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rob shipp wrote:Just ordered a full set of standard sized yoko AO22's.
Gota wait 2/3 wks but I think you have to go a long way to beat em.
R.
Give em a call n see if you can order a set along with mine... delivery mid April they reckon. Used em for years, rural but know their beans.. ask for keith n tell im I sent ya. Since it has mega flexi sidewalls and mega-high dry grip, I figured that more pressure wouldn't necessarily make it slippy/slidy like it would a normal tyre. Moved up to 33/36 and the car is a lot more 'pointy' at the front, it doesn't take 2 goes to aim at an apex with the car wallowing like a barge (I call it the MR2 pendulum - you Toyo owners know what I mean!!), and the sliding is much more progressive, and still very good grip even at the higher pressures.
.. as you say very bouncy, and I was never impressed with the handling... then when i changed them to T1-S it was so so much better! Red wrote:rob shipp wrote:Just ordered a full set of standard sized yoko AO22's.
Gota wait 2/3 wks but I think you have to go a long way to beat em.
R.
Where did you order them from Rob? Can't seem to get the rears anywhere
... what's better?'2.
luthor1 wrote:Bridgestone S-03 is the most amazing tyre for the road I ever drove on the
Hands down winner, no competition IMHO
Funny sizes mean its only suitable for mk1s running 15s though. I prefer it over the F1. Very stiff sidewalls too. Are they still available though?- Circuit Pack 
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hence my going towards the T1-R 
Don't translate to the track. On the Mk1 I even preferred the A539 over the F1 !!!!! 539 nice and predictable for 'fun' never did anything silly other than very slowly overheat with loads of warningluthor1 wrote:No
EDIT: F1's I liked on the road and were great in the wet.
........ compared to the Avons that were on before, they have so much more grip in the wet and dry. If Toyo's are too soft for your road use, then you are probably driving too fast and should be on a track anyway. For me, I find running 26psi in the front (Better for high speed stability) and 34psi in the rear works well. Any deviation from this has serious consequences with regard to handling.....luthor1 wrote:If you are running a MK2 MR2 Turbo with a 195 55 15 front tyre with a Toyo T1-R on it, then 26 psi will be hideously underinflated!!
I have these tyres on my car, and believe me when I say this, not only will you enjoy your car more if you inflate then to 31/32 front 34/35 rear but you will gain about 20-30 miles per tank of fuel.
The T1R is simply not designed to run at that low pressure!!!!!
I guess the alternate argument is that if you're happy.
I tell you what, you try 32/35 tonight/tomorrow and I will try 26/34 and we can write our views up over the weekend? Costs nothing to try does it?
I am running 205 45 16's. not sure if that makes a difference. It exagerates the light front end feeling.= better high speed stability. I checked my pressures at another garage locally, and that gave an indicated reading of 2 psi higher. Not sure which one is correct, so went with the newest looking inflator.- wider tyres, yes less PSI will be appropriate... that explains it.(or could be 28psi depending on accuracy of gauge!) is unreasonable for that size of tyre? 
i guess a track day is a different story though. - it's 29/34. Made a huge difference to me. Tons of grip when tramming down B-roads, bit more forgiving than my old Falkens i.e comfortable and less road noise. 