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gavin18787
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29th Jun 08 at 08:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have my mind set on a set of toyo proxies but is there anything else worth considering in 195/45/15 before I make the purchase?

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Have my mind set on a set of toyo proxies but is there anything else worth considering in 195/45/15 before I make the purchase?


Stick with the Proxies i have on all my cars and all my sets of wheels, I LOVE EM! lol
gavin18787
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29th Jun 08 at 08:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
which ones you got the tr1's

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
RCoughtrie
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I always got toyo proxies in the past but seemed to go through them quite quickly... changed to Eagle F1s to try them out
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which ones you got the tr1's


Ive had the T1-R's & S's and i have the new Proxie 4's on atm. There grippy as hell.
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29th Jun 08 at 09:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
proxys are good but dont last long, get uniroyal rainsports
chrex
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yoko s-drive...
VegasPhil
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I used t0o only buy Toyo. Changed to Goodyear Eagle F1 and never looked back

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Toyo's are gash and wear out far too quickly. Goodyear Eagle F1's all the way! Been on the LET for quite some time and still in great condition and grip well too.
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Mate, trust me... Uniroyal rainsports 2's... I swear by them... They last ages too
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I never rated Toyo Tr1 tires.

Rainsports are ace and I have Yokohama A539s on my rims at the mo
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Originally posted by All Torque
I have Yokohama A539s on my rims at the mo


I found them shocking. Ok in the dry and terrible in the wet.I wouldn't recommend them to someone I hate tbh
chrex
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Thing is, tyres that wear quick are the good ones...the old motorsport conundrum! But then I dont mind paying for these sort of tyres often, its what keeps me on the road.

I've got Paradas on mine now, and in the dry, they're just brilliant! Ok, they're a bit shoddy round bends in the wet, but are ok under braking, and i dont push in the wet anyways!

Do the Good Year Eagles have a rim protector on them...?
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i have just got some paradas, are they really that bad in wet
All Torque
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Just throw some Kumho Ditchfinders on there
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Budget tyres ftw
All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
Budget tyres ftw


Hedge-seeking fireball FTW
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
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Originally posted by All Torque
I have Yokohama A539s on my rims at the mo


I found them shocking. Ok in the dry and terrible in the wet.I wouldn't recommend them to someone I hate tbh


i found them the same, can be grippy in the dry but in the wet may aswell be bold.
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Pirelli P Zero Nero
gavin18787
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My car came with budgets when I brought it and they are never coming near a car I own again


I am not getting them today now anyway as the local place doesnt have a set of four of any of my choices


So my shortlist stands at


Toyo proxies
Uniroyal rainsports
Goodyear F1's



With the good years there are a few types are there not? which ones are the ones of choice?

And are they really worth the extra £££, wear rate isnt a massive issue as I dont exceed more then 400 miles a month

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
VegasPhil
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You want GDS3's or whatever they are. Look like Toyos. Mine have lasted forever and are still taking a battering on Wilson's Corsa today

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Mobby
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Goodyear Eagle f1's are the bomb, they grip great wet or dry, plus there medium compound so they should last alot longer than proxes
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
i have just got some paradas, are they really that bad in wet


they're not awful...they just dont really like being pushed. Then again, they've only been on the car 2 weeks, and although they were sticky from the start in the dry...are probably still bedding in!

They are slowly improving in the wet, but i've spoken to yoko themselves and they said its designed to be the one step down from the fully fledged A-049 track tyres...which are dry track-day tyres. So, i never really expected them to perform in the rain.

Like i said tho...i dont drive hard in the wet...
gavin18787
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29th Jun 08 at 12:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone got any further views on the rainsports?

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Corsa_Sport21
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For budget tyres u canny beat Nankangs.

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