I am looking to buy some new tires for my wife's car.
The car will be driven mostly on freeway and the next few month will be pretty wet. We do NOT get any snow, so snow traction is not a concern. I want 17" tires that feel great on wet/flooded pavement since she'll be doing 65mph+ most of the time.
I am looking at the Toyo Proxes 4 tires. Can you please give me feedback on how well they handle wet roads? How is the wear? Do they have any weaknesses?
I am also looking at the new Good Year Eage Response Edge. They are new tires and so far the few reviews i rear are GREAT. People love them. However, they cost $130+ each.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=V
Any other recommendations will be appreciated.
Thank you!
The car will be driven mostly on freeway and the next few month will be pretty wet. We do NOT get any snow, so snow traction is not a concern. I want 17" tires that feel great on wet/flooded pavement since she'll be doing 65mph+ most of the time.
I am looking at the Toyo Proxes 4 tires. Can you please give me feedback on how well they handle wet roads? How is the wear? Do they have any weaknesses?
I am also looking at the new Good Year Eage Response Edge. They are new tires and so far the few reviews i rear are GREAT. People love them. However, they cost $130+ each.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=V
Any other recommendations will be appreciated.
Thank you!
I have them and I love them in the rain. They have very good grip. But then again Im coming from potenza re-92s so anything is an upgrade compared to that haha. Only downside I heard about them is that the have a short lifespan and they wear out quickly. Mine have 2k miles on them and I cant wait to see how they are in the snow
They're great in the wet and have pretty good tread life. I had about 45k on them when i took them off with still 7/32nd's treadlife left (it comes with 10/32 new).
I could drive through puddles with them and not sweat it out. It did start to slip a little later on (closer to when it was replaced), but don't make much of it. Even at that stage the grip was still better than the RE92's, regardless of wear.
Although i've switched to General Exclaim's, i still recommend the Proxes 4. I can't really think of anything bad about them. It's relatively quiet, drives smooth, has great wet traction and above average dry traction. Some say the sidewall is soft, but that depends on the size you get. I had 245/45/17's and it was plenty stiff to me (running on average 38psi).
Where are you located? I still have my old Proxes mounted on my old rims if you're interested.
I could drive through puddles with them and not sweat it out. It did start to slip a little later on (closer to when it was replaced), but don't make much of it. Even at that stage the grip was still better than the RE92's, regardless of wear.
Although i've switched to General Exclaim's, i still recommend the Proxes 4. I can't really think of anything bad about them. It's relatively quiet, drives smooth, has great wet traction and above average dry traction. Some say the sidewall is soft, but that depends on the size you get. I had 245/45/17's and it was plenty stiff to me (running on average 38psi).
Where are you located? I still have my old Proxes mounted on my old rims if you're interested.
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they are really good... from when i had them on my old mazda MSP, they did extremely well with fwd
Go with the General Exclaims UHP if you want a good performing tire. They cut through the rain like butter.
The Toyo Proxes 4 is great in the rain. Dollar-for-dollar, I doubt you could do better overall.
The Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge isn't really a performance tire. It'll be fine in the rain and will probably last longer than the Proxes 4, but the performance won't be as good.
If you want an all-season tire and can spend a little extra cash, the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position will be way better than the Proxes 4 in every way, including in the rain.
If you don't get any snow, have you considered a summer tire?
The Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge isn't really a performance tire. It'll be fine in the rain and will probably last longer than the Proxes 4, but the performance won't be as good.
If you want an all-season tire and can spend a little extra cash, the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position will be way better than the Proxes 4 in every way, including in the rain.
If you don't get any snow, have you considered a summer tire?
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The Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge isn't really a performance tire. It'll be fine in the rain and will probably last longer than the Proxes 4, but the performance won't be as good.
If you want an all-season tire and can spend a little extra cash, the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position will be way better than the Proxes 4 in every way, including in the rain.
If you don't get any snow, have you considered a summer tire?
CO-SIGN. I have the RE960AS and they are the best tires I've owned. Spend the extra money and be really happyOriginally Posted by d00df00d
The Toyo Proxes 4 is great in the rain. Dollar-for-dollar, I doubt you could do better overall.The Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge isn't really a performance tire. It'll be fine in the rain and will probably last longer than the Proxes 4, but the performance won't be as good.
If you want an all-season tire and can spend a little extra cash, the Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position will be way better than the Proxes 4 in every way, including in the rain.
If you don't get any snow, have you considered a summer tire?
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I got the ResponseEdge and i cant be happier. They are great in the rain and have a great solid feel...especially when taking hard turns.
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IMO i they they are horrible in the rain. shifting at 3k into 2nd i can spin the tires if i am not careful. also i'd say they wear out fairly quickly. i'm about half worn on mine and they have less than 20k i would say.
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They're not meant to be some econo-crap tire that lasts for 60 thousand miles, they're a performance tire.Originally Posted by redwagon29
IMO i they they are horrible in the rain. shifting at 3k into 2nd i can spin the tires if i am not careful. also i'd say they wear out fairly quickly. i'm about half worn on mine and they have less than 20k i would say.
I've had a set of tires wear out in (a very awesome) 8000 miles. Stop whining.
I've three types of all season tires on the Max thus far:
Stock RE92s, which sucked in the wet and snow, but all of you know that already.
Falken ZEIX 512s, which were great in the wet and snow, but had very soft sidewalls.
Toyo Proxes 4, which, like the 512s, are great in the wet, but have not seen snow yet. Much better sidewalls on these compared to the 512s, which isn't hard to do I guess.
But like Ammi said, it also depends on how you drive in the rain. Common sense is key.
Stock RE92s, which sucked in the wet and snow, but all of you know that already.
Falken ZEIX 512s, which were great in the wet and snow, but had very soft sidewalls.
Toyo Proxes 4, which, like the 512s, are great in the wet, but have not seen snow yet. Much better sidewalls on these compared to the 512s, which isn't hard to do I guess.
But like Ammi said, it also depends on how you drive in the rain. Common sense is key.
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Originally Posted by Mxrider52
Go with the General Exclaims UHP if you want a good performing tire. They cut through the rain like butter.
I love mine.
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Stock RE92s, which sucked in the wet and snow, but all of you know that already.
Falken ZEIX 512s, which were great in the wet and snow, but had very soft sidewalls.
Toyo Proxes 4, which, like the 512s, are great in the wet, but have not seen snow yet. Much better sidewalls on these compared to the 512s, which isn't hard to do I guess.
But like Ammi said, it also depends on how you drive in the rain. Common sense is key.
Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
I've three types of all season tires on the Max thus far: Stock RE92s, which sucked in the wet and snow, but all of you know that already.
Falken ZEIX 512s, which were great in the wet and snow, but had very soft sidewalls.
Toyo Proxes 4, which, like the 512s, are great in the wet, but have not seen snow yet. Much better sidewalls on these compared to the 512s, which isn't hard to do I guess.
But like Ammi said, it also depends on how you drive in the rain. Common sense is key.
I have had all 3 of these as well, and the Proxes 4's are by far the best of the 3 listed.