Toyo prozes r1r

[firebob]

Any opinions on these tires? Thinking about buying a set of 225/45/17s for my Firebird just for all around street driving.

Robert

[Derek69SS]

What's your location? The R1R is a cold-weather tire, and overheat easily. They also wear very quickly.

They're one of the stickiest street-tires on the market, and an autocross favorite, but they work best on light weight cars, and require spraying with water between runs on hot days.

I wouldn't recommend them on a heavy car, or in a hot climate, or as a street-only tire.

My recommendation would be either the Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec (how's that for a long name???) or the Hankook RS3
The Dunlops start out sticky at any temperature, and are good up to about 125deg. The 'kooks require a little more heat, but they don't fade away like the Dunlop. They'd be good in a really hot climate.

[nine lives johnny]

^ i got them for auto x tire i wouldn't use them on the street. mine only lasted me a year.

[Jeff70]

A couple of guys I know are running the Dunlop that Derek69 mentioned they use it for street/autocross/track days and say its a great tire.

What wheels did you end up with Bob?

[firebob]

Well as far as climate I'm in northern calif. so it doesn't get too hot around here. Birds kind of heavy, 3800 pounds. And as far as wear, I only get to drive the car about 3K to 4K miles a year anyway so if they last 20K miles I will be good for 5 years. I have track tires so these will be strickly for spirited street driving. I'll look into the Dunlops but because they will stay pretty warm for longer periods on the street the Hankooks might be the way to go. Thanks for the suggestions.

I ended up using the 2000 Beamer 5 series 17" wheels. Had some spacers made for the fronts and found some hub centric rings for the backs. It all worked out. Everybody seems to like the way they look. Now I just have to get rid of these awful Michelin Pilot Sport tires before they kill me.

Robert

[Jeff70]

Can you post a picture of your car with the wheels?

[Derek69SS]

I think the Dunlop would probably be the best for you. Another alternative would be the Kumho Ecsta XS which is comparable temp-wise to the Dunlop, but with softer sidewalls it has more longitudinal grip, and less lateral grip.

[firebob]

I have pretty much settled on some Firestone Wide Oval Indy 500s. I've been using a less expensive version of these for the last couple of years and have been very happy with them. Besides they are the only ones that I've found that may actually have a chance of being made in the USA(don't crush the dream).

[Rod]

I only get to drive the car about 3K to 4K miles a year anyway so if they last 20K miles I will be good for 5 years.

20k is hopeful life on them will be about 7k