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have a read here http://www.aus-cartalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=19858

from that thread....The Azenis RT 615's do not come in the size you require.

The Toyo T1R sound like the go but i've also read they don't stand up to track work punishment. But very good grip for a normal street tyre.

Go the Toyo T1R.
As for standing up to track work, mine seem to be holding up pretty well after 2 Wakefield sessions and about 8k on the road, which includes a few runs up the Putty.
We tick around Wakefield in low 1.17's, which is pretty respectable on street rubber in a standard car. On the road the T1R's are extreemly responsive, excellent turn in and predictable drift at the extreem, directional changes are precise and I really don't give a hoot about wear rate.

10/10

baron

Red Baron wrote:On the road the T1R's are extreemly responsive, excellent turn in and predictable drift at the extreem, directional changes are precise and I really don't give a hoot about wear rate

x2

I gave up waiting for T1R's to become available in January and settled for one down the chain, the Proxes 4's

For what its worth - I luv my PP2's

For what its worth - I luv my PP2's

Me too

check out the new motor mag....

the potenzas came first out of 6 other 'top' performance tyres....

fleery wrote:Thanks for all your help guys/girls.

Looks like im off to try find some Toyo T1R's, or Precedas or PP2's...looks like in that order counting the votes!

Thanks

Fleery.

PP2s = Michelin Pilot Preceda 2's so you might wanna recount your votes. They are a sporty tyre developed for and sold only in the Asian market.

For what it's worth, I've now done 1000km or so on the PP2s and they're certainly a quieter, more comfortable tyre (both attributes quite low on my list of priorities), but certainly don't corner as well as the Yoko ES100's during the first 2/3 of their life. Much more inclined to let go around a roundabout in the dry.

They aren't as grippy under brakes, either, but beat the ES100's hands down under acceleration. All this in the dry, not much rain down here recently, but the ES100s were glorious in the wet.

Overall, I'm reasonably happy with the precedas though.

Cheers,
Alf

Buy the Toyos, you won't regret it. Mine are ace!

fleery wrote:Anyone using Kumho KU31's?? Guy in store recommends them over the Toyo T1R and PP2's??


Anyone???.......

Also cheap...$165, compared to $169 Toyo and and $219 PP2's.

I'm using the Kumho V70A which are supposibly a replacement for the KU31s. Same as the Lotus boys used to use. Very very happy with them so far, basically close to an R spec compound with a streetable tread pattern.

the Kumho V70A which are supposibly a replacement for the KU31s

I don't think so. The KU31 is fairly new on the market, only being out for the last 12 months.

My understanding is that;
the V70A is road approved race tyre,
the KU31 is a premium road tyre.

I would suggest the V70A is the Kumho equivalent of the RT615, Toyo R888, etc.

I recently tossed the KU31 against the T1R and decided to buy the T1R. Not yet dríven as the car is in the panel shop all week - damn bus.

adamjp wrote:

the Kumho V70A which are supposibly a replacement for the KU31s

I don't think so. The KU31 is fairly new on the market, only being out for the last 12 months.

My understanding is that;
the V70A is road approved race tyre,
the KU31 is a premium road tyre.

I would suggest the V70A is the Kumho equivalent of the RT615, Toyo R888, etc.

I recently tossed the KU31 against the T1R and decided to buy the T1R. Not yet dríven as the car is in the panel shop all week - damn bus.

That might be it then. I had some R888s on the car a couple of weeks ago which howled like a bugger. The V70A is a reasonably quiet tyre by comparision (makes a little noise on some surfaces which you can only really hear with the roof up and stereo down).

Grip wise I would say the R888s are probably slightly grippier, but what little there was in it could be down to tyre pressures.

fleery wrote:Finally have 4 Toyo T1Rs fitted. Look awesome!

Cant wait to wear the coating off and drive them hard!

Congratulations on your purchase...I love mine, and they grip from new...no need to scrub them in from what I could tell!

The Eagle F1's seem to quite popular with most of the tyre suppliers i've been to.. They're about $180 per tyre.. How much are the Toyo's for the full set?