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 Avons or Toyos
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william
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:05 am

Cant find the option to do a poll so i'll just ask...what would you go for between Toyo Proxes and Avon ZV3s?
Doc
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:07 am

Toyo's all day long
Gentle Ben
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:07 am

Yep Toyo's, but having said that I've never had Avon's......
william
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:12 am

ah thats a bitch. bought a set of Avon ZV3s Rolling Eyes
roddy21t
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:36 am

I had Toyo's on my 1916v and i used to get punture's in them all the bloody time, i found them rather soft,


does that make you feel better in buying Avon's ???? Laughing
david3533
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:36 pm

got avons on the rear of my laguna I like them Wink
huwwatkins
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Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:35 pm

Got Toyo's on the TD but had Avons on the valver. Don't think the Toyo's will last as long as the Uniroyals I had on before.
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:01 am

got toyos bloody brilliant but they do puncture easily I s'pose
william
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:18 am

roddy21t wrote:
I had Toyo's on my 1916v and i used to get punture's in them all the bloody time, i found them rather soft,


does that make you feel better in buying Avon's ???? Laughing


yes it does Laughing
Doc
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:10 am

Softer compound but better grip, it depends on what you want them to do?

If your after a hard wearing long distance tire that will put the mileage in then don’t buy Toyo get Kumho or Avon but if you want a tire to grip in the wet get Toyo or Yokohama. I'm not a lover of Michelin and Pirelli although they do good tiers as well.
william
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:41 am

Well the ZV3s are on, and already feel safer driving on them compared to the dodgy freebies i had on before. Laughing
huwwatkins
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:26 am

Just wait till they wear in a bit... Wink
JB
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:15 pm

well ill be goin for toyos.
huwwatkins
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:55 pm

The question really is though, for most situations are you going to notice much of a difference?
roddy21t
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:25 pm

Iv got 4 new Yokohama's (i think Rolling Eyes ) tyre's on my 21t at the moment and on the dry they are fine, but my god they are shit in the wet Shocked to the point of being damn scary

i went to get new tyre's with the intention's of getting these super dooper Good Year's that where reckomended to me, but the garage owner talked me into putting the Yoko's on ... my fault i suppose Sad
Doc
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:12 pm

Yoko's are normaly spot on in the rain. I'm suppised your having problems, what were you running before roddy?
Dan
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:20 pm

toyos all the way
roddy21t
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:34 pm

Im sure its Yoko's Confused i'll need to check when i get back on dry land lol Laughing


I cant remember what was on her before, but they where shit aswell Laughing but they where on the 21t when i bought her, she was running 16" TSW Blades which where buckled, iv got the original ph2 15" alloys on her now though Cool

I do need new shocks though which does'nt help much, the back end is bouncier than a bouncy thing Embarassed

The g/f's Megane is wearing Michelin Pilot's and they seem to be rather good, never slid yet, but are not cheap Shocked

The Toyo's on my old ph1 white 1916v where good at gripping the road, no complaints there, but i was always at the garage getting punture's repaired.
Doc
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:47 pm

Your suspention problems could be exagerating your handling problems.

Michelin are good but very expensive, personaly Toyo and Yoko's are what I'll put on the ar but I have kumho on the car at the moment. (cheaper)

I'm not a lover of 15" wheels, they don't let me have as much surface area on the road that's why I only use 17's and most tire's for 17's are ZR rated anyway.
roddy21t
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:56 pm

I must pull my finger out and get the rear shocks ordered Embarassed iv got replacement front shocks in the garage with lowering springs fitted to them that i bought from a 21t member, he's assured me that the shocks are fine ..we'll see, and im gonna order a strut brace for it aswell, just dont know which one to get ....Sparco or Prima Confused

but the 21t is a "boat" of a car so its never gonna be really tight on the bends anyway, she's more of a cruiser Razz im just spoilt with driving 1916v's since 1996 Laughing
Doc
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:08 pm

I was riding a DT50 in 96. Laughing

I don't think there is any differance between Prima and Sparco when it comes to strut braces, there all much of a muchness but better to have one than not. Just depends which name you want on it.
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