Sent E-mail to Toyo about Proxy R888's
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
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They already make a 305/30/19 which fits standard body c6 wheels and fenders.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
I currently have 335 NT05's, 410 rearend, Quaife ATB, and 680 RWHP. The way I see the ONLY way I can gain traction is (1) moderation (2) slicks (with or w/o grooves) (3) 19" R-Compound tires with a decent tread such as R888's which have been proven to hold power such as mine (4) go to 18" wheels all around and again use R888's or similar (5) riding my clutch.
The way I see it, w/o changing out $2500.00 worth of rear wheels is to HOPE that Toyo or other, mfg's a 345 or 335/30r19 r-compound street worthy tire.
If anyone has some other means of gaining traction then please - enlighten me. There are always slicks but given mine is a street car driven in the rain I really dont think I have any other options; unless of course I want to gamble on wet roads.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Please make a list of what we would want to see in tires for the C6 and the Z06 and approach Toyo with a wish list. There are many Corvettes on the road and many experience traction problems. The only place I can "use" what I have modified is on the track. Certainly, even bone stock Z06's would gain major quickness off the line with r-compound tires.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Spoke with Toyo on the phone.....
........and they are listening. They are compiling all the requests to send to Japan for possible approval but we need more e-mails. They spoke of the R888 and the R1R as potential candidates. Both these tires have a 100 tread wear rating.
Even if you dont want the tires please do it for your vette brothers and sisters.
They clearly indicated the more feedback they receive the better chance of this happening.
This is not a pipedream - they are dead serious.
Send your e-mails to toyotech@toyotires.com
Even if you dont want the tires please do it for your vette brothers and sisters.
They clearly indicated the more feedback they receive the better chance of this happening.
This is not a pipedream - they are dead serious.
Send your e-mails to toyotech@toyotires.com
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St. Jude Donor '12 thru '26
I got a response from Toyo
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Thank you very much for contacting Toyo Tires. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department for their review. Toyo will take into consideration your Corvette Community as well as the Dodge Vipers Community for this request.
Sincerely,
Toyo Tires U.S.A. Corp.
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Thank you very much for contacting Toyo Tires. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department for their review. Toyo will take into consideration your Corvette Community as well as the Dodge Vipers Community for this request.
Sincerely,
Toyo Tires U.S.A. Corp.
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You're right, I also want the R888 335/30, and have decided to wait until I can afford the massive $5,000 price tag for a new set of custom wheels just so they will fit the smaller 18" rims.
Email has been sent.
Email has been sent.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10
Bump to the top!
Need more e-mails sent to toyotech@toyotires.com
Please indicate the sizes you are most interested in so they can tabulate which ones will be otentially added to their product line.
Additionally one should also note if they prefer R1R's or R888's (review website for details).
I will call them on Monday 13th for an update and post for y'all.
Please post for alternative sizes even if you already use their current available sizes in support of us that cannot use their tires (because of size).
The sizes I have come up with so far are..
335/30R19
345/30R19
275/35R18
285/35R18
245/40R18
295/35R19
Please post what other sizes you may desire and I will send them another (all encompassing e-mail).
Thanks,
PG
Please indicate the sizes you are most interested in so they can tabulate which ones will be otentially added to their product line.
Additionally one should also note if they prefer R1R's or R888's (review website for details).
I will call them on Monday 13th for an update and post for y'all.
Please post for alternative sizes even if you already use their current available sizes in support of us that cannot use their tires (because of size).
The sizes I have come up with so far are..
335/30R19
345/30R19
275/35R18
285/35R18
245/40R18
295/35R19
Please post what other sizes you may desire and I will send them another (all encompassing e-mail).
Thanks,
PG
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From: Aiea Hi.
I think the OP was referring more to the higher HP guys.... Stock C6, or even a stock Z will get decent traction, but when you add a couple hundred extra ponies, the stock tires may as well be made from stone....
