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      06-15-2007, 01:32 PM   #18
boostedbavarian
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Originally Posted by kujo View Post
I have T1Rs now and they are one of the worst tires I've owned.

In the last 4 years, I've used the following.

Conti 2s - 3 diffent sets on 3 different cars.
Falken ST-115 (very short lived. awful tire)
Pirelli PZero Nero
3 sets of Mich PS2s on Audi S4s and mkV GTI
RE050A on 330i ZHP
PS2s on 330i ZHP
RE050A RFT on 335i
Toyo T1Rs on 335i

I would NEVER buy these tires again.
I had to really play with PSIs to get ride of horrid understeering.
Grip is MEDIOCRE at best.
I know that my buddies Generals Exc. have better grip than these T1Rs.
They TramLine(wander in grooves) like crazy on concrete freeways (here in LA)

Mostly it comes down to Grip or lack there of really.

The tires just Give out.... there is no gradual give of grip.
The PS2s, you can feel a linear loss of grip and know where the threshold is.
Toyos, just started to squel and NO GRIP..... not good, imho

I've tracked cars with PS2s, PZeros and Contis.
All of them put the Toyos to shame.
I was very suprised.

Maybe I expect too much from my tires.
But then again, that IS what is keeping me attached to the ground.

I will be replacing with Conti 3s or RE010Rs, now that I got my car out of 7 weeks of Fuel Pump hell.

To the STI guy, RA1s and T1Rs are NOT the same............ NOT even close !!!


trust me i know they are not the same i was just stating that i have ra1's on my sti and they do grip great.. they suck in the rain but thats not what im looking for... i am intrested in the bridgestone re01r's or the new advan neovas for both my sti and 335. if i dont see good reviews for them ps2's all the way..
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