Comments on Toyo Perf. Tires please

[arnoldod]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

What size did you get? The 195/50R15 has a much different compound than the rest of the series. The R1R is rated at 140 treadwear, which means "140% of wear compared to a baseline tire." There is rarely any info about the "baseline" tire, but in general a higher treadwear rating means longer life under normal conditions.

I have a set of Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (205/50R15) which have a 300 treadwear rating. After a summer of "spirited" driving and 4 or 5 autocross events the front tires show significant wear but the rears are in very good shape.

Beyond that, I'm not sure what other advice to offer you.

My tire is 195/55 R15. I was also looking for Dunlop Direzza DZ101 but it is not available in the market. Many of great products, automotive or other kind of products, are not available in the country. :(

I read the treadwear rating in Toyo websites and on the tire said R1R was rated at 140 but I think treadwear is no good without knowing what the baseline is. I always replace my tires every 2 years or 25,000 Km, whichever comes first. I hope that I could reach at least 20,000 Km when the time comes to replace the tires in 2015.

Otherwise, I might as well thinking about replacing the tires now as they are still new and I could get a good trade in price.