Toyo R 2nd day fail
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Toyo R 2nd day fail
I posted a 2:16 Sebring lap time on the 295/30/19 & 354/30/19 Toyo R. That lap was set on the tires 5th heat cycle.
Well, they went downhill fast from there.
2nd day out tires were terrible, best I could muster was a 2:19
So the search for a more affordable and longer lasting tire that the car is happy with, continues:
Well, they went downhill fast from there.
2nd day out tires were terrible, best I could muster was a 2:19
So the search for a more affordable and longer lasting tire that the car is happy with, continues:
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Yeah, the PS4S is an amazingly grippy tire (more like a 200TW rated tire grip wise) and is perfect for the street when it is 60 degrees out, but I can get them out of their optimal zone even on the street on a 70+ degree day.
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I was also underwhelmed with my Toyo R tires when I tried them. It was just never fast enough for me (I was expecting them to be significantly faster than RRs, and they did not feel so), but surpised that they are likelyheat cycled out in your case. Toyo tires are famouse for their consistency.
There was a podcast where they mentioned first batch of Toyo R tires were not good, and Phil's tire returned them (and Toyo replaced them). I wonder if you've run into a set like that (but I know, the otdds are you didn't since it was during the early times of when this tire was introduced).
There was a podcast where they mentioned first batch of Toyo R tires were not good, and Phil's tire returned them (and Toyo replaced them). I wonder if you've run into a set like that (but I know, the otdds are you didn't since it was during the early times of when this tire was introduced).
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I was also underwhelmed with my Toyo R tires when I tried them. It was just never fast enough for me (I was expecting them to be significantly faster than RRs, and they did not feel so), but surpised that they are likelyheat cycled out in your case. Toyo tires are famouse for their consistency.
There was a podcast where they mentioned first batch of Toyo R tires were not good, and Phil's tire returned them (and Toyo replaced them). I wonder if you've run into a set like that (but I know, the otdds are you didn't since it was during the early times of when this tire was introduced).
There was a podcast where they mentioned first batch of Toyo R tires were not good, and Phil's tire returned them (and Toyo replaced them). I wonder if you've run into a set like that (but I know, the otdds are you didn't since it was during the early times of when this tire was introduced).
Hmmm… didn’t know about this.
I already disposed of them so I guess we will never know.
