My impression of Toyo Proxies
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This is one way to know which tires will grip or handle better:
Look at the treadwear # on the tire.
A tire with a tread wear of 200 through 450 will grip better. Though the trade off is the decreased tread life.
Almost all V, Z, & W rated tires have low tread wear numbers.
The higher the tread wear number the longer they last (Also a heavy foot plays a part in this as well) .
That's just one rule to use. There are other factors as well.
Like; tread design, contact patch, rubber compound, and sidewall hidth.
The more sidewall you have the better it is for traction, although a taller sidewall takes away from handling.
There is always that give and take scenario!
Jim
Look at the treadwear # on the tire.
A tire with a tread wear of 200 through 450 will grip better. Though the trade off is the decreased tread life.
Almost all V, Z, & W rated tires have low tread wear numbers.
The higher the tread wear number the longer they last (Also a heavy foot plays a part in this as well) .
That's just one rule to use. There are other factors as well.
Like; tread design, contact patch, rubber compound, and sidewall hidth.
The more sidewall you have the better it is for traction, although a taller sidewall takes away from handling.
There is always that give and take scenario!
Jim
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Jim ratings on the tires are great and all but you can in no way use that to judge a tire IMO. The hated Goodyear GT IIs look good on paper but most that ahve them cant wait to get rid of them.
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You also have a stall and putting down close to the power he is even with the blower. You are putting alot more power to the ground right off the line than he is even with a radix. Plus like you mentioned the bigger/heavier tire combo. I have two friends that have 20 with the GT IIs on there and they both hate them. Many other people on here have complained about those tires too. I think I will be going with them anyway since my turck isnt driven when its raining anyway and I have auto 4wd for low traction situations