Toyo rubber on a GTA

[MattGTA]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had stuck Toyo T1-Rs on a 156 GTA, and if so, what did you think?

(I'm running on eibach springs & koni shocks)

cheers
M

[MattyB_]

Eurrrrggghhhhhhhhh

Is about all I can use to sum up my thoughts of the T1-R's on my 147GTA (225/40/18)

The day I had them fitted, replacing the Pirelli's I had previously, I knew I'd made a mistake. Grip in the wet/dry were good, but the tyre flex was absolutely shocking...I can't put into words how bad it was.

Replaced a few months back with Michelin PS2's, which are so many leagues ahead its hard to describe. However, a couple of other GTA owners with 17's have said they're perfectly happy with their Toyo's, which makes me wonder whether they're sensitive to tyre size.

Doing a search on Google for "T1R tyre flex" throws up alot of people in the same position as me, however.

[MattGTA]

Interesting to hear your 1st hand experience as I had read exactly that on a few of the reviews. I'm on 17" rims, but I'm inclined not to take the risk - I'm taking the car over the alps in a few months and I don't want to get stuck with the wrong set of boots for that journey !

[awph]

Not had experience of anything else on a GTA, but I've certainly been impressed with the Bridgestone RE070s on mine.