just some on wet they are very cool. Punch it on dry are very good. They do seem to be a "little?" louder on bumps in the rode and rode imperfections. I hardly notice it and it doesn't bother me. There is a bridge by my house that is all concrete and my RSAs were loud on it. These tires did not seem to be any louder. All in all very happy but its only been less than 200 miles. What a cool tread they have.
Well its been about a week on the Toyo Proxes 4s all seasons now. Overall they handle very well. Feel very secure on the road with them. Corner and stick. Dry and wet. And the ride is nice. Of course I am comparing them to RSAs. And most new tires feel better than what you just had. So all that is really left is to see how they perform and wear over time and what happens in winter if I get stuck out in bad weather. So far so good though. Also I know alot of folks put noise into the equation - to be honest I havn't paid much attention to it. I have been told performance directional tires are typically a little louder but I really do not know.
I will say one thing that really impresses me (besides the overall tire performance) is the handling in the wet. I am sure there are better tires for wet performance but I feel so much more confident in these compared to my RSAs - they always made me uneasy at higher speeds in the rain and taking off from a stand still.
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Everyone seems to really like these tires so hopefully you do too! Agree 110% about the RSAs... total garbage.
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