Toyo Drag Radials

[About2Bite]

Has anyone tried them?

http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-tq

[AZSonicSnake]

no, but i am intrigued now. did not even know that toyo made one...

[About2Bite]

They seem to be WIDE too, they even make a 345

[Rev'n Kevin]

Wonder what the costs are compared to nitto?

[AZSonicSnake]

wow! though i know after last week that i don't wanna go any wider than the 335 i am running. seems i took a right hander with a little too much speed with a passenger, and now how a chunk missing out of the right rear. time to roll my fenders!

[AZSonicSnake]

Wonder what the costs are compared to nitto?

nitto on your car would be a complete waste of money imo. if your gonna go drag radial for a track car, get a mickey thompson. i am fairly sure thats what the big dogsthat run fast on a radial run.

[About2Bite]

Or the Hoosiers, I loved those tires but I'll probably end up going with the Mickeys here soon. Even though I have a brand new set of GS-D3 315s at home, those f1s just don't give any traction.

[El Jefe]

Not many have them or have tested them out at the track yet. What Ive found:


I will get better pics when the weather improves but traction is immediate and SUPERIOR to any DR I've had before...even with 461/456 on tap

I've had every DR produced on one car or another...these sit dead between a M/T ET Radial and a Nitto with the Hoosier still being king of all traction, but for steetability I think these just may be the ticket for IRS cars...we'll see once the weather clears but honestly we have rains scheduled until after April 1st so don't hold your breath for a review....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y130/skimms98/wheels032509001.jpg
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ran a 3/8 spacer until I can get the lowpro IRS bolts in (it was threatening rain tonight
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Finally had good dry day yesterday and let me say these things absolutely hook. I did a 10mph WOT blast through the top of 4th gear and all I got was a loud chirp in 2nd , no spin and no wheelhop with the only changes being the wheels and tires. I don't expecrt much for life though as once I came back and parked they were still super gummy feeling....but at this price I'll take the traction !

i just got mine mounted and balanced today got them on without a spacer but i dont know how safe it is. there is such a small gap between the irs and the tire. so small in fact i could barely slide a credit card between them, but i could with some friction tho. i drove around the block and looked under when i returned and no rubbing but i still might pick up some spacers maybe a 1/4 inch or so


ok another member on here got me onto these so anyway they are 315 35 17 they are wide as shit, i can get them on without spacers but its like a credit cards width of clearance so im gonna mount some 1/4 inch spacers but these pics are without spacers they buldge a little on these 17x10.5 chrome 03 replicas so you know they are wide the one pic next to the other tire is a 275 tire to give you some comparison. they dead hook in 2nd gear but i still got a little spin in 1st but they were cold and so were the roads when i drove it yesterday for the first time with them on, all in all im totally happy.
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You are right, they stick incredibly well on the street. My car dynoed at 626 rwhp (SAE) on a rainy summer Alabama day in August, and in 2nd gear with stock tires they spin at will. With these tires though, they stick every time.

Looking to try them at the track this Thursday or next (depending on the weather).

New Wheels put on the pig. Had a hard time deciding between CCW Sp500's (on the car) and Tru-Forged mach 5's.

Wheel sizes are 18"x9.5" front and 18"x11" in the rear.

The tires on the rear are the new Toyo Proxes TQ Drag Radials in size 315/35/18. Tires exact same height as stock tires. The tire difference from stock are night and day difference.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/pdaddy_07/sp500018.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/pdaddy_07/sp500028.jpg

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A couple more pic's

Still have almost 1/2" clearance to shock.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/pdaddy_07/sp500011.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd271/pdaddy_07/sp500008.jpg

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Few more pictures. As for how they hook... :rock:. I launched at 3700-4000rpm and didn't even spin! It was on a decent street, but still. I would definitely recommend these tires. Not sure on the wet traction. I won't take it far when it's raining. It is suppose to rain here this weekend, so I may take it out and see how it does.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/yadisisp/ta1-1.jpg
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Sit fairly flush with the fender
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The motor is stock bore. It was built for spray.. so it'll be plenty for me. Im poor.

