Tyres For Racing Puma Toyo or Yokohama
#1
Posted 26 October 2007 - 05:32 PM
Anyone got any experience of either of these or any other FRP owners had any tyres that have been good!
445 is currently still on original P6000's at on the rear!
#3
Posted 26 October 2007 - 05:54 PM
ive had both tyres.
love the toyos, great grip dry and wet but with my cornering style they have only lasted 5000 miles and ive had two sets up front. they are quite soft but definately good for the price.
the parada's i have on now
they look brilliant and in the dry are brilliant, but in the wet they are a no no. these tyres in the wet are quite poor.
read the same thing on many other forums about them too.
but if like my frp it doesnt go out in the rain much then i would say get them as dry weather grip is great.
This post has been edited by Big Boy Al: 26 October 2007 - 05:54 PM
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#4
Posted 26 October 2007 - 06:29 PM
#5
Posted 26 October 2007 - 06:41 PM
yep, i'd also recommend the eagles as well - currently have them all round on my frp
i've gone through 2 sets of toyo t1s and 1 set of toyo t1r - from my experience it's like driving on jelly on both in the frp
i do 100 miles commute daily and check my tyre pressures weekly using an accurate tyre gauge
ps my last set of rear fitted t1r's picked up 3 nails/punctures between them during their life
This post has been edited by PG12: 26 October 2007 - 07:03 PM
#6
Posted 26 October 2007 - 07:26 PM
This post has been edited by Midnight Blue: 26 October 2007 - 07:27 PM
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#7
Posted 26 October 2007 - 07:33 PM
This post has been edited by racingpuma1982: 26 October 2007 - 07:34 PM
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Posted 26 October 2007 - 09:22 PM
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#10
Posted 26 October 2007 - 10:22 PM
I've never had any loss of grip regardless of the weather since I had the parada's fitted, wouldn't hesitate to buy them again.
#11
Posted 17 July 2008 - 08:27 PM
Anyone got any experience of either of these or any other FRP owners had any tyres that have been good!
445 is currently still on original P6000's at on the rear!
parada's are fantastic in the dry but sketchy in the wet
so unless your using your car mainly on dry days i'd go for the toyo's
but then again i live in wales so of course im gunna say the better wet wheather tyre.lol
#12
Posted 18 July 2008 - 12:12 PM
My pumas mainly used in the dry so this isnt a problem.
Can reccomend the eagle F1's from other cars tho, very good.
JT
#13
Posted 18 July 2008 - 01:52 PM
#14
Posted 18 July 2008 - 02:25 PM
dumping the f1's next time round to try out the dunlops (iirc) that happy kats using..
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Posted 18 July 2008 - 02:55 PM
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#16
Posted 18 July 2008 - 03:12 PM
My pumas mainly used in the dry so this isnt a problem.
Can reccomend the eagle F1's from other cars tho, very good.
JT
it's not really the wet n dry issue thats the worst of the Parada's.... it's the jelly like handling thats the real issue... the construction of the tyre is just awful for FRP handling...
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#17
Posted 18 July 2008 - 04:21 PM
I know there a track tyre and probly extremely expensive for the frp but has anybody tryed them? Just curious thats all
#18
Posted 18 July 2008 - 05:31 PM
I have Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (extra load) and am very pleased with the performance, really precise just like the P7000 were
#19
Posted 18 July 2008 - 08:13 PM
Wugsy now has Uniroyal on the back and Pirrelli's on the front.
They were the other way front / back, but I swapped them after a year to even up tyre wear.
Both brands are as good as each other....
His handling is fantastic wet or dry, none of the white lining and wandering he had with the Yokohamas on. they were dreadful.....and dangerous
When I'm pushing the car hard enough to start loosing grip, its very progressive and the slide can be controlled on the throttle.
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#20
Posted 19 July 2008 - 11:21 AM
Anyone got any experience of either of these or any other FRP owners had any tyres that have been good!
445 is currently still on original P6000's at on the rear!
I ended up going with the Yokohama's and have been happy with them! I totally agree with the 'wet' handling comments but are fantastic in the dry. Just makes driving in the wet a bit more tricky but keeps you alert! Dogsbody, what do you mean by 'whitelining' and wandering?