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Old 01-27-2009 | 01:54 PM
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Anyone tried Toyo Proxes 4???

Hi Guys, in the next month or two I will replacing my tires. I ran accross a good deal on Toyo Proxes 4. 255/30/20 & 295/30/20 for $650 shipped to my door. i know a guy who is running the same set up and he seems to like it, but I would still like to get more input. Thanks.
 
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Old 01-27-2009 | 07:26 PM
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go t1r instead if you want to stick to toyo
 
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Old 01-27-2009 | 10:32 PM
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That's a great price, for what I've heard are decent tires. I'd say go for it.
 
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Old 01-27-2009 | 11:02 PM
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If I had a 1k to spend on tires, I would go for Nitto Invos. I am on a tight budget and with my h&r springs I am tucking in the front, so for about $800, I am gonna get 4 new tires and camber kit til' I can afford coilovers and nitto invo tires. Thanks guys for your input and I think I am gonna go for it. Thanks Triple8sol.
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by EldinsG35
If I had a 1k to spend on tires, I would go for Nitto Invos. I am on a tight budget and with my h&r springs I am tucking in the front, so for about $800, I am gonna get 4 new tires and camber kit til' I can afford coilovers and nitto invo tires. Thanks guys for your input and I think I am gonna go for it. Thanks Triple8sol.
Oh hell no. Don't get the Invo. It ranked VERY badly on independent tests.
 
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Old 01-28-2009 | 11:27 AM
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Oh hell no. Don't get the Invo. It ranked VERY badly on independent tests.
Are you serious? There are people all of the driver and here locally that swear by these tires. What happened? You got a link?
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 02:16 PM
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I'm running the Proxes 4s 255/30/20s & 295/30/20s and I'm very happy with them. Traction is excellent and better than other tires I've owned and that's saying a lot since I'm running at 500whp. They're a fantastic value.

You'll probably have to roll your fenders to make them fit though.
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 02:56 PM
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They were on an 08 G35x at the dealership this morning in 20s, with aftermarket rims, on the showroom floor. No idea how they perform.
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 03:32 PM
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Oh hell no. Don't get the Invo. It ranked VERY badly on independent tests.
I don't know who was testing them but I love mine. I have had T1R's and would take the Invo over them.
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 04:24 PM
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I don't know who was testing them but I love mine. I have had T1R's and would take the Invo over them.
Have you run anything other than the t1r? Its not like the t1r is that great of a tire, it certainly isn't top tier so its not hard to beat

Its near the bottom in terms of performance when compared directly to other tires on the same car in the same size
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 04:36 PM
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t1r and proxes 4, not that great in terms of performance. im sliding left and right, then again i have a pretty thin contact patch lol...hipari style tires
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 04:45 PM
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Wow!!! The test results are an eye opener. Shoot, a khumo tire performs better then a invo that costs 2x as much. I don't know, I might just go buy some khumos and call it a day.
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 05:57 PM
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Replied to your pm. I also ran these and they had really good dry grip and a great price...

http://www.sumitomotire.com/theline/...sp?c=per&id=42
 
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The Proxes 4 are decent tires. That's a good price so I'd say go for it. As far as the Invo's I love mine. I've used Proxes 4's T1R's and BFG KDW's and I personally prefer the Invo over any of those.
 
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Old 01-30-2009 | 09:53 PM
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^ I definitely think that the Proxes4's are the way to go at that price. Good luck with finding the coilovers.
 


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