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I recantly had the Toyo Proxes FZ-4 put on all around & I have to say they are Just Amazing tires. The handling of my SVX went from remarkable to Freaking Incredable On dry pavement of course but In the rain & Snow they allmost inspire overconfedance . & the sound well........ Hear that ????????? Hear what ????????? RIGHT !!!!!!!!
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<<the tires I replaced were about 2/3 worn and by original I meant Potenza but was unsure of the RE designation..is it RE 950, 930, 720?
no snow in Minnesota? thought you usually get lots of snow there? global warming?>> I seem to recall that the stock OEM tire for the SVX was an RE92. The point was- even if you don't wear them out (think Michelin, i.e.), that tires definitely go 'bad' with time. You don't want to be driving around on 6 year old tires..... We got some snow early on this season, but a couple of warm spells have melted everything we had. It's cold enough- we've got about 12"+ of ice on the lake (I'm about ready to check out the ABS and the AWD on the lake soon enough. The ice fishermen are out in their pickup trucks..... When I buy a dedicated 'winter' tire, my priority would be on ice traction and then snow traction. When I buy a 'summer' tire, my priority is for wet traction with dry traction a secondary issue. (also- noise is a serious consideration with a car as inherently quiet as our SVX's) My perspective is that you are going to find the 'wet' limits a whole lot sooner than you'll find the 'dry' limits (i.e. summer) during normal daily driving conditions. Same for ice vs. snow (vs. wet/dry) in the winter. Obviously my priorities would be different if I were looking at autocrossing the SVX, but the 'heft' of the SVX doesn't lend itself towards such activities. Now, if I could afford the expense and time, a nice WRX Sti would be nice...... My 2 cents. -Mark |
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Running the Conti-extreames too. Very impressed in the snow, pretty good during the summer too, and for the price, I am very pleased. Would definantly buy again.
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Top three Bang-For-The-Buck all-season tires:
Continental ContiExtremeContact Bridgestone Potenza RE950 Toyo Proxes4 And the #1 most aggressive sport all-season of them all (I have a set on order)... Pirelli Pzero Nero M+S Too bad they don't make them in 16"... mine will be 225/45ZR17. They don't have anywhere near the snow grip of the Contis but hey, I live in Atlanta. |
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i'm getting some ContiExtremeContacts very soon for the WRX - the stock RE92's are just AWFUL.
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i hope i only can get one more summer out of the RE92s from the polo green. unless someone knows a way to progress the dry rot that is starting.
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I hope to replace them before summer.
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Harold, do you have the FZ-4 's ? Those are the ones I got & I have found them Amazing in the rain ( & SNOW )..
but sorry to hear you're not happy with them..
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i checked Tire Rack a couple days ago and the ContiExtremeContacts were $83. i checked tonight and they were $75.
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The best bang for the buck tires on my SVX were the Toyo Proxes T-1S tires. These are basically summer racing tires for the street.
The grip on dry and wet (rain) was incredible They were poor to so-so in light snow. If you ever got an SVX airborne and turned the steering wheel I believe they would still make the car turn with no fuss. The grip and adhesion were that fantastic. Their corning grip is far beyond the Yoko AVS dB S-2's now on the car. The downside of the Toyo Proxes T-1S tires is; they are expensive, noisy, & wear out quick (~ 22,000 miles). But if "bang for the buck" is defined by cornering grip, then these are the real winners. It's like the difference between dring an SVX all out thru a tight turn, then driving a Prosche 911 all out thru the same turn.
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The FZ4 was their last generation semi-sporty all-season tire. It was fairly grippy when new but turned into a brick once heat cycled... not a great tire for sport driving, though it did ok as a compromise all-season. The Proxes4 is their new ultra-high-performance all-season brought out to compete with the Conti and the Pirellis. It's a completely new design and much better than the previous attempts from Toyo. It's a legitimate sport tire carcass (based on the T1-S) with an all-season tread compound and an all weather sport tread pattern. |
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Conti Extreme Contacts
hey all,
these are GREAT tires. I bought some in Seattle for my old MX6...wow they are great. I am in Indiana now and they work wonderfull in the snow and on the ice in my MX6...that I just sold. I pick up my SVX tomorrow in Chicago...and I will have it fitted with this tire when I get it. I can't say enough about these tires... later, Mike |
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