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toyo r1r's
« on: January 28, 2010, 10:00:08 pm »
just looking to see if anyone has any experience with these tyres looking into running them daily for the summer but as i live in scotland would be hoping for some decent wet grip also  :driver:
thanks :smiley:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 10:20:42 pm »
ok cheers :happy2:

Was thinking of getting r888s but i'm a bit worried bout wet grip in the good old scottish summer . :scared:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 10:48:24 pm »
how could there be a general consensus, they have only just been released
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 10:56:55 pm »

Sorry wrong tyre! I was thinking of the older ones!  :stupid:
Here is one review I have found. It is taken off tyrereviews.com!  :happy2:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2010, 11:14:32 pm »
Few of the lads over on SCN have ordered these already. Expect a review on saturday or sunday  :happy2:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2010, 11:29:42 pm »
I'm considering running these throughout the summer too as the R888's were pretty scary to drive on coming home through Belgium and France in torrential rain :scared: :driver:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2010, 11:49:39 pm »
Hmmm I'm interested in these too, got my new wheels patiently waiting for the crappy weather to go away!...
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 12:43:49 pm »


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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2010, 12:46:57 pm »
Quote from: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 12:43:49 pm




I'm really considering these for my car, just need to use up my new ps2 first  :sad1: :signLOL:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2010, 12:58:14 pm »
In theory R1R's are a good option but bare in mind that they will be comprehensively out performed by the R888 in every condition other than torrential rain with standing water.. R888's offer huge wet grip, bare in
mind that there basically an intermediate tyre in construction and tread pattern..



Just bite the bullet and do it properly  :wink:
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2010, 02:39:04 pm »
What price range are we talking per tyre for R888's and R1R's...

And anyone know how they would compare to Eagle F1 asymmetric's
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2010, 02:48:26 pm »
i agree with jonny to a point. but if the R1R is cheaper than the R888 and lasts longer than the R888, and is better than all the current summer tyres then i think they are worth a punt.

are they available in different compounds, and is there any info on the life spann of them yet.
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2010, 03:01:21 pm »
Quote from: vRSy on January 31, 2010, 02:48:26 pm
i agree with jonny to a point. but if the R1R is cheaper than the R888 and lasts longer than the R888, and is better than all the current summer tyres then i think they are worth a punt.

are they available in different compounds, and is there any info on the life spann of them yet.

£10 difference per tyre, as in r888 is more expensive.

I think hedge has summed it up pretty well tbh as to why the R1R's exist. Obviously if I had two sets of alloys, I would just mount R888's to one set.
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2010, 06:08:02 pm »
mmmmm not sure what to do altho i've always fancied getting R888s  :driver:

got a month or so before i make my mind up so i'll decide at the time 

so are the R888s good in the wet but not in standing water ?
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Re: toyo r1r's
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2010, 06:33:34 pm »
reccomended use and car of All Proxes R1R, All Proxes R888, All Proxes RA1
http://toyotires.com/sites/default/files/imce/ColdWeather_TireStorage.pdf

available sizes
http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r

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