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rip wrote:When I replaced my 5yo Toyo Proxes with new ones, I was quite surprised at how much grip the old rubber had lost.
That was 5 years ago, so I'll be changing them again this year & will be giving Yokohamas a try.
dolmerob wrote:Had Kumho KU39 on another car. Traction in the wet and dry was good. Quiet & comfortable on the highway, although these kumho tires wore a bit fast. Still, these tyres are good for the money.
Toyos Id avoid like the plague....they were awful
theelanman wrote:they just seemed to lack grip........especially in the wet.......
tramlining as others have had..........but the fact that I could never trust throwing into a corner at an enthusiastic speed just gave me no confidence in the rubber........
I could get understeer without much trying and oversteer braking into a corner.......
going through a corner at I put the power down I could get it to understeer so easliy.....it tramped sideways.......
the oversteer could have been my fault tho' as I upgraded the brakes at the front about the sametime the proportioning valves needed replacing.......having said tha....when I did go through the entire braking system it did really change that much....but by then Id learnt to be a little more relaxed.......
when I changed it to the Yokos the difference was like night and day..........I really could be over excitable with everything....and feel confident
Saltire wrote:you should replace tyres after 5 years or so, sooner than they run out of tread.
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