Also, again, the exhaust is temporary.

[About2Bite]

Wow, thanks for the info man.

It looks like they may actually do quite well for me, now I have to figure out what I want to do with these brand new GS-D3 315s I just bought.

Also what do you guys think would be necessary to fit a 345 under our IRS?

[04WhininCobra]

It looks like they may actually do quite well for me, now I have to figure out what I want to do with these brand new GS-D3 315s I just bought.



if you are planning on selling your tires let me know a price.

[El Jefe]

Wow, thanks for the info man.

It looks like they may actually do quite well for me, now I have to figure out what I want to do with these brand new GS-D3 315s I just bought.

Also what do you guys think would be necessary to fit a 345 under our IRS?
11" rim? Not sure theyll fit on a 10.5.

Here:


I got them in.....mounted...balanced....and on the car.

Wheels 18x11 widened replicas

Tires 345/35/18 MT Drag Radials

Spacers 40mm on Driver 30mm on Passenger

They are just a touch outside the fender.....and I am okay with that. They are smoother than the M&H's I just pulled off.....they are 27.5" tall which I need.....I think they will hook plenty good enough.....and they are wider than the 345 M&H.

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[04WhininCobra]

well i was in dire need of some new tires so i went down to Big O and picked me up some Toyo drag radials. they are comparable to the Nittos in price. I get them installed on monday, so i will post up on what i think about them.

Turns out the store manager owns a cobra and might be posting up on here some time soon so give him a big welcome if you see him!

[Snake]

Thought I heard someone talking about me over here! Buenos Noches all!

[About2Bite]

Welcome to the site Snake.

So 04Whinin what'd they pair run you installed??
Definitely let us know how you like them, and pics would be great
if possible :pinkthumb:

El Jefe this info you are tracking down is great! I have 3/8" spacers right now and I could not imagine running a 40mm spacer, that's like 1.5", way to much for my liking.

I think I'll do the 315 if anything.

As far as selling my 315s they are at my home in Indiana, I would have to ship them here so if you are willing to go that route I could probably work someting out with you, or anyone interested.

Thanks for the info everyone,

Josh

[IMSHAKN]

Snake, Welcome to the site.

Will be interesting to see how these tires do traction wise and wear wise. Then again, I'm not sure that Justin's test will for these tires will be the greatest indication of wear as he's been seeing less than 2k on even Nittos when a number of others have seen quite a bit more wear life.

[04WhininCobra]

welcome snake, its good to see you joined the site.

ill have to find the receipt. ill post the price when i post up some pictures later next week.

im going to try to make these tires last longer than my nittos. or at least i say that now :biglaugh:

[AZSonicSnake]

i hear that! i have had 8 sets of rear tires on my car in less than 3 years. and its only had about 8k miles put on it. DOH!

[El Jefe]

I think I'll do the 315 if anything.
Ya even though the Nittos run smaller it seems people arent comfortable putting them on 10.5's. Everyones running 11's


the 335 nitto 555R is slightly wider than the 315 bfg dr in 18". I had 335 555r's on my ssr gt3's

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335's on a 18x11 with a IRS

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g162/bullitt3350/IMG_2641.jpg
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Cant find anything about spacers but both those guys are on SVTP if you want to find out

[About2Bite]

well i was in dire need of some new tires so i went down to Big O and picked me up some Toyo drag radials. they are comparable to the Nittos in price. I get them installed on monday, so i will post up on what i think about them.

Turns out the store manager owns a cobra and might be posting up on here some time soon so give him a big welcome if you see him!

How are the tires?

[AZSaleen04]

Welcome Snake!

[IMSHAKN]

How are the tires?

They should be going on the car tonight as they were mounted on the wheels yesterday.:icon_cool:

[04WhininCobra]

well so far not so good....if you are putting these on a cobra with IRS it is going to turn out to be a little bit of work. these tires are a bit wider than the nittos so it rubbed really bad on the IRS bolt. i thought this was going to happen so i ordered the maximum motiorsport IRS bolts for better clearance last week, and they still rubbed pretty bad. so i tired the spacers i have and then the lug nuts only went on a few threads so i didnt trust them. so it looks like im going to have to put on longer studs tomorrow. then i will be able to tell you what i think.....but the tires look great ha!

if anyone else has any ideas let me know.

