Toyo T1S or Eagle F1 GS-D3?

[Cloudland]

ugh, just realised the tyres i got are 83W, 205/45 ZR16 83W.

the datasheet on toyo.com.au shows there is only a 205/45 ZR16 87W.

is that the reason why it's cheaper? it's made in Japan though.

btw, T1-S is soon to be replaced by T1-R
http://www.toyo.com.au/proxes t1-R page.htm

oops, on toyo.co.nz there is (only) a 205/45 ZR16 83W
http://www.toyo.co.nz/t1s_specs.htm

whatever... (RTM)

 

[twilightprotege]

hey that's wierd...damn kiwi's

the t1-r doesnt look as agressive as the t1-s looks to be less contact patch

 

[Cloudland]

the t1-r doesnt look as agressive as the t1-s looks to be less contact patch

second that...

but then i'm happier since t1-r isn't more agressive, nor more eagle f1-alike.

and why does the 'r' come after the 's'?

 

[twilightprotege]

r probably just sounds more "honda" hehe

 

[ahb11m]

but its computer designed - it must be good

hahaha

 

[Cloudland]

Hi twilight or anyone there, T1S seem to have a sort of mid to high pitch win-win noise at above 90KM/h, anyone had similar experience? or is it the 83W we got in NZ? or is it the NZ highway? thanks.

 

[twilightprotege]

hmmm....i cant say that i hear any noise like that from my tyres...does it happen on all road surfaces? i know some surfaces are louder than others - maybe it's just that???

 

[Cloudland]

hmmm....i cant say that i hear any noise like that from my tyres...does it happen on all road surfaces? i know some surfaces are louder than others - maybe it's just that???

well, the only road i can drive at 90 is the highway, maybe it's the road?

i'll try some other (parts of the) highway later. (eekdance)

 

[Cloudland]

1, found both 83W and 87W "Reinforced" 205/45/R16 on Toyo's Japanese site:
http://www.toyojapan.com/new_tires/proxes_t1s/index8.html#

2, approved rim width for 205/45/R16 are 6.5 ~ 7.5, is it the reason that the front tire on stock 16*6 rim might look a bit flat (or rather, twisted) when turned full clock then parked on a downward slope? see the pic. the front tire had least 33 psi at the time.

i'm picky.

 

[Cloudland]

the inner side of the tyre, same tyre and position as the previous one.

 

[twilightprotege]

i dont think that's a problem, just a combination of the wheel moving, but the tyre having enough traction to keep it where it was

 

[Cloudland]

thanks twilight, really appreciate.

i'm working on my thesis thing, but can't write down one complete sentence, so i just spent a couple of hours browsing the forum. (hand)

btw, the tyres are really sticky and never slip. now it's time to consider some stiffer springs/sway bar to kill the body roll.

 

[ahb11m]

we are currently working on a front sway bar for the front... which i'd guess would be the same....

get yourself some part numbers from mazda (or whoever you need em from) and i'll have a look to see if your cars stuff is the same (being AWD etc)

 

[Cloudland]

get yourself some part numbers from mazda (or whoever you need em from) and i'll have a look to see if your cars stuff is the same (being AWD etc)

AWD = all wheel drive?

no, mine is not an import. it's a NZ new sp20. the previous owner trade it for a mazda 3. i'll see what i can find out.

today i drove just above 100K on a curve says 75K. the body roll was killing me.

 

[twilightprotege]

yeah keep an eye out for the whiteline sway bar set. arden (sabrelli) is going into whiteline to get a front and rear sway bar designed for us. i cant wait!

 

[Cloudland]

sounds nice. but i'm not sure if i can install them myself. i can't even find the right place to jack the car the other day, ended up leaving a mark on the bottom of the side skirt.

 

[NorwegianMX-5]

I have these

on my MX-5, it s fan- bloddy-tastic...the T1-R, especially when wet...