thebossmeng

Alright so i go to buy new tires an they dont seem to sell nexen n7000, atleast in my size.... So i started looking around an came across these PROXES 4. does anyone have these tires or have had them??? Pros an Cons to them???

Thanks

bbarbulo

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i've had several sets of these that came on rims i bought used. they are by far the worse tire i've ever had and the first thing i did with them was toss them in the garbage. stay away at all cost.

tires i like (or the new equivallent since some of these names are many years old), yokohama avid H4 , yokohama parada spec 2 , hankook ventus something, falken azenis, pirelli P9000, michelin energy mx4, bridgestone potenza, bfgoodrich gforce t/a, continental contisport... and so on.

F8i

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There's acutally a few different models of the Proxy 4.
I've never used them, but I was considering the T1R or the R888's. However, with my new ride, I was told I would eat a set of those tires a season. They have a really sticky/soft compound once heated. Thus, breaking down sooner rather than later.

MPR

If your car is a daily driver, falken azenis rt615's, T1R's, R888's will all wear out extremely fast, and are extremely expensive.

They should be used only as a competition tire. We use RA1's (soon to be R888 or V710's) on our MR2 in autocross and one set will barely get us through one season of 8 or 9 events.

Look at the falken ze912, or similar tire for a daily driver summer tire. Get something that will last.

I just picked up a set of Durun A2000 (some chinese brand)from torontojdm for $314 mounted and balanced ($62/tire, tax and pollution fee included). I'm actually very surprised by how much grip they have. They MORE grip in the dry and wet then the falken ze512's I was using previously, and they ride smoother as well.

I can't speak for the proxes 4's as i've never used them.

bbarbulo

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in my experience, they were extremely loud, wet grip was non-existant, and were unpredictable at the limit.

jwald

I had a set of these a few years ago. The noise level was really loud (although i hear they have gotten a little better in this department), the wet traction was not great, but they were real good for dry cornering. They lasted about 4 years so the treadware was pretty good. i upgraded to the T1R's and got the best in all areas, but they don't last as long