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The tyres are almost new original spec Yoko A022 n/a rev2 tyres, so not sure if they are suited to the Turbo (were the same tyres recommended for the tubby as n/a?). breakaway more easily (after a few laps around a deserted roundabout 
, but the car seems to 'roll' a bit more in corners.
(15" compared to your usual 17").(although the warning you get may be better than compared to low profiles on your 17" wheels).(for 100,000 miles!!) untill I went in my mates Subaru, he wanted to prove that Toyo proxys were the way forward. I know alot of people on here slate them but Im a converted man, this was the first year I could get out of the work car park in the snow and I find they generally handle better. But then I aint got the power of a tubby! Changed them to the yoko a022 and they are fabby. The car had pirellis on when I bought it and they were awfull, especially in the wet. The Yokos fill me with confidence but theres alwasy a limit. Just dont get too cockey in the wet!!! 
- I expect more modern designs will be a better tyre - EG the Bridgestone SO3 He said that the Yokohamas tend to flake a bit, mainly due to the poor road surfaces in this country. I guess they dont have that problem in Japan. Anyway my S03's seem to be holding up fine and give me a good amount of grip. Just my optinion 
Typical though, i've had these wheels on for 4 days and I get a blow out on the M50 - so my nearly new Yoko A022 is wrecked and they are 120 quid each! Just put a GT budget tyre (64 quid) on now as i'll be getting the 17's back next week, and i'll need 2 new tyres on them!allan welsh wrote:i had toyo poxies on the back of my rev3 turbo std 15" and they were xxxx.
In the wet not soo hot but then I don't drive quick in the rain but in the dry they are really really confidence inspiring
,hence why i went for them again.Patrick Gray wrote:allan welsh wrote:i had toyo poxies on the back of my rev3 turbo std 15" and they were xxxx.
In the wet not soo hot but then I don't drive quick in the rain but in the dry they are really really confidence inspiring
im on my second set of toyo proxies on the back and think they are great
i bought the proxies because of reviews on the old imoc site and they were pish from the outset. My experience only and I know loads of people rate the proxies, I don't howeverallan welsh wrote:Patrick Gray wrote:allan welsh wrote:i had toyo poxies on the back of my rev3 turbo std 15" and they were xxxx.
In the wet not soo hot but then I don't drive quick in the rain but in the dry they are really really confidence inspiring
im on my second set of toyo proxies on the back and think they are great
No lateral grip unless you abused them first,
surface changes in the rain were plain scary
under power the rear would wander all over the road and
turning into corners the back end would try and pass the front
Changed to the a022's and hey back to normal grippy behaviour.
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Changed to the a022's and hey back to normal grippy behaviour.
- tyre compound technologies have moved on a long way since they came out and were fitted as OEM to the Mk2 As good in the dry as A-022s, but much better wet grip.BenF wrote:
Changed to the a022's and hey back to normal grippy behaviour.
A022s are fine in the dry, useless in the wet
Go for S03s or Goodyear F1's if you're using 15" rims.
Is the wear ipmproved for these better tyres or do they wear just as fast?
Rory wrote:
BenF,
Rory
They do last okay though. Have seen 10K out of a set but that included a few trackays.. prezjamin wrote:I am running Bridgestone S03's on mine, the previous owner suggested to me that these were the best that he had found.
Ben
...Now the S03PP's same?Vindezal wrote:prezjamin wrote:I am running Bridgestone S03's on mine, the previous owner suggested to me that these were the best that he had found.
Ben
I ended up moving to F1s though as I found the break-away of grip of the S-03s difficult to judge, and the F1s were more progressive even if they has less overall wet grip - but this meant I felt more comfortable knowing where I was with the tyres. All I can say in short is 'Excellent in the dry, dangerous in the wet'. much better now, no road noise. tho steering wheel has suddenly postioned its centre self to the right a bit when going in a straight line. hmmm was bit left before..(caravan wheels) 