[IMSHAKN]

Lol. If you want to call that rubbing only some, then man do you have a vague definition of some. :laughing:

Those damn wheels rub the side of the IRS and the bolt bad enough that I started to lower one side of the car for shits and giggles and there was so little clearance that the car practically started resting on the side of the tire...no bueno.

New studs in tomorrow so that he car run slicks at the track as well. These Toyo's look nice, but I'm honestly not expecting them to last nearly as long as Nittos as they are extremely soft. On the plus side they are about 1" wider than 315 nittos. :yes:

[04WhininCobra]

yes tomorrow will be the true test!

[About2Bite]

They aren't wider than the hoosiers are they? I have the LFP 3/8" spacers and they come with extended lug nuts that grab more of the stud. With the Hoosiers I had a little under 1/4" of space between the bolt and the tire. I have the stock irs bolts just ground down a very little, but even without that I'd have been fine.

When the car is on the ground you might get a little more clearance than when it's in the air.

Goodluck man, sucks when you run into unexpected issues like this.

[04WhininCobra]

sounds like you would be fine with what you have. it just barley clears with the 1/4 in. spacer that i have.

[About2Bite]

So how do they perform? Any pics of them installed?

Thanks!

[04WhininCobra]

this has turned into the biggest headache! while installing the new studs one of them got damaged so i had to order another which is arriving tomorrow. so i will finally get to try them out tomorrow evening. sorry this has taken so long.

[About2Bite]

Wow that sucks man, goodluck getting it taken care of. Let me know what you think of them when you get a chance, I'm thinking about just settling with the MTs since I've always wanted to give them a shot anyhow.

Josh

[About2Bite]

this has turned into the biggest headache! while installing the new studs one of them got damaged so i had to order another which is arriving tomorrow. so i will finally get to try them out tomorrow evening. sorry this has taken so long.

Were you able to get them to fit?

[El Jefe]

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/terminator-talk-229/606074-toyo-proxes-tq-drs.html#post8347265


Toyo just released a new line of DR, so I figured I will give them a try.
Size 345/40R17, I hope they will fit on the back of my Cobra with SRA.
Here are some pictures one of them comparing it to my 28x13.5 Hoosier QTP. The other is comparin them to M/T 315/35R17 that are on the car now. I know it doesn't look like it but they are 2" wider and sidewall is about 1/2" taller.
I should have them installed this weekend.
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[04WhininCobra]

well after two weeks the tires are finally on! so far i am quite pleased with the toyos. i did some hard pulls in first and shifting hard into second and they didnt come close to breaking loose. they are a little bit cheaper than the nittos but for the headache they have caused me i dont see that big of a difference from the nittos. although, i am worried about how long they will last on my car, due to the fact that they have a treadware of 0.

ill try to get some pictures taken after i get it washed up.

[About2Bite]

Hey man, thanks for the info. So you don't see much of a difference between them and the Nittos? I think I may just stick to the MTs if they aren't too much better, I really need something that will hook up for me in second at least with no problems.

[IMSHAKN]

Hey man, thanks for the info. So you don't see much of a difference between them and the Nittos? I think I may just stick to the MTs if they aren't too much better, I really need something that will hook up for me in second at least with no problems.

There's a difference. Believe me, you can feel the difference. They hold and don't let go. I'm tempted to mount them up on my car and do a couple 6500 RPM launches on the street dumping the clutch and see how well they hold. :sticktonge:

[04WhininCobra]

i take back what i said in my last post, after getting them heated up a little there is definitely a difference from the nittos, i used to be able to get them to break loose when speed shifting into second but now with the toyos it has never felt so solid. i would recommend them to you. although i am still worried about how long they will last.

[wickedcobra]

Im a little late to the party on this thread but I did fit the BFG DR 345/30 under the rear of my cobra on 18x10.5s