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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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I'm saying that from the OEM tire size to the 225 I feel a better response from the car in dry and wet conditions plus I'm not the only one who has upped the size because of this. just my opinion.
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 07:58 PM
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Cool. Any other opinions? So far I have 1 for 215 and 1 for 225. lol
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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bump, still looking for some opinions as to which to get, 225s or 215s?
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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well you know mine... my vote is for the 215's
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 03:57 AM
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if your aware of where your car is (i.e. wheels in relation to curbs) when you drive, and your car isnt rediculously fast, go with the 215s.

They technically should corner slightly better as your going to have a slightly shorter thus stiffer sidewall.

What you notice between the two will be negligable so save the 15 some dollars a tire...
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 04:30 AM
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toyo is a good brand when it comes to tires imo. i purchased toyo proxes fz4, a cheaper alternative to the proxes 4. it rides smooth
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 04:43 AM
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why don't you try the 500 mile offer Proxes 4 is eligible. call them and find out more East Coast: 1-888-444-8696

i got mine about 3k miles ago and no complains at all, better than yoko s32 imo. but i'm in socal so not much rain and never snow.

i got mine for either 98 or 100 per tire and mount/balance is $40 plus tax. cheapest i can find around me.
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:03 AM
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I will try em out, but i'm really at the point that i know they'll be great. I'm just trying to find out if people would vote for the 215s or the 225s. I wouldn't know which is better by testing em out. I mean, i dont wanna mess with the odo or speedo, but this may be very insignificant. I dunno, any opinions on this would be great
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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bump for opinions, I don't want to start a new thread for a poll...i take up enough internet space lol
Old Oct 26, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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I started a new thread hoping to get some votes/opinions. Here is a link in case anybody stops by here with some tips:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...726&highlight=
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 02:51 AM
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i was about to go ape ____nit on the comment about the toyo p4 not being an all season.. IT IS.. But i see the person corrected himself...

I have these tires and they are AWESOME!!!! AWESOME IN THE WET...

Hope you get them, you will not be dissapointed...

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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 03:24 AM
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Cool, thanks for the positive review. I'm pretty sure that i'm going to go with em, i'm still just up in the air about the size.

What do you think about the way they handle in the wet weather?
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 03:25 AM
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my parents have that tire on there 06 gs300 and they handle like a dream in the rain and dry and they are not loud...GREAT TIRES
Old Oct 28, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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awesome, thats exactly what i'm looking for!
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Follow-Up: I ended up going with the 225/45-17 on the stock rims. I paid $113 a tire which is the same as the 215s would've cost me.

Holy damn, these things are some GREAT tires, they are sticky and make the handling incredible. What an improvement over stock!

The only question i have, is that someone told me to make sure that the yellow dot lines up with the plug, and I told them to make sure of that, but the guy told me that they have a computer detect where the most dense (i think thats the word he used) part of the tire is. 2 of them are mounted with the yellow dot at the plug, and 2 aren't even close. Is that ok????
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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yes if the yellow dot is within maybe 2-3 inches of the valve stem, that's fine.. but on the left side of the car you shouldn't see the yellow dot. Since that dot is on the right side of the tire, these are directional tires. When mounting these tires on the the left side wheels, that dot would be on the inside of the wheel/tire assembly. If you see the yellow dot on the left side tires, GO BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP.. since they would be rotating backwards.. lol

the roadforce balancer is what he's talking about (mechanic) and i don't ever listen to that machine.. I tell em to put the yellow dot at the valve stem and just balance the tire. The tire maker already knows where the lightest spot of the tire is (yellow dot).. so i don't need some machine to tell me that again. anyway.. if it's smooth riding.. don't worry about it

congrats on the toyo proxes4.. told you they were that good.. lol
Old Nov 11, 2006 | 09:53 PM
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Yea, i dont see the dot on the left side...lol that'd be a problem. On the right side, one dot is lines up perfectly and the other is abot 6-7 inches away from the valve. Like you said though, its driving smoothly! Thanks!
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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cograts on your tires, i love mine... won a buyer for life...
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 03:11 AM
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You know it, and according to sciontc_mich, the best is yet to come!!!! YEA BABY!!! haha
Old Nov 12, 2006 | 06:59 AM
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yup break em in and then it gets even sweeter
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