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Old 02-03-2008, 06:37 PM
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My front tires are in need of replacement due to a really badly worn inside, hoping it happened before lowering and doing an alignment. Anywho was looking to replace my tires with the same tire but tirerack doesnt seem to sell toyos anymore.

2 things.

Where's a good place to buy toyos online?

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What other tires are you guys happy with running I might change it to a different brand.
Old 02-03-2008, 06:43 PM
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Check out Edge Racing...I just got a set of Toyos for $733 shipped.
Old 02-03-2008, 06:45 PM
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Tirerack has never sold Toyos.

I bought my T 1Rs from Edge-racing. Good price; prompt shipping.

other tires; Michelin PS2s & Good Year GSD3s.
Old 02-03-2008, 06:48 PM
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good site,

I wonder what the main difference is between the Toyo Proxes 4 and the T1R
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just sent a pm to TD4L (Tire Deals For Less) for a quote on four Toyo T1Rs shipped but am still waiting for a response. I tried calling but I can't get it to connect for some reason.
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Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
Tirerack has never sold Toyos.

I bought my T 1Rs from Edge-racing. Good price; prompt shipping.

other tires; Michelin PS2s & Good Year GSD3s.
I figured they did since if you google toyo tires you can find a link to.

www.tirerack.com/tires/toyo/toyo.jsp
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$404.88 down the drain.. sigh...

ohwell, cheaper then I thought it would be. however, not something I wanted to spend with all the other crap I'm buying for the car.
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I find the T1R's sidewall too soft and it gets real bouncy at high speeds.

Grip is also only so so, but then again I am benchmaking them against the Yoko's advan sport which was my last tire. They were great, but not directional.

Why don't you consider the Yoko's AD07's? They're also directional.

How much did you lower your car by, and how many miles did you travel after lowering? How much thread was left before lowering?
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I find the T1R's sidewall too soft and it gets bouncy at high speeds.

Grip is also only so so, but then again I am benchmaking them against the Yoko's advan sport which was my last tire. They were great, but not directional.

Why don't you consider the Yoko's AD07's? They're also directional.

How much did you lower your car by, and how many miles did you travel after lowering? How much thread was left before lowering?
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Originally Posted by GC71
I find the T1R's sidewall too soft and it gets real bouncy at high speeds.

Grip is also only so so, but then again I am benchmaking them against the Yoko's advan sport which was my last tire. They were great, but not directional.

Why don't you consider the Yoko's AD07's? They're also directional.

How much did you lower your car by, and how many miles did you travel after lowering? How much thread was left before lowering?
I find the Toyos tend to give out when pushed hard, not sure if its sideway flex or something else, but I'm not a big fan however, over all they've been good tires.

I put maybe 10K miles on the car before lowering it, guessing around 1-2K on the tires after lowering. First thing I did after lowering the car was take it to a shop to get checked out, the rears were way out but the fronts were pretty close to stock specs when we were done.

I have since installed a rear camber kit and fixed the rears.
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EdgeRacing or TD4L
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EdgeRacing or TD4L
places sound pretty good deal wise for you guys state side. Unfortunately a no go for myself in Toronto re: shipping. I'm just going to buy locally but they appear to be good sites. Good luck.
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