Toyo T1-R's

[SeriesIIGTST]

Hi all,

I recently purchased some Toyo T1-R's (255/40/17's) for my R33 and far be this from an in depth, review cause i'm really no expert, but these things grip like all buggery in the dry. We've not had any rain yet so i can't comment on their wet weather abilities but they certainly have shone through in terms of dry weather punishment like nothing i've driven on before.

Wish I'd replaced my Kuhmo 712's with them a long time ago. Not bad value either (considering they are top of the Toyo line as far as performance tyres) with mine costing around the $340 per tyre mark.

If you're after a king performance tyre in the dry, for "reasonable" dollars then these gets my thumbs up

I'll update this thread with wet weather performance after we get some decent rains.

Cheers!

[DAN00H]

Hi all,

I recently purchased some Toyo T1-R's (255/40/17's) for my R33 and far be this from an in depth, review cause i'm really no expert, but these things grip like all buggery in the dry. We've not had any rain yet so i can't comment on their wet weather abilities but they certainly have shone through in terms of dry weather punishment like nothing i've driven on before.

Wish I'd replaced my Kuhmo 712's with them a long time ago. Not bad value either (considering they are top of the Toyo line as far as performance tyres) with mine costing around the $340 per tyre mark.

If you're after a king performance tyre in the dry, for "reasonable" dollars then these gets my thumbs up

I'll update this thread with wet weather performance after we get some decent rains.

Cheers!

Hi Mate

I've been running the Toyo T1-S on my car for over a year now and I can say they are even better in the wet than the dry (although I have played with my suspension). I use the same size as you on my GTR.

[NJR 34GTT]

I had these on the back of my 34 and whilst they did grip exceptionally well I found them to be very soft and wear very very quickly. I went through a set of rears in 10,000km almost down to canvas.

[DAN00H]

I had these on the back of my 34 and whilst they did grip exceptionally well I found them to be very soft and wear very very quickly. I went through a set of rears in 10,000km almost down to canvas.

I've done just over 3000km on a full set of mine and they still look brand new!

[Busky2k]

I had these on the back of my 34 and whilst they did grip exceptionally well I found them to be very soft and wear very very quickly. I went through a set of rears in 10,000km almost down to canvas.

Either you are a wheelspin addict or you need a serious wheel alignment done...

[ZigenGT]

Yeah, I heard the T1-Rs is an exceptional tyre.

Take a read http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/toyo

[SeriesIIGTST]

I can say they are even better in the wet than the dry.

If that is the case, then i'll certainly be one happy camper! Cheers all for the replies!

[Chucky]

how much for these 255/40/17's and from where?

[DAN00H]

I got mine for $320 per corner in Canberra.

[SeriesIIGTST]

Okay, Perth has been getting a bit of rain of recent (along with burst water mains and tornado's) so I've finally had a chance to test out the wet weather abilities of these tyres. Quite simply, I am blown away. On stock boost, I can accelerate in a straight line with my foot fairly firmly planted on a road drenched with water and whilst pissing down with rain without any hint of wheelspin at all. Pulling out of corners, I'll get the slightest bit of wheelspin unless i want it to really spin by tramping it and yanking wheel hard in one direction but street driving in the wet honestly feels like driving in the dry. They are f**king awesome.

NEVER have I driven with so much confidence in the wet that my back end isn't going to step out taking off like miss daisy like it used to, or accelerating with the tacho north of 4K or even 5K while still maintaining traction. These tyres are superb and I would happily recommend these to anyone with a car of any description.

Disclaimer: If you choose to wind the boost up and plant it, rest assured traction disappears quickly. They are good but they're not exactly going to perform miracles and grab hold of wet road when you're feeding 300rwhp+ through them. Street driving - BRILLIANT.