I need to replace the front tyres on my Xtreme as they are down to 2mm.
My car gets fast road use, wet and dry, so I need an all round tyres.
Energy saver tyres are out, because the job of a tyre is to stick to the
road, not to have minimal rolling resistance.
The Toyo TR1 sounds like a
I've been thinking about getting some tyers too. Was thinking maybe all season!
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2021 at 11:02, 'Steve Kodź' via Quantum Owners
Group wrote: I need to replace the front
tyres on my Xtreme as they are down to 2mm.
My car gets fast road use,
Thanks Karl. These are probably more track focused than I would want. It
sounds like they need some heat in them to work, which on cold mornings
isn't going to happen. What is your Xtreme usage, mostly track or road?
I'd be interested to hear why an 'expert' thinks the TR1 wouldn't be
Hi, I did all the research a few months ago in replacing Toyo Proxes R888's
I was told by more than one 'expert' the Toyo TR1 are not suitable
I went for Nankang 195 50 R 15 86W XL Street Compound Sportnex NS-2R Semi
Slick Tyres
Available from Demon Tweaks direct or via their ebay shop
Hope this
I had
Toyo Proxes R1R 195/50 R15
When I had the V8 Xtreme, can't recall if they do them anymore.
I was happy with them, they would aqua plain tho across a puddle, but just
a wet road they were prob better than less slick tyres .. ie as long as the
rubber can get to the tarmac.
(from my
Can't claim to be an "expert" (is there any such thing?) but I am very fussy
about tyres and have just replaced the nearly new Toyo TR1's on my saloon
because they offered very poor grip especially on damp or wet surfaces compared
to the previous BF Goodrich gGrip which are now discontinued in
I have R1R s on my turbo 2+2 (Matthews old car) these are great for fast road
an handle the torque that previous tyres couldn't. Also done 2 trips to France
some in torrential rain and had no problems. 2+2 is a bit heavier than the
Xtreme though. Bob Sent from my Galaxy
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