<div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I would vote for the Toyos. </span><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">4-5 years on the shelf is OK if you are not running the SSCC or similar events. You will probably never hit 149 mph anyway IMO.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Cheers Bjoern</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 4:22 PM, Christopher Kimball <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chrisvkimball@msn.com" target="_blank">chrisvkimball@msn.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>The rears are in pretty good shape, so that puts one vote for the Toyos.</div><div><br></div><div>When all four tires wear out next time, my sons will be out of college, so I'll just buy a whole set of the Pirelli P-zeros. They are rated to almost 200 mph.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris <br><br><br></div><div><br>On Feb 14, 2014, at 3:24 AM, "<a href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:michael@michaelshortt.com" target="_blank">michael@michaelshortt.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">How much life is left in the rears? Ideally, all 4 would expire at the same time on the next cycle.<br>
Are you planning to upgrade to 17", if you continue to drive as you hypothetically do, that's going to be your only option unless somebody (Coker) reissues a Z rated 15" series.<br>
If my rears where newish I would go Pzero, if my rears were 60% or less, the Toyos.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Michael Shortt</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 14, 2014 2:58 AM, "Christopher Kimball" <<a href="mailto:chrisvkimball@msn.com" target="_blank">chrisvkimball@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I know I'll get different opinions on this question, so I've decided I will add up the answers I get within in the first 24 hours, and go with the majority...!<br>
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It turns out I need new, front tires. I don't race my car, but I drive it a lot (the current Toyo Proxes were new in 2008), and sometimes, on a long trip, I might hypothetically drive at a hypothetically high speed for a time.<br>
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Here are my two choices--tell me what you think is the best.<br>
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1) The Les Schwab company discontinued the Proxes 225 50 15 which I have now, but they still have 7 left in the Country. They are probably 4 or 5 years old, but are new, and have been stored inside in a cool, dry area. They will match the Toyos on the rear of the car and cost less than $400 for both including mounting and tax. They are only rated to 149 mph.<br>
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2) Pirelli P-0 tires are also available in the correct size. They are rated to 200 mph, will be newly-produced, but won't match what I have on the back, and will cost over $800.00.<br>
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Which should I buy, Toyo or Pirelli?<br>
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Thanks,<br>
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Chris<br>
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