Toyo Proxes RA-1
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Full tread RA-1's are basically a rain tire. Once the tread is gone, they are dry weather only. Now, if they are not too old, the chemical grip will still be great in the rain provided you don't go fast enough to hydroplain. I drove on Hoosiers for several weeks and was fine as long as I kept it under 60. Just be carful.
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Originally Posted by 680RWHP12A
the tires are old and have 10% left.. dry pavement they will be fine... wet = death to your seven!!!!
welcome to the rx7 club!!!
welcome to the rx7 club!!!
death to my seven.. more like death to me. already spun out once :P
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Originally Posted by Cbz
just slapped these on my 1st gen. mine dont have the treads.. anyone know if these are gonna be a hassle to drive in wet conditions?
and you stated that yours does have the treads, and will it work on wet conditions. . . . . will a regular street tire with no tread, that ops at low temperature work well in the rain where the rain water coolrs the rubber? Think of the RA-1, that needs to be heat cycled for its optimum performance traction.
Seriously.
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wow, trochoid tells it like it is and redr1 makes a post in here... and surprisingly it dosnt involves teh buttseks.
but yeah, get some falken ziex or something, dont wreck your 7
but yeah, get some falken ziex or something, dont wreck your 7
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Yo Thats very dangerous when on wet if there's no tread. But on dry you should be o-kay. Just drive slow and no quick accelleration. You should be cool but know this, you will have to drive it, so pay a lot of attention on what she's telling you.
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As far as tires in racing venues go, you will notice that they have both wet and dry tires on hand. Each of which have different compunds ranging from hard to soft, depending on temps, both ambient and track surface. They usually have 3 compunds of the drys and 2 of the wets, depending on what the sactioning body allows.
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^^Trochoid FTW !! LOL!
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wow, trochoid tells it like it is
Cbz, nothing personal, don't you yet, but we will do our best to keep you and your 7 safe.
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speed racer? damnit. my mach 5 steering wheel still hasnt shipped yet. guess thats what i get for trusting guys named spritle and chim-chim. shoulda known something was fishy when they said theyd take payment in candy, rather than paypal.
thanks for shooting down my dream, trochoid.
thanks for shooting down my dream, trochoid.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
Facts is facts and the truth can be harsh some days. I've seen too many newbs in the last year or so that think they can jump in thier newly aquired 7 and be Speed Racer, without considering what it really takes to make thier car perform and handle safely. So yeah, when it comes to the newbs, I care more about saving a 7 than them. If they want to be stupid, they deserve the consequences, the 7 does not.
Cbz, nothing personal, don't you yet, but we will do our best to keep you and your 7 safe.
Cbz, nothing personal, don't you yet, but we will do our best to keep you and your 7 safe.
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Originally Posted by RedR1
Think of the RA-1, that needs to be heat cycled for its optimum performance traction.
And Cbz, those tires would probably be amazing in the dry if you get a chance to put them back on. Just don't run them when cords are showing.
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Originally Posted by jpre
While that's true of most R compounds, the RA-1 might be the most heat cycle resistant R compound that exists. An original heat cycle when a set is new might help a bit, but not as much as for many other race tires.
And Cbz, those tires would probably be amazing in the dry if you get a chance to put them back on. Just don't run them when cords are showing.
And Cbz, those tires would probably be amazing in the dry if you get a chance to put them back on. Just don't run them when cords are showing.
yea definately, most of the reviews i've read about the tires say that they run great on the tracks and especially in the dry. so i'd love to put them on in the summer. "great performance isn't much without great tires" right?
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Trust me, I speak my mind, lol. I have a set of Hoosier autocross tires that are pretty much slicks, one even has cord showing on an edge. I went to the 1/8 mile track a few years ago to test them against stock tires and wheels. Even with the Hoosier's being 225/45/13, the ets were slower with them. Corners were fun though.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
Trust me, I speak my mind, lol. I have a set of Hoosier autocross tires that are pretty much slicks, one even has cord showing on an edge. I went to the 1/8 mile track a few years ago to test them against stock tires and wheels. Even with the Hoosier's being 225/45/13, the ets were slower with them. Corners were fun though.
yea I can definately agree with you on that.. i took the toyos for a spin and tried to hit some corners good, was great.
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Originally Posted by 680RWHP12A
this thread is useless without pics!! lets see some pice of your seven man!!!
im gonna go eat some cheese now
im gonna go eat some cheese now
alright i'll grab some pics.