Toyo Proxy 4 (PXW4)

[shehatezme]

Have anyone had any experience with these? These are the tires that replaces the Toyo FZ4.

[I eAt cHeEsE]

They are great. I love em, I have em on my new wheels. I'm running 235/35R19 all around. They are well worth it. Plus they are pretty cheap.

[foofighter]

i'll be using them shortly...

[AvanTTix]

where did you guys get the Toyo's from...?
i'm not looking at the Proxy 4 but the T1s and so far the cheapest i found was $180...

any leads?

[bugzy]

i would try AMS or SPP or treadeport.com

i had the Proxy 4's and i liked them ... only they werent quite as grippy as the T1S's ... so i decided to go the T1S route ;)

[EC Motorwerks]

AHEM

[AvanTTix]

back at you...

[shehatezme]

hehehe looks like I will getting thse Proxy 4... aren't they 225/35/19? not 235/35/19?

[europrojektz]

i just got those on my car with my new wheels.. waaaaay better than the fz4 for sure i really like them so far..

[AvanTTix]

Originally posted by shehatezme
aren't they 225/35/19? not 235/35/19?

should be 235 for a B6, 225 for a B5...

[oBluu]

Mine are starting to get really loud...time ot have the alignment checked...or they're just getting loud as they wear.

I'm not that impressed, but I admit I think I had higher expectations.

Next time I'll pony up the extra money for great tires instead of just good tires. Why put cheap tires on expensive wheels?

And, being in Seattle, they don't have good wet grip either.

[europrojektz]

interesting.. mine seem alot quieter than the T1s's i used to have before.. i dont think they are a "cheap" tire they may not be the best performance tire but they are affordable and it's a good all season tire.. they are still better than all those cheap kumhos and hankooks falkens etc..

Originally posted by oBluu
Mine are starting to get really loud...time ot have the alignment checked...or they're just getting loud as they wear.

I'm not that impressed, but I admit I think I had higher expectations.

Next time I'll pony up the extra money for great tires instead of just good tires. Why put cheap tires on expensive wheels?

And, being in Seattle, they don't have good wet grip either.

[shehatezme]

Originally posted by Avantéix
should be 235 for a B6, 225 for a B5...

Why is it 235 for B6? I am going to be running these on a 19x8.5 wheel so 225 "should" fit correct right?

[oBluu]

Too stretched on an 8.5 wheel. Check your stock size...it's 235/45-17. You go up to a 19" wheel and you want to keep the rolling radius the same you need a 235/35-19. If you went 225/35-19 it'd be too small.

Plus why would you want a skinny tire? I'd love to fit 255/30-19's on if I could.

[AvanTTix]

225 would be fine, although on an 8.5" i think the tire is going to be streatch a bit... i've got 225 winter tires on an 8" rim and it looks kind of funny, so i can only imagine what 225 would look like on an 8.5"...

according to this site (it's a tire size calculator), with a 225 the speedo will be off by +0.5, so when it indicates 60 it's 59.7, with a 235 it will be off by -0.6, so 60,4 instead of the indicated 60...

so as you can see both 225 and 235 are just fine... just the width of the rim would be my only concern really...

[oBluu]

One thing I've always wondered...the tire size calcs claim 235/35-19 is only a small bit off of 235/45-17. But in real life, roll your 19's up against your 17's. That looks like a LOT off to me.

But is it just optical illusion or a new tire with more tread?

[A4NCAR]

Originally posted by shehatezme
Why is it 235 for B6? I am going to be running these on a 19x8.5 wheel so 225 "should" fit correct right?

You want 235/35-19.