Toyo Proxe 4's
Dec 3, 2005, 08:26 PM
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Toyo Proxe 4's
I got my winter tires today and I was talked into an all season instead of snow tires. So far I am happy with my Toyo Proxe 4's but I haven't had them in the snow yet, supposedly were supposed to be getting alot of snow on monday so we'll see what happens then and i'll let you know. Does anybody else have any experience with these tires?
Dec 3, 2005, 08:34 PM
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yup, i have them on my car right now. LOVE THEM. just got bout 6 inches of snow tonight and i spent most of the evening finding virgin parking lots to take advantage of! and i couldnt just go straight home so i was going around my neighbor hood 6 or 7 times before i actually pulled into the driveway. For the price of these tires, they rock!
Dec 4, 2005, 06:24 AM
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haha yeah we've got like 3 inches right now, I slid a bit because I forgot how much power evos have but they seem to stick good. I just got to work and was doing doughnuts in the parking lot 
Dec 16, 2005, 04:42 PM
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I've got about 14,000 miles on mine, second winter on them. Horrible road conditions last week, tires felt like they were not getting to the pavement but car was still controllable. These were some of the WORST road conditions I've seen in many years (20 years behind the wheel and I still always find an excuse to go out before the plows whenever I can!!) On that particular day I was going to work as usual. Highway traffic was limited to about 25 mph and that was really all the traction there was. Amazing that people were still tailgating eachother.
To really answer your question, I find that the Proxes 4's are fair for acceleration in snow, but really shine when braking. I am sometimes surprised how well the car stops in snow with them. When (deliberately) sliding around last winter the car could still be controlled with light throttle and gentle countersteer.
I miss the tank-like traction I got in my WRX wagon on the stock tires (205/55R16 Bridgestone REO92's). That tire size has a very different contact patch and, of course, Subaru AWD is different than Mitsu Evo AWD.
To really answer your question, I find that the Proxes 4's are fair for acceleration in snow, but really shine when braking. I am sometimes surprised how well the car stops in snow with them. When (deliberately) sliding around last winter the car could still be controlled with light throttle and gentle countersteer.
I miss the tank-like traction I got in my WRX wagon on the stock tires (205/55R16 Bridgestone REO92's). That tire size has a very different contact patch and, of course, Subaru AWD is different than Mitsu Evo AWD.
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