for some reason when ya post the link it changes to another page, and that page does not have the 295's, but click tires, then toyo, then proxes s\t, and you will find it..


http://www.ec-securehost.com/OnlineT...m/Toyo_ST.html

jim

 

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. If you go to a harder (longer lasting) tire, you lose grip. If you go to a softer tire, you gain grip but lose life.

IMHO, the F1s are the ticket. They have a great balance of grip, wear, and forgiving handling.

When people switch to a new tire with a harder compound and report better grip, I think they forget how good the F1s hooked when new.

 

Tim is correct but I wanted longer life for my tires.

I got the 295x45x18" TOYO Proxies S/Ts for $211 ea., balanced and mounted locally. Shop around locally as mine were less than the link on this thread.

Dan

 

The GY HP ultras cost about $175. If they had 20 inch F1's, I would have them. I am also a big fan of those tires. They hook up so good when new, i thought my truck was a lemon. I read about how easily the L roasts its tires, and mine just hooked up like glue. They do progressively lose traction at about 6-10 thousand miles. But nothing like new F1's

 

My F1's are shot and I'm prolly looking for some new ones. They lasted 33,000 miles with plenty of burnouts...so I'm not sure what you guys that are only getting 6 mos out of them are doing????

Anyway, I have been very very happy with the F1's so I'll prolly stick with them, even though some others have nicer looking tread patterns (does it really matter?).

1) Any news if the new F1's will be coming out in our size?
2) Where is the best place to get them now? Best price?

I am in SoCal now, and most places, even walmart are trying to rip you off on them!

 

nitto 404 285/50/18 $132 at discount tire I believe

285/50/18(404) 295/45/18(F1)
width: 11.2 11.6
sidewall: 5.6 5.2
height: 29.2 28.5
treadwear: 420 300

Not a great deal of difference in size in my opinion, that is if they are decent as far as traction goes.

 

did i mention goodyear priced me the f1's at $350 a piece!?

still need some shopping around but it seems no matter what these tires get more and more exspensive. ive price them at discount tire for the same price!?

 

What about the regular nitto 555's. How do you all feel about those>??? I was thinking of going with them in the future because they will match my 555R's but that is not a really big deal to me. -Mat-

 

Well yes and no Tim.
It depends on the abrasiveness of the asphault that you normally drive on too. On some surfaces the F1's will blow right off (w/o burnout shows).
The Toyos can be a good option to the F1's.

 

ttt

 

Tim hit the nail on the head.
That said, I ran the NT404's until they were stolen
I had the 305-55-18. Here's a pic of how they look:



I liked the great tread life and the slightly better clearance for my front valence.

 

Never tried the Nitto's but I really like the Toyo's. They were pretty sticky with a good tread wear of 420.
Now I love my new Pirelli Scorpion Zeros (305/45/20) and the they look awesome. They don't break loose as much as the others and have a tread wear of 350 with a 50k tread wear warranty. Here's a pic of my new Scorpions:

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