JayP

I was able to squeeze 30k miles out of my 225/45/17 Toyo Proxes. Wear was great on 3 of the 4-- I think I have an alignment problem which run the inside shoulder off. Otherwise tirewear was very even. I could have gotten 5k more had I not run over a board with a nail or 2 in it.

Tires damaged beyond repair- the Toyos were a great tire but I can't find any in short notice. Ended up with Pirelli P7000SS. I put the wheels on the car myself and took it for a ride. I had a really bad feeling about these tires. I expected some poor grip from the mold release but this was terrible.

Checked the tire pressures- the shop put just 28 psi in each tire and was noticeably low. duh. I got them to 40-42 and but the Pirellis didn't respond like the Toyos. I still say things will get better as the mold release wears off.

I did notice the sidewalls-- the Pirellis have a soft sidewall. Enough that 28PSI made it look flat! The Toyos had strong sidewalls... strong enough to act like a runflat tire. I didn't even know it was flat until I got to the driveway and driven about a mile. (I know where I ran over that board... left 2 holes.)

I hope these P7000s come into better feel. Maybe as the treadblocks wear, they'll get better.<p><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~palmerj/"><img SRC="http://home.earthlink.net/~palmerj/sig.gif" BORDER=2></a>
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PSS // Raj

their not bad. Despite everyone's trashing of p7000's on this board, I like mine!

JayP

I'll have to put more time on these tires- I have noticed the suspension doesn't 'crash'. The sidewalls take up some of the shock.<p><a href="http://home.earthlink.net/~palmerj/"><img SRC="http://home.earthlink.net/~palmerj/sig.gif" BORDER=2></a>
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NickS

<p>Nick Snyder
President - Quattro Club USA,
Lone Star Chapter, Houston, TX
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2001 S4