View Poll Results: What tires (primary) do you use?
Toyo R1R 245
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Toyo R1R 255
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#281
They have it bad too this season. Just did a back to back testing of BFG vs Hoosier. Lets just say it was unanimous decision at the end of the day. Goodyears backed out big time for grassroots motorsports. At the shop here we still have a set of Toyo RR to try out. The guys at Toyo tell me it shouldn't be that great for Solo but more for those who liked the RA1. They wanted a tire that performed right away like an A6 but didn't want to shave an RA1, so maybe similar to the Kumho V710.
#282
Has anyone else besides Jonathan done any testing on sizes between 235, 245, and 255 on 9" wheel and have any data they could share on the effect on acceleration vs grip, response, heat management, etc?
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Yes, so far....still don't have the whole field of play out yet. BFG and Bridgestone rumored to have new entries in the next couple of months. Plus Dunlop's supply mgmt could make the tires scarce initially. Third, did you expect a different result from the main seller of this new tire? Not saying anything suspicious afoot, but did you really think the tire would not be better than the Z1? The question is where it stacks up against the other new tires. IIRC the PSS was faster than the Z1* by a simlar margin in a recent C&D article
Tire test July 2012
Tire test July 2012
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Yes, so far....still don't have the whole field of play out yet. BFG and Bridgestone rumored to have new entries in the next couple of months. Plus Dunlop's supply mgmt could make the tires scarce initially. Third, did you expect a different result from the main seller of this new tire? Not saying anything suspicious afoot, but did you really think the tire would not be better than the Z1? The question is where it stacks up against the other new tires. IIRC the PSS was faster than the Z1* by a simlar margin in a recent C&D article
Tire test July 2012
Tire test July 2012
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What that tells me is that the Z1* is the better tire for you. In your situation. Just like the PSS was the better tire in their situation. Look, I'm not out to tell anyone what tire to buy. I am pointing out that different tests may yield different rsults, no test is perfect, and you shouldn't overly rely upon (or overly reject) any one set of results. FWIW the C&D test was at the same Tirerack test facility with nearly the same cars.
Caveat emptor, YMMV, etc
Caveat emptor, YMMV, etc
#289
What that tells me is that the Z1* is the better tire for you. In your situation. Just like the PSS was the better tire in their situation. Look, I'm not out to tell anyone what tire to buy. I am pointing out that different tests may yield different rsults, no test is perfect, and you shouldn't overly rely upon (or overly reject) any one set of results. FWIW the C&D test was at the same Tirerack test facility with nearly the same cars.
Caveat emptor, YMMV, etc
Caveat emptor, YMMV, etc
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Yes, so far....still don't have the whole field of play out yet. BFG and Bridgestone rumored to have new entries in the next couple of months. Plus Dunlop's supply mgmt could make the tires scarce initially. Third, did you expect a different result from the main seller of this new tire? Not saying anything suspicious afoot, but did you really think the tire would not be better than the Z1? The question is where it stacks up against the other new tires. IIRC the PSS was faster than the Z1* by a simlar margin in a recent C&D article
Tire test July 2012
Tire test July 2012
-Marc