just got my TOYO proxes RA1 205/50/15 AWESOME!!!
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just got my TOYO proxes RA1 205/50/15 AWESOME!!!
Yesterday after much thought I decided to keep my 15" wheels and put some new rear tires for my car.
I bought two Toyo proxes 205/50/15s and went on to race.
My first impressions were mixed. I thought they were not worth it because I had not heated them up to get to their maximum potential. These tires need to be warm and used a bit to provide thier maximum performance. I raced a couple of times and I noticed no performance change until a buddy of mine told me to rev a lot higher before letting the clutch pedal off.
I usually take my car out at about 4k - 4.5k to avoid wheelspin. These time I started to take out the car at 7.5k after a nice 4 second burnout with the brake pedal before staging.
this is where the fun began...
out the hole there was a dramatical improvement, about 3 car lenghts difference... second gear tire spin was gone right away and blew a gear tooth of my diff or so I think...I'll get that replaced today.
well in few words these tires are AWESOME and I highly recomend them for drag, circuit racing and normal day to day driving...they just plain rule....
I bought two Toyo proxes 205/50/15s and went on to race.
My first impressions were mixed. I thought they were not worth it because I had not heated them up to get to their maximum potential. These tires need to be warm and used a bit to provide thier maximum performance. I raced a couple of times and I noticed no performance change until a buddy of mine told me to rev a lot higher before letting the clutch pedal off.
I usually take my car out at about 4k - 4.5k to avoid wheelspin. These time I started to take out the car at 7.5k after a nice 4 second burnout with the brake pedal before staging.
this is where the fun began...
out the hole there was a dramatical improvement, about 3 car lenghts difference... second gear tire spin was gone right away and blew a gear tooth of my diff or so I think...I'll get that replaced today.
well in few words these tires are AWESOME and I highly recomend them for drag, circuit racing and normal day to day driving...they just plain rule....
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I don't live in the US anymore...
I got them at $90.00 each, needless to say the tireshop manager is good friend of mine.
..BTW didn't blow my diff I popped the rear left coil spring
I got them at $90.00 each, needless to say the tireshop manager is good friend of mine.
..BTW didn't blow my diff I popped the rear left coil spring
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